Workshop On Creative Writing

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By
Roshni
Rajiv
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CREATIVE WRITING??
Innovative, Original, Fresh, New, Imaginative, Something of
your own, Right brain-your creative Brain.
Are we all Creative Writers?
Discovering the CW in you.
PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP
Provide a platform to amateurs to venture into creative writing
Provide ideas to existing writers to improve writing skills.
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WHY WRITING?
Writing , a better form of expression than speaking
Complete form of expression
Used in different Art forms- Examples?
Other points?
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INSPIRATION FOR WRITING
Inspiration leads to passion for writing
My Story- a Bollywood Flashback!
Seek out for that Inspiration!
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BLOGGING & STARTING OFF!
 Easy to Start
 Easy access to a wide audience
almost instantly
 Not restrictive like many other
mediums
BLOGGING SITES
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INTRO TO WORDPRESS
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ONLINE COURSES
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SOME LINKS YOU CAN CHECK OUT
www.writerstreasure.com
www.writingclasses.com
www.futurelearn.com
www.writingforward.com
www.writersdigest.com
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WRITING TIPS
 Read as much and as often as you can.
 Keep a journal or notebook or a smartphone handy at all times

A dictionary and thesaurus must be available whenever you are writing.
 Be observant.
 Grammar
 Stop procrastinating. Turn off the TV, disconnect from the Internet, tune out the rest of
the world, sit down, and write.
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SOME MORE TIPS
 Keep It Simple
 Write... then Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite
 Get A Second Opinion
 Do some short exercises to stretch your writing muscles
 Work out the time of day when you’re at your most creative
 Don’t agonize over getting it right
 Have Fun!
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WRITING BURST
1) “Life is beautiful because….”
Write a quick essay/poem
2) Creative Writing Prompt
“I saw a girl across the street, staring at the stream and weeping away...”
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MEDASE BEAUCOUP !!
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