CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing - writing that expresses the writer's thoughts and feelings in an imaginative,
often unique way.
- "The process of writing stories or narration that focus more on entertaining and telling a
story than simply relating facts. It is a form of fiction or created word." - (Cavallari,
August 2014)
Reasons of Writing Creatively
1. Write to be entertained
2. Write to share your ideas and emotions
3. Write to be the person you wished to be
4. Write to touch people's lives.
Principle of Creative Writing
1. Read before writing
2. Learn to make revisions
3. Know the true nature of creative writing
Kinds of Creative Writing
1. Poetry - it can be lyrical or narrative form, rhythmical or non-rhythmical, metrical or free
form.
2. Songs - appear like poems through the verses, but it has chorus
3. Limerick - poem consisting of five lines, which contains whimsical and suggestive
thought.
4. Free-form Writing - type of creative writing often done in class. It is usually has a time
limit of fifteen minutes or more, and the writer must finish within the given time.
5. Journals - a common form of creative writing similar to free form, but this one deals with
the personal thoughts, views and memories of the writer.
6. Short Stories - utilize the basic elements of fiction. This literary form is commonly read
and written.
7. Novels - it is similar to short stories in that they also make use of the elements of fiction
and follow the structure of the stories that have a beginning, middle and end. However, a
novel has a chapters and more characters and a plot that is more complicated than the
plot of a short story.
8. Novellas - similar to novels, but are shorter, while still being longer than short stories.
9. Plays - a piece of writing written for the stage.
The Writing Process
1. Pre-writing - the stage when writers choose a topic, generate ideas, gather information
and create an outline through the use of charts and diagrams.
2. Writing the draft - writers work on their preliminary composition based on their outlined
ideas and information.
3. Revising - This stage involves evaluating, rewriting and modifying the written work.
4. Editing - At this phase, writers look for errors in spelling, grammar and structure.
5. Publishing - The final step is accomplished by sharing the final output with a group.
Elements of Fiction
1. Characters - the people in the story.
2. Setting - tells when or where the events occurred.
3. Conflict - the problem or complication that the characters must face.
4. Plot - events where portray characters facing conflicts.
Parts of the Plot
1. Exposition - information about events that happened before the story began.
2. Rising Action - series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in
a narrative.
3. Climax - the part of a fiction where the tension or action reaches its highest part.
4. Falling Action - occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story
resolves.
5. Denouement - the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction.
Types of Point of View
1. First person point of view. First person is when “I” am telling the story. The character is
in the story, relating his or her experiences directly.
2. Second person point of view. The story is told to “you.” This POV is not common in
fiction, but it’s still good to know (it is common in nonfiction).
3. Third person point of view, limited. The story is about “he” or “she.” This is the most
common point of view in commercial fiction. The narrator is outside of the story and
relating the experiences of a character.
4. Third person point of view, omniscient. The story is still about “he” or “she,” but the
narrator has full access to the thoughts and experiences of all characters in the story.