2. Creative writing is often
described as the process of
taking a piece of writing and
turning it into a story, poem, or
novel.
3. It is considered one of the most
unique and difficult skills to
develop, as it requires a skilled
observer and interpreter of the
world around them.
4. There are many different schools of
thought on how to approach creative
writing, but the basic goal is always
the same: to share a piece of
oneself with the world.
5. Difference between Technical Writing
and Creative Writing
1. Technical Writing:
It is a piece of writing which focuses on factual and
straight forward content and are published to inform
and instruct and educate the user about some
specific topic. It gives readers information about
some technical topics or it gives directions on how
to do something. The tone of technical writing output
is objective.
7. 2. Creative Writing:
It expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in
a creative, unique, and poetic way. Its main purpose
is to entertain and educate. Its content is
imaginative, metaphoric, and symbolic. Its language
is informal, artistic, and figurative. The tone, which
refers to the mood, attitude, feelings, or emotion of
the writer toward the subject or topic, is subjective.
9. TECHNICAL WRITING CREATIVE WRITING
Technical writing is based on facts and
concepts.
General writing is based on
imaginations and creativity.
Technical writing focuses on factual
and straight forward content.
Creative writing focuses on
imaginative and symbolic content.
Technical writing has its specific
reader/audience.
Creative writing has general
reader/audience.
The purpose of technical writing is to
inform and instruct and educate the
user.
The purpose of creative writing is to
entertain, provoke, inspire.
It follows formal and standard style of
writing.
It follows informal and artistic style of
writing.
10. It gives readers information about some
technical topics or it gives directions on
how to do something.
It gives readers a theme, message, moral or
lesson which is helpful in their real lives or
gives a temporary entertainment to the
reader.
It uses text features like the table of
contents, index, labels, charts, photos and
graphs.
It uses narrative elements such conflict,
character, theme, setting and resolution.
The tone of technical writing is objective. The tone of creative writing is subjective.
It is based on specialized vocabulary. It is based on general, evocative vocabulary.
It is organized in a sequential and
systematic manner.
It is organized in an arbitrary and artistic
manner and may not be systematic.
In technical writing graphics are included to
give more information to the topic.
In creative writing graphics are included to
give more attraction to the topic.
