automatic writing

noun

1. writing performed without apparent intent or conscious control, especially to achieve spontaneity or uncensored expression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of automatic writing¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

I used a technique called active imagination, which is essentially automatic writing with a dream character.

From Los Angeles Times

What began five decades ago as a few folders of slides and fliers has grown into an apartment-filling archive encompassing color theory, UFOs, automatic writing and more.

From New York Times

I used a technique called active imagination, which is essentially automatic writing with a dream character.

From Los Angeles Times

But if I just want to get started without any aids, the best way is to use the method of automatic writing.

From Scientific American

I like to quote French writer André Breton, who invented automatic writing.

From Scientific American