This presentation is about Writer's craft as one of the topics in Creative Writing.

1. Writers’
Craft
The Art of Writing

2. What makes a good story great?

3. Writers’ Craft
The specifictechniquesand toolswriters
use tocapture reader’s attentionand
conveymeaning.

4. Ideas
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“Sometimes the ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat
and almost bleed to make ideas come. It’s a mysterious process,
but I hope I never find out exactly how it works. I like a
mystery, as you may have noticed.” — J.K. Rowling

5. Is the heart of a composition—the message and
its meaning
Writers pick a topic they’re knowledgeable
about and stick to it.
IDEAS

6. — Stephen King
“Find a subject you care about and which
you in your heart feel others should care
about. It is this genuine caring, not your
games with language, which will be the
most compelling and seductive element
in your style.”

7. 01
Choosing a Topic
Writers select a topic that’s personally
meaningful and important.
Focusing the Topic
Writers address the topic with a
clear sense of purpose
02
Identifying the Genre
Writers choose the genre—biography,
story, or letter, for example—that best
suits their purpose.
03
Developing the Topic
Writers expand and clarify the topic by
including details to make their
compositions more vivid.
04
COMPONENTS

8. — Natalie Goldberg,
Chicken and In love
“Writewhat disturbs you, what you
fear, what you have not been willing
to speak about. Be willing to be split
open.”

9. Organization
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“Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is
allimportant.” — George R.R. Martin

10. Provides the skeleton or structure for a composition,
and when it’s effective, this enhances ideas by
providing readers with a clear sense of direction.
Elements of story structure, expository text structures,
and poetic forms provide organization. Writers also
use flashbacks, alternating or different voices in each
chapter to provide organization.
ORGANIZATION

11. — Aldous Huxley,
Brave New World
"Words can be like X-rays if you use
them properly--they'll go through
anything. You read and you're
pierced."

12. 01
Crafting the Lead
Writers create interesting leads to quickly
grab their readers’ attention.
Structuring the Composition
Writers present ideas logically using
structures and genre patterns they’ve
learned.
02
Providing Transitions Between Ideas
Writers use transitions between sentences,
paragraphs, and sections of a text to clarify the
organization and signal relationships among ideas.
03
Ending With a Satisfying
Conclusion
Writers wrap up their compositions
thoughtfully. They satisfy readers and
answer important questions.
04
COMPONENTS

13. VOICE
03
“Notearsinthe writer,no tearsinthe reader.No
surpriseinthe writer,no surprisein the
reader.”—RobertFrost

14. The writer’s distinctive style.
The quality that breathes life into writing.
Each writer’s voice is unique.
“Voice allows the reader to hear an individual human
being speak from the page” - Murray
VOICE

15. 01
Choosing Personally Meaningful Topics
When writers care about their topics, their
voices are stronger
Writing With Passion
When writers are passionate about a
topic, their voices have more energy.
02
Writing With Knowledge
Writers’ confidence shines through their writing
when they understand what they’re writing about
and can use related terminology.
03
Adopting a Tone
A writer’s tone is his or her opinion or
feeling about a topic; it ranges from
serious to silly and casual to formal.
04
COMPONENTS

16. WORD CHOICE
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17. Writers choose words carefully to convey the precise
meaning they intend.
Word Choice

18. 01
Painting a Picture With Words
Writers use descriptive language, including
words representing the five senses, to bring
their writing to life.
Choosing Precise Words
Writers select specific, accurate, powerful,
and engaging words to add depth, enhance
meaning, and clarify understanding
02
Energizing Writing With Strong Verbs
Writers add energy by avoiding all forms of the verb
to be and replace common action words, such as
ate, said, or walked, with more descriptive ones,
such as gulped, insisted, or trudged.
03
Playing With Words
Writers use poetic devices and other
inventive techniques to evoke images and
make their writing memorable
04
COMPONENTS

19. SENTENCE FLUENCY
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"So the writer who breeds more words than he
needs, is making a chore for the reader who
reads."
- Dr.Seuss

20. Sentence fluency is the rhythm and flow of language.
Writers vary the length and structure of sentences so
their writing has a natural cadence and is easy to read
aloud.
They vary how they begin sentences, use sentence
fragments sparingly, and invent natural-sounding
dialogue to add style
Sentence Fluency

