1. Presented to: Respected Ma’am Asma Saeed
Presented by:Tehreem Sultan
Roll no: 6015
Creative Writing

2. ‫م‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ ِ‫ن‬ٰ‫م‬ْ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ ِ‫ه‬‫الل‬ ِ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ب‬

3. Introduction:
 Creative writing is any form of writing which is written
with:
1. Creativity of mind.
2. Fiction writing.
3. Poetry writing.
4. Creative nonfiction writing and more.
5. Whether it be feelings, thoughts, or emotions.

4. History :
 Place its formation around 3200 BC ago.
 Some of the earliest examples of written stories in the
Western tradition are the Bible and Homer’s Odyssey.
 In the EasternTradition, the IndianVedas and Sanskrit poems.
 In any case, storytellers started writing their stories down.
Once that happened, the process of creative writing evolved.
 The art of writing was an esoteric discipline for a long time.
 World literacy skyrocketed in the second half of the
20th
century.

5. Types
 Types of creative writing include:
 Poetry
 Plays
 Movie and television scripts
 Fiction (novels, novellas, and short stories)
 Songs
 Speeches
 Memoirs
 Personal essays

6. Principles
 Point of view
 Characterization
 Plot
 Conflict

7. Elements
Techniques used in creative writing include:
 Character development.
 Plot development.
 Vivid setting.
 Underlying theme.
 Point of view.
 Dialogue.
 Anecdotes.
 Metaphors and similes.

8. Characteristics
1. Attention to Detail
2. Discipline
3. Clarity. ...
4. StrongVocabulary. ...
5. Open to Changes. ...
6. Passion for Reading.

9. What makes a good piece of writing?
 Good writing is grounded in data.
 Good writing anticipates reader questions.
 Good writing is like good teaching.
 Good writing tells a full story.
 Good writing comes on the rewrite.
 Good writing is like math.
 Good writing is simple, but not simplistic.

10. Strategies for creative writing
 Simile: A way of describing something using “like or as”.
 Metaphor: Describing something comparing it something
else without using “like or as”.
 Personification:To compare something that is not human
or with human characteristics (e.g. he is brave like lion)
 Onomatopoeia: words their sounds are associated with
names. e.g.. cuckoo, sizzle.
 Sensory imagery: Describing something with their sound,
smell, look, feel, taste etc.
 Sentence Painting: Painting a picture in mind.

11. Tips and tricks to improve your writing
 Read up on Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
 Debunk the myth of editing and proof reading
 Revise your first draft to make it shine
 Get rid of flowery prose, unnecessary adjectives and
adverbs

12. Thank you