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Creative
Writing 101
A Guide for Young Writers
Today's Discussion
OUTLINE OF TOPICS

What is Creative Writing?

The Purpose of Creative Writing
What is Fiction?
Motivations to Write Fiction
Different Types of Fiction Writing
The Language of Fiction
Guide to Fiction Writing
Video: Miley Porter Interview

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WORDS OF INSPIRATION

We write to taste life.

ANAÏS NIN
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
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TECHNICAL WRITING
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 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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 80% 20%
OF WRITERS PREFER OF WRITERS PREFER
FICTION POETRY AND SCRIPTS

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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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 Motivations Item 5
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WHY PEOPLE WRITE

FICTION
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 Different Types of Fiction Writing

BY LENGTH BY FOCUS BY GENRE BY THEME

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 The Language of Fiction
ELEMENTS TO CREATE
SUPERIOR FICTION

GRAMMAR AND IMAGERY STYLE AND

PUNCTUATION LANGUAGE

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THE FOOL-PROOF GUIDE TO

Fiction Writing

ELEMENTS OF FICTION AND WRITING TIPS

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 Elements of Fiction
DEVELOP EACH ELEMENT AT A TIME

CHARACTERS TIME AND PLOT AND LITERARY

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SETTING THEME DEVICES
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 Character Development

MAKE THEM MAKE THEM MAKE THEM

RELATABLE INTERESTING EXTRAORDINARY
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Remember to describe each of their key personality traits,
physical attributes, and more.
Time and Setting
GUIDE QUESTIONS

WHERE IS IT IS IT HAPPENING WHAT IS THE

TAKING PLACE? THEN OR NOW? CULTURE?
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How to treat the plot and theme?

APPROACH THESE AS THE CENTRAL

ARGUMENT YOU WANT YOUR READERS TO
APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND.

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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
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traits, physical attributes, and more.

HER MEMORABLE WORKS

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traits, physical attributes, and more.

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 Today's Lecture Team
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