By Roshni Rajiv 21/11/2015 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. 21/11/2015 WHY WRITING? Writing , a better form of expression than speaking Complete form of expression Used in different Art forms- Examples? Other points? 21/11/2015 INSPIRATION FOR WRITING Inspiration leads to passion for writing My Story- a Bollywood Flashback! Seek out for that Inspiration! 21/11/2015 21/11/2015 BLOGGING & STARTING OFF! Easy to Start Easy access to a wide audience almost instantly Not restrictive like many other mediums BLOGGING SITES 21/11/2015 INTRO TO WORDPRESS . 21/11/2015 ONLINE COURSES 21/11/2015 SOME LINKS YOU CAN CHECK OUT www.writerstreasure.com www.writingclasses.com www.futurelearn.com www.writingforward.com www.writersdigest.com 21/11/2015 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. 21/11/2015 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! 21/11/2015 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...” 21/11/2015 MEDASE BEAUCOUP !!