Creative Writing

Creative Writing: Poetry: Creative writing in verse. (1732 words)
by jammaker49 - written on 07.02.02 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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Creative writing. Writing creatively. I sat here looking at my screen at the above two statements, thinking, have I got this wrong? Am I writing this in the wrong place? Should I be writing it at all? But then I got to thinking. Of course poetry is creative writing. Shakespeare himself wrote poetry. His plays are masterful works of creativity, and no-one would dispute that they are poetry, as well as being plays. In the end I decided to put this op in this category. If anyone strongly objects, and can offer a better place on the site in which to place it, then let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do. However, in my own mind, ...

Do you have a bestseller in you? (2930 words)
by MichelleScott - written on 11.01.02 (Very useful, 219 readings)
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I’m not a published novelist (yet!), so it has taken me a while to pluck up the courage to write in this category. First my qualifications for doing so – I have written for a living (in PR), I have done creative writing courses, I was an only child with few friends and an over-active imagination, I have written a children’s book which has been favourably assessed by a publisher and I have been taken on as a prospective author by that publisher (they like to commission books rather than take them on spec., and they are going to commission me). So here are my – amateur – tips on writing a novel. READING Check any ...

Creative Writing: How to get your short stories published for big money (1025 words)
by sandrabarber - written on 29.09.01 (Very useful, 945 readings)
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Several years ago, I was a freelance fiction writer and was published in many magazines, including Take a Break, TV Quick, Just 17, Annabel, My Weekly and others. I also won the SHE magazine/Penguin Books national short story award in 1996 and had published a short romance novel. I did not make a living at writing, but made decent lumps of money several times a year. Getting there was no easy ride, but I learnt an awful lot along the way which I hope will help dooyoo writing enthusiasts. Know your Audience Study the magazine. What age of readers does it appeal to? What style and tone is taken in the magazine - is it homely, funny, contemporary, sexy? ...