Creative Writing Characteristics~GM Lectures
Summary
TLDRThis video discusses creative writing, highlighting its characteristics and differences from other writing styles such as academic, expressive, expository, and persuasive writing. Creative writing is defined as an imaginative expression of inner thoughts, often following no formal rules. It aims to entertain, provoke emotions, and captivate readers through the use of imagery and figurative language. Unlike academic writing, which is formal and factual, creative writing is artistic, informal, and subjective. The video emphasizes that creative writing is for everyone and allows for self-expression, storytelling, and emotional connection.
Takeaways
- 😀 Writing serves various purposes such as entertainment, sharing experiences, and making sense of the world.
- 📚 There are five basic types of writing: academic, expressive, expository, persuasive, and creative writing.
- ✍️ Academic writing is formal and targets a specific audience, while creative writing is imaginative and more flexible.
- 🎨 Creative writing expresses a writer's inner thoughts and emotions in an artistic and imaginative way.
- 📖 Creative writing includes fiction like poetry, novels, short stories, and plays, focusing on self-expression and creativity.
- 🌟 Academic writing is structured and factual, while creative writing is free-form and symbolic.
- 👥 Creative writing targets a general audience, allowing for multiple interpretations by readers.
- 💡 Creative writing's primary purpose is to entertain, provoke ideas, and captivate readers through the use of imagination.
- 🖋️ Creative writing uses general and evocative vocabulary, making it relatable and accessible to a broad audience.
- 💭 Creative writing is driven by emotion, storytelling, and the writer’s personal experiences, often aiming to evoke a strong emotional response from readers.
Q & A
What is the general purpose of writing according to the transcript?
-The general purpose of writing can vary, but common reasons include entertaining others or oneself, sharing personal experiences, making sense of the world, expressing oneself, and conveying ideas or messages to others.
What are the five basic types of writing mentioned in the transcript?
-The five basic types of writing mentioned are academic writing, expressive writing, expository writing, persuasive writing, and creative writing.
How is academic writing different from creative writing?
-Academic writing is formal, factual, and targeted at a specific audience, aiming to inform or instruct. In contrast, creative writing is informal, imaginative, and expressive, aiming to entertain, provoke thoughts, and captivate a general audience.
What are some examples of creative writing?
-Examples of creative writing include poetry, novels, short stories, and plays.
What is the main purpose of creative writing?
-The main purpose of creative writing is to express the writer’s inner thoughts and feelings in an imaginative, artistic, and often poetic way.
How does creative writing differ in terms of tone compared to academic writing?
-Creative writing uses a subjective tone, influenced by the writer's emotions and opinions. Academic writing, on the other hand, adopts an objective tone, focused on conveying information impartially.
What does it mean when the transcript says creative writing is 'open for interpretation'?
-This means that creative writing is subjective, allowing different readers to interpret the text in various ways based on their understanding and perspective, as it is often metaphorical and symbolic.
What is meant by 'arbitrary' or 'artistic' form in creative writing?
-Creative writing follows no fixed format or structure. It is arbitrary, meaning the writer has freedom in how they structure their work. It reflects the writer’s personal style and creativity.
How does the vocabulary used in creative writing differ from that in academic writing?
-Creative writing uses general and evocative vocabulary, accessible and relatable to a broad audience, while academic writing employs specialized vocabulary and jargon recognized only by a specific audience.
What are the key characteristics of creative writing as outlined in the transcript?
-The key characteristics of creative writing include imaginative content, a general audience, an expressive and artistic style, a subjective tone, the use of evocative vocabulary, an emphasis on emotions, the presence of thrill in plot-building, and storytelling.
Outlines
🖋️ The Purpose of Writing
This paragraph introduces the concept of writing and explores its various purposes. It mentions that people write for different reasons, such as to entertain, share experiences, make sense of the world, and express themselves. Writing also serves to convey ideas or messages. The paragraph emphasizes that writing is a multifaceted tool for communication and personal reflection.
📚 Types of Writing Styles
This paragraph provides an overview of the five main types of writing: academic, expressive, expository, persuasive, and creative writing. Each style has a distinct purpose and audience. Academic writing is formal and informative, expressive writing is personal and reflective, expository writing aims to explain facts, persuasive writing seeks to influence opinions, and creative writing focuses on imagination and storytelling.
