Creative Writing Tips

 

Introduction

We’ve all heard that read, read, read and write, write, write takes you along the path to be a better writer. Yes, it’s true, but that may not be enough.

  • If you just read, read, read you may forget most things within a few weeks or months
  • If you just write, write, write you may continue to write not as well as you could
  • You need to learn, learn, learn as well. The question is how?

 

It’s not easy, you need to:

  • Attend Creative Writing courses and workshops – get tips from the experts
  • Read Creative Writing books – get more tips from more experts
  • Join Writing Groups – read out your stories – get tips from peers – hopefully some of them will be experts
  • Record (on a PC preferably) everything you have learnt from the above in a coherent way that you understand – this will be your ‘writer’s toolkit’
  • Once your toolkit is compiled, it’s application should become second nature, in a sensible fashion
  • You can add information to your toolkit as you learn new techniques

 

Here is what your Toolkit will do for you:

  • Help you to plan and create your stories
  • Act as a detailed reminder of what to do at the start of creating stories
  • Act as a checklist of what should have been achieved at the end of writing the story

 

How to use your Toolkit:

  • It is not intended to be used slavishly – it should be your servant and not your master
  • Think of it as being a real toolkit – just select the tools you need for the job in hand
  • Once the story has been planned and is underway, and it needs to be developed differently from the plan, then so be it – but the original plan can still be modified to suit, if necessary
  • Many of the process steps will require an iterative approach – especially researching and writing

 

The intention is to write creatively in an efficient and structured manner

Follow the links to see the 19 Steps of my Tool Kit