Getting the idea from the brain to the page (mind map, or diagram, etc.)

Quote:
"Thank you printing this article and the interactive media that accompanies it. I did indeed have a very difficult time deciphering Dickens’ handwriting, which bothers me because I used to be very good at understanding someone else’s faulty (or even wretched) penmanship. Nevertheless, it was stimulating for me as a writer to see that, under pressure, even the best authors can have problems getting the idea from the brain to the page. Thanks again!"

http://documents.nytimes.com/looking-over-the-shoulder-of-charles-dickens-the-man-who-wrote-of-a-christmas-carol#p=1