🎨 What is Creative Writing?
Creative writing is defined as a form of expression where the writer's inner thoughts and feelings are conveyed in imaginative, often poetic ways. Unlike structured writing styles, creative writing allows for flexibility and artistic freedom. Its primary goal is self-expression, whether through stories, poetry, or other imaginative forms. The paragraph emphasizes that creative writing is for expressing emotions and ideas creatively.
✏️ Comparing Creative and Academic Writing
This section contrasts creative writing with academic writing. Creative writing is informal, imaginative, and open to interpretation, while academic writing is formal, factual, and targeted at a specific audience. The purposes also differ: academic writing seeks to inform or instruct, while creative writing aims to entertain, provoke thought, and evoke emotions.
🌟 Characteristics of Creative Writing
Creative writing is characterized by its imaginative, symbolic, and metaphoric content. It is intended for a general audience and is open to interpretation. The purpose is to entertain, provoke emotions, and captivate readers. Creative writing also involves informal, artistic, and figurative styles, allowing writers to express themselves freely without being constrained by strict formats.
🎭 Elements of Style in Creative Writing
Creative writing employs an artistic and arbitrary form, meaning that writers are free to express their unique styles. The tone is subjective, reflecting the writer's emotions and opinions. Vocabulary used in creative writing is general and evocative, aiming to resonate with a broad audience. It often involves figurative language and imagery to engage readers emotionally.
🧠 Vocabulary and Language in Creative Writing
The vocabulary in creative writing is relatable, general, and evocative, helping to evoke emotions in readers. Writers choose words that reinforce the mood or feelings they wish to convey. Unlike academic writing, which uses specialized jargon, creative writing is accessible to everyone, allowing a wide audience to connect with the themes and stories presented.
🎢 Building Emotion and Thrill in Creative Writing
Creative writing heavily involves emotions and often includes an element of thrill, particularly in stories with plots. This can keep readers engaged, making them want to read more to see how events unfold. Whether writing about love, frustration, or joy, the emotional depth and storytelling techniques are central to captivating readers.
📖 Storytelling in Creative Writing
Creative writing always tells a story, whether through poems, novels, or short stories. These stories often revolve around emotions and experiences, allowing writers to express themselves while connecting with readers on an emotional level. In summary, creative writing provides a platform for individuals to freely express their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a manner unique to them.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Creative Writing
💡Academic Writing
💡Expressive Writing
💡Expository Writing
💡Imagination
💡Metaphoric and Symbolic
💡Audience
💡Figurative Language
💡Tone
💡Plot
Highlights
Creative writing is a form of writing that expresses the writer's inner thoughts and feelings in an imaginative and unique way.
People write for various reasons such as to entertain, share experiences, make sense of the world, and convey ideas or messages.
There are five basic types of writing: academic, expressive, expository, persuasive, and creative writing.
Academic writing is formal and aims to convey specific information about a technical subject to a specific audience.
Expressive writing is a subjective response to personal experiences and is often seen in journals, diaries, and blogs.
Expository writing is objective and analytical, aiming to explain or reveal knowledge, like news writing.
Persuasive writing seeks to change the attitudes of the reader and motivate them to take action.
Creative writing is fiction, such as poetry, novels, short stories, and plays, and heavily relies on the writer's imagination.
Creative writing is mainly for self-expression and is not bound by strict rules or structure.
The audience for creative writing is general, unlike academic writing which targets a specific group.
Creative writing is primarily for entertainment, thought-provoking, and capturing the readers' imagination.
Creative writing uses general and evocative vocabulary that is relatable and understandable by everyone.
Creative writing is subjective, often reflecting the writer's personal emotions and perspectives.
The tone of creative writing is informal, artistic, and figurative, contrasting with the formal tone of academic writing.
Creative writing often involves emotions and seeks to engage readers through imagery and figurative language.
