This talk was taken by me on 23rd Nov 2021 for IEEE WIE PBL School Camp. To know more about me or to connect with me contact me on LinkedIn - Vagisha Anant

1. November 23, 2021
The Stepping Stones to
Creative Writing - a
guide to writing with
intention
By Vagisha Anant
For IEEE WIE PBL School Camp

2. Vagisha Anant
about myself

3. The Why, What and How of Creative writing
Followed by Active Recap
Some important tools, and Components of a Blog
Examples
Sequence of the Talk

4. Simon Sinek's
Golden Circle
modified for
Creative Writing
Why
How
What

5. Why??
What is your
reason?
Why
How
What
Your willingness and curiosity on that topic
Personal reasons - want to explore the subject/topic more
closely, what to share about a particular subject/topic
Your concern for that topic/ subject

6. What newness or
new perspective can
you bring to your
article? And what
relevance does it
hold?

7. How and What?
Why
How
What
Know your story and your message, and then consider how you want
to tell your story?
What will bring the most impact? What form of expression is flowing
the easiest from you?
(These questions will be rooted in your WHY, so you need to be clear
which direction you want to sail in delivering your message)

8. Modes of expression
(written communication)
Poem
Open Letter
Photo-story
Article
Editorial
Fiction
Research
Paper

9. Active Recap
Idea - Call out the greenwashing in
biodegradable products
(Why)
Message to be delivered:
Unless someone actively composts, the transition to
sustainable materials is not that meaningful
My composting
Journey
How this topic
clicked me?
How can one compost?
What is wrong
in the way the products
are marketed?
How do companies
use this to make money?
What can we do?
A
B D
E
F G
Impacts of
Composting?
C

10. Some key points to stick
with
Start gathering and building upon your idea in rough first.
Use Clouds and Bubble charts for this - utilize this space to
develop your idea and bring in all types of perspectives you can
think about.
Start linking ideas together - This will help develop a flow
Create a rough framework (derived from the flow that you created)
The story you narrate must have an introduction, the main body, and
a conclusion.
1.
a.
b.
2.
3.

11. Components of a
Blog
A catchy title. The title must
either describe what the
article is all about or should
invite readers to read
further.
Pictures (may have captions)
- must be related to the
article
Tags at the end of the blog
Blog articles should not be
too wordy.
The message must be easily
conveyed - the writing should
not be too complicated
Personalize what you write to
engage the reader
There should be opportunities
for surprise and humour.

12. Some Examples