THE BASICS OF

CREATIVE WRITING
UNIT I
AN INTRODUCTION TO
CREATIVE WRITING
LESSON 1
 OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, you must:
• identify the different forms of creative writing; and
• differentiate imaginative writing from other forms of
writing.
 CREATIVE WRITING

Imaginative Writing Creativity

Fictions Metaphors and

Symbolisms

Its purpose is to entertain, captivate, and provoke the

reader’s own thoughts towards the written work
 FORMS OF CREATIVE
WRITING
POETRY SHORT STORIES
• Lyric Poems
• Narrative Poems AND NOVELS

DRAMA OR PLAY
 WHY STUDY
CREATIVE WRITING
Improved Self-Expression Job Success

Improved Thinking Skills

Empathy It’s Fun!

 OTHER FORMS OF
WRITING
ACADEMIC WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING
(reports, essays, research papers) (business Letters, memorandums, manuals)

CREATIVE NONFICTION
(biography, testimonies, travelogue, blogs)

JOURNALISM AND NEWS WRITING

(newspapers, TV, radio)
 SEATWORK:
Do the “Exercise” on pages 12-13 of your book.