Creative Writing: An Overview

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Creative Writing An Overview

• Expression for Latent Thoughts Feelings and
  Emotions

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Creative Writing

• Definition
• Features
• Types
• Importance
• Ways

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Definition

• Involving the use of skill and the imagination to
  produce something new or a work of art
• Thinking about problems in a new way or thinking
  of new ideas

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expression
imagination
perception
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Features

• Uniqueness and individuality of outstanding
  writing for broad range of readers
• Imagination, intellect and emotions captured,
  engaged, jostled and set on fire
• Reflection of human condition at crossroads
• Holistic yet flexible approach to universality
• Unified and multicultural approach (poetry,
  fiction, drama, short story, autobiography,
  self-exploratory writing, screenwriting, etc.) to
  meaning, form, technique, values
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  (contd)

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Meaning

• The thing or idea that a sound, word, sign, etc.
  represents
• The real purpose of a feeling or experience
• The quality or sense of purpose that makes you
  feel that your life is valuable

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Form

• The particular way something is, looks seems, or
  is presented
• The arrangement of parts in a whole
• Gradual development into a particular shape

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Technique

• A particular way of doing something, especially
  one in which you have to learn special skills
• The skill with which somebody is able to do
  something practical

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Values

• How much something is worth
• The quality of being useful or important
• Beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is
  important in life

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Features (contd)

• Appreciation, creation and adaptations of
  strategies, themes, subject, technique, genre
• Combination of STSTG to impart and experience the
  thrill
• Intriguing and unique position of within and
  without
• Fulfillment of needs and expectations of a varied
  group of readers
• Development of refinement of abilities to
  analyze, compare, classify and define concepts
  and to defend critical positions

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Features (contd)

• Depiction of plain human interests, formal
  brilliance and eloquence
• Creative, imaginative, critical, linguistic
  perspective
• Understanding, appreciation and use of the skills
  essential for critical thoughts
• Any original composition
• not merely classical writing
• Literary-Non literary
• journalistic, technical, normal
• Encouragement for dreams and imaginings of youth,
  child, senile

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Features (contd)

• Emotional expression as well as discipline
• Shy fancies given vent
• More contemporary, more inclusive than exclusive
• A composition of any type of writing at any time
  catering to the needs of
• Recording of significant experience
• Sharing experience with interested group
• Delivering free individual expression
• Focus on self expression

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Features (contd)

• Not only intellect but appreciation and
  acknowledgement of imagination also
• Original work for peer critique
• Exploitation of and access to latent creativity,
  editing, structural techniques, genres, random
  idea generating or writers block unblocking
• Not only the critical study of literary forms but
  also the creation of literary forms
• Not a challenge to the tradition but in
  continuation and enrichment

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Features (contd)

• Worth of the creative writing experience
• Hones the ability to clearly express the thoughts
• Entails an in-depth study of literary terms and
  mechanisms
• To foster improvement
• Creative writing creative reading newly
  assigned meaning contemporary/personal new
  content and expression
• Same incident from different perspective
• Recipes for imagination (dreams, desires, etc.)

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Types

• Creativity
• Intense
• Creation through raw emotions, feelings and
  perception
• Moderate
• Analysis and interpretation of others emotions,
  feelings and perception
• Mild
• Analysis of not emotions and feelings but facts,
  figures and socially/economically/politically
  relevant pieces of information

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Importance

• Apprises of the seen but unwatched/unnoticed
  realities
• Opens up a rich array of unimagined things
• Forces to appreciate the beauty (language,
  thought, background, etc.)
• Allows to interpret individually
• Sharpens the expression and thought
• Nurtures the latent but inherent talent
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  (cont.)

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Importance (cont.)

• Chisels raw sensibility
• Enhances the existing awareness
• Brings diversity
• Enhances critical thinking ability
• Develops acceptance of varied angles
• Nurtures acceptance of opposite views
• Ignites the desire to explore further
• Cultivates the desire to seek satisfaction

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Ways

• Learn to watch and listen not just see and hear
• Acquaint with the existing creative material
• Read and interpret
• Share the read material
• Be open to the interpretations by others
• Cultivate the habit of analysis
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  (cont.)

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Ways (cont.)

• Learn to be objective (no personal
  liking/disliking)
• Seek feedback from different strata
• Accept/reject the views
• Liking
• Interpretation
• Backing knowledge
• Nurture your daring spirit
• Learn to dream

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Exercise

• Create a story/poem, etc.
• Interpret an event and relate it to life in
  general (non fiction)
• Adapt according to the required situation
  (professional dealings)