| Creative writing is all about playing around with | | | | your story. |
| words on any given subject. It allows you to let | | | | Try this popular writing exercise. Get out a |
| your imagination run wild. Those of you thinking of | | | | dictionary and, with your eyes closed, randomly |
| writing your first novel tend to have that one vital | | | | pick out half a dozen words. With a timer set to, |
| ingredient required, an active imagination. It is | | | | say, a quarter of an hour, freewrite on each |
| through the power of that imagination that your | | | | chosen word and try to incorporate the said word |
| first novel will be created. | | | | within the first paragraph. |
| More often than not when thinking of creative | | | | Pick up a ladies’ magazine, open up at any |
| writing, we tend to believe it’s only for certain | | | | page and again freewrite for fifteen minutes on |
| people when really anyone can do it. It’s a | | | | the main photograph or picture on view. |
| great release for your passions and thoughts, | | | | As a writer, you will need to be able set down all |
| giving you an ideal opportunity to put down all | | | | emotions and feelings. The seven deadly sins are: |
| that musing. Creative writing is about committing | | | | GREED - strong and selfish desire for |
| to paper whatever you want, in the way you | | | | possessions, wealth or power. |
| want to do it. The challenge of actually doing this, | | | | LUST - a passionate desire for something |
| however, can be overwhelming to most people | | | | ENVY - discontented longing aroused by someone |
| yet, if that’s all there is to it, then why | | | | else’s possessions, quality or look |
| don’t more people do it? The challenge of | | | | GLUTTONY - the habit or fact of eating |
| writing your first novel doesn’t have to be as | | | | excessively |
| daunting as it may seem. | | | | WRATH - extreme anger |
| IDEAS: | | | | SLOTH - reluctance to work or make an effort; |
| Use your local library and study all the different | | | | laziness |
| writing styles offered in short stories for | | | | Each one of these words is fantastic to write |
| inspiration and ideas. | | | | about and can offer a multitude of dimensions to |
| Is there a chapter in your life you could use as a | | | | explore. Create a short story about each one, |
| base for a short story? Remember that only you | | | | making it as long or short as your imagination |
| know it’s from your experience so you can | | | | allows. |
| expand as much or as little as you want; it’s | | | | |