Also known colloquially as ‘the art of making things up,’ creative writing is an essential part of modern society. In order to achieve greatness in your creative writing, you need to think differently and put yourself in an environment which is inspiring or relaxing. Every so often, having no rules is the best way to reach your full potential when it comes to creative writing.
‘Creative writing’ refers to writing which is done in a way which is not academic or technical. However, this writing still attracts an audience. Although the definition is rather loose, creative writing can largely be considered to be any writing that is original and self-expressive.
The goal of creative writing is to both entertain as well as share human experience, such as love or loss. Writers try to get at a truth about humanity through poetics and storytelling. If you’d like to try creative writing out, just remember that if you are trying to express a feeling or a thought, the number one step is to use your imagination.
Here are some different creative writing techniques which you can employ and see if they fit in with how you work.
Think about your reader
With creative writing, as is the case with any kind of writing, your reader is your most significant consideration. You need to know as well as understand who you’re writing for if you’re to do a good job of keeping them interested.
Three-act structure
The three-act structure is a writing device which is utilised extensively in modern writing, including for film and television dramas.
These ‘acts’ aren’t as distinctive as acts in a play, because one follows seamlessly on from another and the audience wouldn’t intentionally realise that one act had ended, and another began.