Transcripts
good day everyone today we will be
discussing about creative writing
what are its characteristics and how is
it different with other forms of writing
now before we discuss about creative
writing let's
answer this question here what do you
think
is the purpose of writing we all know
that a lot of people
write for different reasons but some of
the common reasons why people write
include
to entertain other people or also it
could be used to entertain himself or
herself
writing could also be used to share a
particular experience
that the writer has and wants to tell
other people
also writing can be used to help make
sense of the world around us
to explain how things are going why
things are happening
and what is going on around us
furthermore
writing is also a way
to provide a means of expressing oneself
and most
importantly writing is used to convey or
share an idea
or a message to other people
now at this point let's talk about a
different writing styles
writing can be classified into five
basic types namely
academic writing expressive writing
expository writing persuasive writing
and of course creative writing when we
say academic writing it refers to
conveying specific information
about a technical subject or a topic to
a specific
audience academic writing would probably
be the most
formal of all the writing styles as it
aims to explain or discuss a particular
topic or
concept to a group of people using words
or jargons that are recognized only by
the target audience
when we say expressive writing it is a
subjective response to a personal
experience
examples would be journals diaries or
blogs expressive writing would pretty
much be a means for a writer
to share an experience that he or she
might have
expository writing aims to expose a
topic analytically and objectively
it aims to explain or reveal knowledge
or a particular information
consider news writing in news writing
the writers aim to inform the readers
about certain updates regarding a
certain issue or topic
of course we have persuasive writing
which aims to change the attitudes of
the reader
and motivate them to take action
lastly we have creative writing which is
fiction
some examples would be poetry novels
short stories and plays creative writing
from the word itself creative relies
heavily on the writers imaginative
skills
now even though we have different types
of writing styles we are going to focus
on creative writing
now as mentioned earlier we are going to
talk about creative writing
now let's answer this particular
question here
what is creative writing creative
writing
is writing that expresses a writer's
inner thoughts and feelings in
an imaginative and often unique and
poetic way
it is guided more by the writers need to
express the feelings and ideas
than by restrictive demands of factual
and logical progression of expository
writing
and of course it sometimes follows a
given set of rules
and sometimes throws caution to the
winds and breaks all of them
the main purpose of creative writing
based on
how others would see it is mainly for
expressing yourself in an imaginative
way
it could be through poems stories novels
or pretty much anything as long as it
caters to you
expressing yourself by using your
imagination
now at this point let's differentiate
creative writing and academic writing
as mentioned earlier academic writing is
probably one of the most formal means of
writing there is
whereas creative writing is the complete
opposite as it doesn't follow any
structure
or any guideline or rule in terms of
writing output
in terms of content academic writing
contents are factual
and straightforward while creative
writing
tends to be imaginative it is symbolic
and metaphoric
in terms of audience the audience of
academic
writing is specific again mentioned
earlier it is addressed to only a
certain group of people
whereas creative writing is general
remember that creative writing is
considered as an
art therefore it is addressed for
everyone
in terms of purpose academic writing is
for the purpose of informing or
instructing
or even persuading other people while in
creative writing
it is mainly for entertaining provoking
ideas or thoughts
and to captivate the readers
in terms of writing style academic
writing style is
formal standard and academic
whereas in creative writing it is
informal
it is artistic and of course figurative
the tone of academic writing is
objective
while the tone of creative writing is
subjective
in terms of the use of vocabulary
academic writing is specialized
it uses specific words expressions or
jargons
that are recognized only by the target
audience
whereas in creative writing it is
general
and evocative meaning anyone can
understand it
it could be relatable for anyone and
everyone
in terms of organization academic
writing is sequential
and systematic while creative writing is
arbitrary
and artistic
now let's talk about the characteristics
of creative writing
first the contents of creative writing
are
imaginative metaphoric and symbolic
meaning contents of creative writing
pieces are based on the writer's ability
to construct stories or images based on
imagination also it often
contains elements that symbolize or
represent other ideas or concepts
in creative writing for us to be
creative writers
we have to rely on our creative feeling
and of course
our imagination
the next characteristic of creative
writing is having a general audience
when we say general audience it means
that it is for everyone
it is not just for a specific group of
people
as i have mentioned earlier creative
writing is an art
therefore it is for everyone since it is
for everyone
we should also expect that it is always
open for interpretation
meaning how a person would interpret a
particular
literature would be dependent or
relevant on how he or she would
understand and appreciate it
the next characteristic is in terms of
purpose creative writing aims to
entertain
