Archive for 'Creative Writing' Category
5 Creative Writing Prompts for Classroom Use
11 January 20071) Have the students randomly choose two nouns, two verbs, two adjectives and two adverbs. Write these eight words on the board. Tell the students to use all eight words, along with any other words, in either a poem, an essay or a short story.
2) Hand each student a slip of paper with a sin…
Top 10 Tips to Complete a Creative Writing Project Without Losing Your Creativity
8 January 2007Have you ever started a creative writing project with great excitement, only to have your interest dwindle as the process, itself, interfere with your creativity? How do you keep the momentum going and continue to enjoy the creative process? Follow these tips for high creativity, fun and success!…
Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character
7 January 2007How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that’s what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a name
1. You Have To Be Comfortable With It
We associate names …
Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start
6 January 2007In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he’ll do in the story; how he’ll solve his problems. What his goals are and whether he’ll ac…
Learn Creative Writing from Academy Award Winners
31 December 2006From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and Academy Award Winners….
The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based …
Creative Writing Means Focusing Your Creativity - Here’s How
29 December 2006When you think of creative writing, you may not think of focus. However, focus is essential to all writing, and the creative exercise is no different. Without focus, you’re wandering in a mire of tangents and rabbit trails that will leave your reader confused and frustrated.
Different writ…
Enhance Your Creative Writing Abilities
28 December 2006Creative writing is considered to be one of the most perplexing forms of articulating thoughts and ideas on paper. It turns out to be a hard nut to crack because it requires the ability to think freely, giving thoughts a modicum of leeway, and express ideas and experienced feelings sincerely and …
Creative Writing Ideas - How To Have Them
27 December 2006Are you waiting and hoping for creative writing ideas? Why not use some simple techniques to produce as many ideas as you will need? Here are a few to get you started.
Combine Stories For Creative Writing Ideas
There is a technique called “concept combination” which is to cre…
Creative Writing - Fiction, Writing Fiction That Sells
26 December 2006When writing fiction, the author must rely upon his/her instincts and experiences to create a story. This article will provide an overview of 7 of the major elements of writing fiction in good form, i.e., the form editors expect.
Plotting
Plotting and characterization carry the oth…
One Author’s Solution For Publishing Creative Writing Output
25 December 2006It has never been easy to have your creative writing output accepted by traditional publishing houses.
Witness these famous masters of fiction who were all obliged to take the route of shelling out hard cash to have their debut novels printed.
Alexandre Dumas
D.H. Lawrence
E…