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CREATIVE WRITING
CREATIVE WRITING It is a form of artistic expression. It draws on the imagination to convey meaning through the use of imagery, narrative, and drama.
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For the first time in the sad and enchanting history of literature, for the first time in the glorious and dreadful history of the world, the writer was welcome in the academic place. If the mind could be honored there, why not the imagination?
Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson
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Witty and LaBrant…[say creative writing] is a composition of any type of writing at any time primarily in the service of such needs as: 1. the need for keeping records of significant experience, 2. the need for sharing experience with an interested group, and 3. the need for free individual expression contributes to mental and physical health
which
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types of creative writing
1. PLAY WRITING
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Plays favor character and performance.
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Plays are at their core, bare bones story telling.
2. SCREENWRITING □
To write screenplays is to emulate the human eye and aestheticize human emotion.
3. POETRY □
The language of the heart and the soul
4. SONGS □ The ability to write songs doesn't
come from a foolproof structure or set of rules. □ Musicians often absorb ideas about form and style from the world they know and live in.
5. FICTIONS □ □
any narrative that is derived from the imagination novels, epics, fables, legends
6. PERSONAL ESSAY □
This can be written creatively to inform your readers about your life in an expressive way.
types of creative writing
VOICE
An author’s unique style and way of saying things. Your voice should come across as natural, clear, and consistent,
ELEMENTS CHARACTER The people or actors (e.g. animals, inanimate objects, forces of nature) who carry out the action of the story.
POINT OF VIEW The narrator’s perspective on the characters and occurrences in the piece of writing. Who is telling the story?
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Techniques used in creative writing
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character development plot development vivid setting underlying theme point of view dialogue anecdotes figurative language emotional appeal heavy description 14
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SHOW, DON'T TELL 15
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining. Show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov
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CREATIVE WRITING It is a form of artistic expression. It draws on the imagination to convey meaning through the use of imagery, narrative, and drama.
2
“
For the first time in the sad and enchanting history of literature, for the first time in the glorious and dreadful history of the world, the writer was welcome in the academic place. If the mind could be honored there, why not the imagination?
Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson
3
“
Witty and LaBrant…[say creative writing] is a composition of any type of writing at any time primarily in the service of such needs as: 1. the need for keeping records of significant experience, 2. the need for sharing experience with an interested group, and 3. the need for free individual expression contributes to mental and physical health
which
4
types of creative writing
1. PLAY WRITING
□
Plays favor character and performance.
□
Plays are at their core, bare bones story telling.
2. SCREENWRITING □
To write screenplays is to emulate the human eye and aestheticize human emotion.
3. POETRY □
The language of the heart and the soul
4. SONGS □ The ability to write songs doesn't
come from a foolproof structure or set of rules. □ Musicians often absorb ideas about form and style from the world they know and live in.
5. FICTIONS □ □
any narrative that is derived from the imagination novels, epics, fables, legends
6. PERSONAL ESSAY □
This can be written creatively to inform your readers about your life in an expressive way.
types of creative writing
VOICE
An author’s unique style and way of saying things. Your voice should come across as natural, clear, and consistent,
ELEMENTS CHARACTER The people or actors (e.g. animals, inanimate objects, forces of nature) who carry out the action of the story.
POINT OF VIEW The narrator’s perspective on the characters and occurrences in the piece of writing. Who is telling the story?
13
Techniques used in creative writing
◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
character development plot development vivid setting underlying theme point of view dialogue anecdotes figurative language emotional appeal heavy description 14
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SHOW, DON'T TELL 15
“
Don’t tell me the moon is shining. Show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov
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