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Rajiv. By Roshni. 21/11/2015. Creative Writing??. Innovative, Original, Fresh, New, Imaginative, Something of your own, Right brain-your creative Brain. Are we all Creative Writers? Discovering the CW in you. 21/11/2015. Purpose of the Workshop.
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Rajiv By Roshni
21/11/2015 Creative Writing?? • Innovative, Original, Fresh, New, Imaginative, Something of your own, Right brain-your creative Brain. • Are we all Creative Writers? • Discovering the CW in you.
21/11/2015 Purpose of the Workshop • Provide a platform to amateurs to venture into creative writing • Provide ideas to existing writers to improve writing skills.
Why writing? • Writing , a better form of expression than speaking • Complete form of expression • Used in different Art forms- Examples? • Other points? 21/11/2015
Inspiration for writing • Inspiration leads to passion for writing • My Story- a Bollywood Flashback! • Seek out for that Inspiration! 21/11/2015
21/11/2015 Blogging & starting off! • Easy to Start • Easy access to a wide audience almost instantly • Not restrictive like many other mediums
BLOGGING SITES 21/11/2015
Intro to Wordpress . 21/11/2015
Online courses 21/11/2015
Some links you can check out www.writingclasses.com www.writingforward.com www.writerstreasure.com www.futurelearn.com www.writersdigest.com 21/11/2015
Writing tips • Read as much and as often as you can. • Keep a journal or notebook or a smartphone handy at all times • A dictionary and thesaurus must be available whenever you are writing. • Be observant. • Grammar • Stop procrastinating. Turn off the TV, disconnect from the Internet, tune out the rest of the world, sit down, and write. 21/11/2015
Some more tips • Keep It Simple • Write... then Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite • Get A Second Opinion • Do some short exercises to stretch your writing muscles • Work out the time of day when you’re at your most creative • Don’t agonize over getting it right • Have Fun! 21/11/2015
Writing Burst • 1) “Life is beautiful because….” • Write a quick essay/poem • 2) Creative Writing Prompt • “I saw a girl across the street, staring at the stream and weeping away...” 21/11/2015