Lesson 1
Creative Writing
- "The art of making things up" - not academic or technical but still still attracts the audience
- considered original and self - expressive
Purpose of Creative Writing
-entertaining and share human experience (ex. love / loss)
- writers attempt to get a truth about humanity
Types of Creative Writing
- poetry
- plays
- movie (television scripts)
- foction (novellas / short stories) - songs
- speeches
- memories
- personal essay
Language of Creative Writing Visual
Imagery ( sight )
- describes what we see (shapes, sizes, colors, patterns)
Auditory Imagery ( sound )
- describes what we hear (voices, silence, loud)
Olfactory Imagery ( smell )
- describes what we smell (perfume, fragrant, odor)
Tactile Imagery (touch / feel)
- describes what we feel
(softness, hardness, smoothness, roughness)
Gustatory Imagery (taste)
- describes what we taste (sweets, sourness, bitterness, salty)
Effective Diction or Word Choice in Writing
- words are appropriate when they are suited to the subject, audience, and situations