Creative

Writing Presented by:

Ma. Anna Corina G.

Kagaoan
Assistant
Professor College of Arts
and Sciences
 Objective
s
After this session, participants should be able
to:
• Distinguish creative writing from other forms
of writing;
• Appreciate creative writing and its relevance
to life; and
• Discuss some creative writing tips.
 Technical Writing Creative Writing
imaginative, metaphoric,
Content factual, straight-forward
or symbolic
Audience specific general
entertain, provoke,
Purpose inform, instruct, persuade
captivate

Style formal, standard, academic informal, artistic, figurative

Tone objective subjective

Vocabulary specialized general, evocative
Organization sequential, systematic arbitrary, artistic
 Academic Writing Creative Writing

Content necessary an art form

Audience everyone not for everyone

entertains with word
to convey data, knowledge
Purpose pictures, concepts and
and information
deep meaning

Style rigid, procedural enjoyable

Tone dull touches while teaching

Organization orderly, follows a formula Inspired and artistic
 improvement
The Creativ An escape from reality;
of reality (art as a
hammer)
e a sedative or
distraction

Writing
 Creative
Writing
Expression Expression A
that is that is mysteriou
wide— shaped s inborn
open & and talent.
free. crafted.

The The
A learnable
honoring of subversion
skill.
tradition. of
tradition.
 Creative
Writing Self-
A hoax; expression;
A excuse for solely for self ;
commodity. not having exploration
a REAL of one’s
unique
job. vision.
Something
produced
solely for Emotional or
others; a psychologic
means of al therapy.
pleasing
an
audience.
 What is Creative
Writing?
– expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in
an imaginative, often unique, and poetic way.

– guided more by the writer’s need to express

feelings and ideas than by the restrictive
demands of factual and logical progression of
expository writing.
 What is
Creativity?
– ability to produce original ideas.

– the result of a complex of cognitive skills,

abilities, personality factors, motivation, and
strategies.