Creative Writing

Writing a literary work using devices and skills

Creative writing refers to any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic or technical forms of literature. Creative writing can technically be considered any writing of original composition which is contemporary and process oriented and differs from what is traditionally called literature.

Writing styles and techniques help you as future writer to develop and grow, below are the various techniques to consider:

1. Point of view: When writing a short story or novel, point of view is important in establishing who is telling the story.
2. Strong plot: Creating a strong plot for your story is important. You could have engaging characters, great scenes, but if the plot is weak, the reader will not be interested.
3. Description: When writing a short story or novel, it is important to describe characters, action and setting in detail.
4. Flashback: Sometimes writers move back in time to write about past events to provide more background detail about the story to the reader.
5. Dialogue: It's important to master communication between your characters. Dialogue is important in building suspense, conveying your story and setting a mood.
6. Foreshadowing: This technique helps build a mood and engages your reader's mind. It's a technique where you drop clues or hints about characters or events that help the reader predict what might happen later on.
7. Writing prompts: Writing prompts are sentences or paragraphs that provide inspiration for you to write. They can be activities or ideas.
8. Story starters: This is a technique that helps you start your story or novel.