Creative writing
It is a form of artistic
expression, which draws on the imagination to convey meaning.Creative
writing can technically be considered any writing of original composition.
Creative writing is a composition of any type of writing at any time
primarily in the service of such needs as ...............
- The need for keeping records of significant experience,
- The need for sharing experience with an interested group, and
- The need for free individual expression which contributes to mental and physical health.
The
Writing Process
Brainstorming: Generating ideas
Organizing: Organize your generated ideas
Drafting: Rough or first draft
Revising: Revision of content and style
Editing: Editing for surface features, punctuation, spelling, capitals, etc.
Polishing:
Re-read and proofread to make document error free.
The
Writing Situation
• Studies have shown that one of the most crucial and important steps in
the composing process is to analyze and define the “writing situation”:
• What do I want to say? (message)
• Who do I want to say it to?
(audience)
• Why do I want to say it to them? (purpose)
The Six Traits of Creative
Writing
Ideas: Ideas are what the writer has to
say, a message. The ideas should be fresh and original.
Organization: Organization is the structure of
the paper.
Voice: Voice shows the writer's
personality.
Fluency: Sentence fluency is the
readability of the paper. The sentences should flow smoothly from one to the
next.
Word choice: With good word choice, the writer
creates a mental picture for the reader by using words that are specific and
accurate.
Grammar: Grammar includes spelling,
punctuation, capitalization, grammar, paragraphing. The writer should use conventions to enhance
the readability of the paper.
Donald Murray’s View of the Writing Process
• Collect
• Plan
• Develop
Collect
Effective writing is produced from an
abundance of specific information. The writer needs an inventory of facts,
observations, details, images, quotations, statistics—all sorts of forms of
information—from which to choose when building an effective piece of writing.
It is also information that breeds ideas. Specifics make contact with each
other and become an idea.
Plan
The most important writing usually takes
place before there is writing—at least what we usually think of as writing (the
production of a draft).
--testing, playing, experimenting, sketching,
designing etc.
Develop
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