Creative Writing Introduction

1. Welcome to
Creative Writing
Induction

2. Who is this guy?

3. In pairs, think about and record answers to
the following - who are you?
● Your favourite book;
● write down the one thing you
love most;
● write down the one thing you
fear most;
● write down one interesting
fact about you...

4. What are
we doing?
Where are
we going?
This semester, we have one objective - to produce
a carefully crafted, extended piece of writing - this
could be a short story, a poem, a novel - anything
that is original, so let’s have….

5. Semester
layout
Part 1: Novel & Short Story Study;
○ “If you want to be a great writer, you must do
two things to be above all others: read a lot and
write a lot.” - Stephen King
○ Focus on the work of great writers (including
Hemingway, Nabokov and Kafka…).
Part 2: Writing;
○ “Start writing, no matter what. The water does
not flow until the faucet is turned on.” - Louis
L’Amour
○ Short & extended writing activities.

6. Requirements
1. Come prepared & participate
in discussions on readings.
2. Keep a writer’s word journal.
3. Complete at least one
extended individual creative
writing piece.
Most importantly...have fun 👏

7. Group Activity
Listen carefully so that your
group can evidence some
amazing language use!

14. Over to you…
Using one of the images we have appraised,
create a paragraph which describes the image,
or sets the scene for a narrative (story). Make
sure you use some of the vocabulary (the word
wall!) you have come up with!
Stretch and challenge - if you
can, consider and apply: imagery;
personification; similes;
metaphors...
E.g. The walls crumbled slightly
as the elderly man stroked the
brittle surroundings.

15. ABCDE Self-
reflection
Think about what we have completed today
and consider the following:
Activity - what have you done today?
Benefits - what have you learnt from this?
Complications - what didn’t go so well? What
do you need to improve on next time?
Developments - what will you do differently
next time? What could you have changed
about today?
Enjoyment - did you enjoy the activities? 😀