revoke and captivate the readers
now we have to understand that creative
writing is used primarily
as a form of expressing ideas and
emotions
in a creative manner as such it aims to
appeal to the interest and imagination
of the readers
through the effective use of imagery and
figurative language
another characteristic is that creative
writing follows a style or form which is
informal
artistic or figurative we have to bear
in mind that creative writing
is not restricted by format or
guidelines regarding how to write
literary pieces
although of course if we are writing a
short story or a novel
we have to abide by the basic principle
which is following the plot
that way the sequence of events would be
logical and
would be easily understood by our
readers for all the others
we are free to have our own style we are
free to have our own format
and we are free to have our own manner
of writing
we have to remember that there is no
recommended guideline or format in
creative writing
this style is relative to the writer
the writer's identity becomes associated
with the style
we have to take note that there are no
two literary styles or literary works
that are the same
because the literary style is unique to
the writer himself
next in terms of the tone creative
writing follows a subjective tone
this means that the tone used by the
writer is dependent on what he wants to
convey
when we say subjective this means that
the writer allows
his ideas or emotions
or opinions about a certain topic to be
influenced by
how he or she would write about a
certain topic whatever literary work
he is going to produce is very much
influenced by his current emotion
about a certain topic or theme that he
is writing about
we have to remember that creative
writing is a means for self-expression
therefore whatever the writer is feeling
about a certain topic just like what was
mentioned earlier is going to reflect in
his output
next when it comes to vocabulary
creative writing uses vocabulary that is
general
and evocative when we say general and
evocative this means that the writer is
free to use words that would reinforce
the emotions or mood that he wants
the readers to feel the writer is trying
to evoke
positive or negative emotions depending
on whatever
words or expressions he is going to use
in the particular literary piece
also we have to remember that it aims
for the readers to relate to the context
of the literature
through the use of expressions and
vocabulary that is relatable to the
public
remember as mentioned earlier in
comparison with
academic writing that uses jargons which
are
understood by a specific group of people
in creative writing it uses vocabulary
words that are general
which means it is understandable by
everyone therefore
everyone could relate to whatever story
whatever idea
whatever theme is presented in the
literary piece
again in terms of form creative writing
follows an arbitrary or artistic manner
of writing
as mentioned earlier there is no single
recommended format in creative writing
this means that creative writing is
dependent on the writer himself
it is unique and tends to reflect the
artistic vibes of the writer
just to re-emphasize earlier it was
mentioned that there are
no two literary words that are the same
because
each particular literary piece is
dependent on the style
or the form that is used by the writer
next in terms of clarity of course
creative writing is relatable and easily
understood by a lot of people
because since creative writing is
addressed for everyone
writers tend to use words expressions
and contexts
which are relatable for everyone as what
was mentioned in the vocabulary
discussion earlier
next another characteristic of creative
writing is that it always involves
emotions
meaning that it aims to be emphatic
this means that effective creative
writers are able to engage the readers
through effective use of words
figurative language and imagery
that paints an image and appeals to the
emotions of the readers
we have to bear in mind that in creative
writing we can write about
any kind of emotion or pretty much
anything that we would feel
whether it's being victorious or being
happy about something
feeling in love or even feeling
frustration
we could pretty much write about it in
our literary pieces
the next characteristic of creative
writing is the presence of
the element of thrill this refers to the
plot build up
this is applicable for those who are
writing novels
short stories one act plays full-length
plays or even dramas
because we have to remember that plot
writing
when done effectively is able to keep
the readers hooked
they want to continue reading as they
want to discover what happens in each
scene
and know how the story would come to an
end
and lastly creative writing always tells
a story
this refers to the inside experience the
moment or the emotions
that writers use as an inspiration when
writing their literary pieces
now regardless of what form of fiction
we are writing whether it's poems
novels short stories or others it always
involves around the context of telling a
story
to the readers whether it's a poem about
experiencing heartbreak or telling a
story about
the happy experiences of a certain
character
or pretty much a novel that would focus
on how a
sad character is able to find happiness
at the end
it always revolves around emotions and
thus it tells the story
to the readers
in a nutshell creative writing is for
everyone
people use this to freely express
themselves in a manner that is uniquely
their own
through creative writing we are able to
tell a story
share an experience and even paint a
picture through the use of our own words
compared with other forms of writing
creative writing gives us the freedom to
write just about anything
that can come into our minds thus people
use this
as a means of escape and connecting with
other people
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