"Typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics."
Developing skills in brainstorming, writing, and revising stories and scripts for performances.
Narrative structure: The way a story is organized and presented to create a coherent plot and engage readers or audiences.
Character development: The process of creating and portraying believable and interesting characters that drive the story and evoke emotions in readers or audiences.
Dialogue: The spoken or written words between characters that reveal personality, advance plot, and create tension or conflict.
Point of view: The perspective from which a story is told, including first-person, limited third-person, omniscient, and others.
Setting: The time, place, and environment in which a story takes place, which can impact character behavior and advancement of plot.
Genre: The category or type of story, such as science fiction, romance, mystery, or horror.
Theme: The central message or meaning behind a story, often related to universal human experiences or issues.
Plot: The sequence of events and actions that move the story forward and create conflict and tension.
Style: The way a writer uses language and literary devices to convey tone, mood, and atmosphere in a story.
Symbolism: The use of objects, images, or actions to represent abstract ideas or concepts within a story.
Imagery: The use of sensory details and descriptions to create vivid mental pictures and sensory experiences for readers or audiences.
Pacing: The speed at which a story unfolds and how quickly or slowly events occur to maintain reader or audience engagement.
Tone: The attitude or emotion conveyed by a writer towards the subject matter, characters, or audience through language and word choice.
Conflict: The tension and struggle between characters, ideas, or values that drives the narrative and creates emotional investment for readers or audiences.
Foreshadowing: The use of hints, clues, or suggestions of future events or outcomes in a story to create suspense and anticipation in readers or audiences.
"It is possible for writing such as feature stories to be considered creative writing... because the content of features is specifically focused on narrative and character development."
"Both fictional and non-fictional works... novels, biographies, short stories, and poems."
"Yes, creative writing is typically separated into fiction and poetry classes."
"A focus on writing in an original style, as opposed to imitating pre-existing genres."
"Yes, they fit under the creative writing category as well."
"Creative writing can technically be considered any writing of original composition."
"Yes, creative writing is a more contemporary and process-oriented name for what has been traditionally called literature."
"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."
"[Creative writing] is a composition of any type of writing at any time."
"[Creative writing] is typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft."
"The content of features is specifically focused on narrative and character development."
"Both fictional and non-fictional works fall into this category."
"No, the focus is on writing in an original style, as opposed to imitating pre-existing genres."
"They fit under the creative writing category as well."
"[Creative writing] contributes to mental and physical health."
"Creative writing can technically be considered any writing of original composition."
"To teach writing in an original style, as opposed to imitating pre-existing genres."
"Creative writing is a more contemporary and process-oriented name for what has been traditionally called literature."
"[Creative writing] is primarily in the service of needs such as keeping records of significant experience, sharing experience with an interested group, and free individual expression."