21. 01
Achieving a Rhythmic Flow
Writers invent natural-sounding dialogue and
use transition words so that their writing
flows smoothly.
Constructing Effective Sentences
Writers carefully craft complete sentences
that enhance the text’s meaning.
02
Varying Sentence Patterns
Writers vary the structure of sentences, including
types of sentences, sentence beginnings, and
sentence lengths, to create a natural cadence.
03
Breaking the Rules
Sometimes writers break the rules and use
sentence fragments, nonstandard English,
or slang to create fluency.
04
COMPONENTS

22. CONVENTIONS
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"The most valuable of all talents is that of never
using two words when one will do. "
- Thomas Jefferson

23. Refers to the correct application of the rules of
Standard English spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
and grammar and usage.
When these conventions are used effectively, they
reinforce writers’ ideas and enhance the readability of
compositions.
Writers check each word, sentence, and paragraph as
they prepare their pieces for publication.
Conventions

24. 01
Spelling Words Conventionally
Writers spell words correctly as a courtesy to
readers.
Paragraphing Accurately
Writers use paragraphing to highlight the
composition’s organization and hierarchy
of ideas.
02
Punctuating Effectively
Writers use within-sentence and end-of-sentence
punctuation correctly to make their compositions
more reader-friendly.
03
Capitalizing Correctly
Most of the time, writers capitalize proper nouns
and adjectives correctly; sometimes, however, they
avoid using capital letters, especially in poems.
04
COMPONENTS

25. 05
ApplyingStandard English Grammar and Usage Rules
Writers use Standard English and adhere to mainstream usage rules
unless they’re writing dialogue.
03
COMPONENTS

26. PRESENTATION
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"It is perfectly okay to write garbage as long as you
edit brilliantly."
- C.J. Cherryh

27. Means making the final copy of a composition look
good.
The way the text is formatted enhances readers’ ability
to understand the message.
Writers use titles, headings, margins, and white space to
emphasize their purpose, and they integrate the words
and illustrations and make clear connections between
them.
Presentation

28. — Stephen King
"When your story is ready for rewrite,cut
it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of
excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising
a story down to the bare essentials is
always a little like murdering children,
but it must be done."

29. 01
Adding Text Features
Writers add titles, headings, and bullets to guide
readers through the text and experiment with font
styles and symbols to represent words.
Arranging Words and Illustrations on
the Page
Writers consider margins, headings, paragraph
breaks, and placement of titles and illustrations
because they want to make the best use of white
space to enhance their presentation.
02
Using Legible Handwriting
When writers handwrite their final copies, their goal
is legibility.
03
Using Word Processing Effectively
Writers want their compositions to be “reader-friendly”
so they choose legible fonts for their compositions,
make sure the font size is appropriate, and limit the
number of fonts they use on a page.
04
COMPONENTS

30. 01
Adding Text Features
Writers add titles, headings, and bullets to guide
readers through the text and experiment with font
styles and symbols to represent words.
Arranging Words and Illustrations on
the Page
Writers consider margins, headings, paragraph
breaks, and placement of titles and illustrations
because they want to make the best use of white
space to enhance their presentation.
02
Using Legible Handwriting
When writers handwrite their final copies, their goal
is legibility.
03
Using Word Processing Effectively
Writers want their compositions to be “reader-friendly”
so they choose legible fonts for their compositions,
make sure the font size is appropriate, and limit the
number of fonts they use on a page.
04
COMPONENTS

31. 01
Adding Text Features
Writers add titles, headings, and bullets to guide
readers through the text and experiment with font
styles and symbols to represent words.
Arranging Words and Illustrations on
the Page
Writers consider margins, headings, paragraph
breaks, and placement of titles and illustrations
because they want to make the best use of white
space to enhance their presentation.
02
Using Legible Handwriting
When writers handwrite their final copies, their goal
is legibility.
03
Using Word Processing Effectively
Writers want their compositions to be “reader-friendly”
so they choose legible fonts for their compositions,
make sure the font size is appropriate, and limit the
number of fonts they use on a page.
04
COMPONENTS