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OF WRITERS

Creative
Writing 101
A Guide for Young Writers
 WORDS OF INSPIRATION

Words are our most

inexhaustible source of magic.
J.K. ROWLING
What is Creative Writing?
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The setting or milieu of the story includes physical geography and the
time or era when the story takes place. Whether the book is set in the
real world or a made-up one, you should describe it accordingly.

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CREATIVE WRITING
In choosing what to include in
your slides, opt for powerful
and interesting visuals and
large, colorful fonts.
TECHNICAL WRITING
In choosing what to include in
your slides, opt for powerful
and interesting visuals and
large, colorful fonts.
 The Purpose of
Creative Writing
TO ENTERTAIN AND SHARE EXPERIENCE
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TO GET A TRUTH ABOUT HUMANITY

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 Fiction Writing
COMMON FORM OF CREATIVE WRITING

The setting or milieu of the story includes physical geography and the
time or era when the story takes place. Whether the book is set in the
real world or a made-up one, you should describe it accordingly.

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 DID YOU KNOW?

7 out of 10
FICTION WRITERS WRITE SUSPENSE?

A great number of suspense fiction

writers focus on crime, detective,
and horror themes.

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What is Fiction?
FROM A WRITER'S
POINT OF VIEW
Themes are the big ideas that run
alongside the plot, such as the moral or
the story's message. Discuss this
through the plot, setting, and character
analysis, then show how all of these
work together to form the overarching
theme.

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 Different Types of Fiction Writing

BY LENGTH BY FOCUS BY GENRE BY THEME

Remember to Remember to Remember to Remember to
describe each of describe each of describe each of describe each of
their key personality their key personality their key personality their key personality
traits, physical traits, physical traits, physical traits, physical
attributes, and more. attributes, and more. attributes, and more. attributes, and more.
 Elements of Fiction
DEVELOP EACH ELEMENT AT A TIME

CHARACTERS TIME AND PLOT AND LITERARY

Remember to describe
SETTING THEME DEVICES
each of their key
Remember to describe Remember to describe Remember to describe
personality traits, physical
each of their key each of their key each of their key
attributes, and more.
personality traits, physical personality traits, physical personality traits, physical
attributes, and more. attributes, and more. attributes, and more.

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Remember to describe each of their key personality
traits, physical attributes, and more.
Miley Porter: Fiction Writer
Interview on how she developed the plot and
theme of her groundbreaking novel Where Did
Sally Go?

Quarkwood High
Miley Porter
WRITER IN FOCUS

HER BACKGROUND
Remember to describe each of their key
personality traits, physical attributes, and more.

HER MEMORABLE WORKS

Remember to describe each of their key
personality traits, physical attributes, and more.

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Today's Lecture Team
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