The world of creative writing is an
ever expanding one as stories or genres continue to evolve in a natural
reaction to the changes in time. Having confirmed writing skills, however, is
not enough to succeed in creative writing. Having passion for it is more
important than having technical expertise. Love for creative writing, and not
adherence to the grammatical elements, is what will ultimately guide you to
doing things properly and successfully.
6 Tips for Your First Jab
at Creative Writing 1. Don’t Stop Reading –
It’s impossible to become a writer, much less a creative writer, without
being a reader first. Discovering your love for writing shouldn’t stop you
from further devouring reading materials but should instead encourage you to
diversify your taste. If you want to become good in creative writing, you need
to broaden your horizons. Don’t limit yourself to reading one genre
because this can only provide you with limited knowledge. If you want to
improve, read everything that you can get your hands on.
2.
Don’t Stop Learning – You can ask Stephen King, Danielle Steele,
Dan Brown, and JK Rowling, and all of them will surely tell you that
they’re not perfect writers and will never be. No one can be perfect in
any way, and if you allow your writing to stagnate, readers will soon get bored
with your work. Of course, before you can continue learning about creative
writing, you first have to acknowledge the fact that your writing is definitely
imperfect. Get past your ego if you want to be a successful creative writer.
3. Choosing a Topic – You’ve heard countless people
tell you that to be a successful writer, you need to write about you know, and
that’s true. But more importantly than that, you have to write about
something you love or something you hate, just as long as it’s a topic
that arouses passion in your heart and brings your pen aflame! If you find
something that interests you but you don’t have adequate knowledge about
then research it by all means! Research, research, and research, until you can
safely say that you’re writing something you know and love.
4.
Build Your Vocabulary – True enough, Ernest Hemingway earned fame by
using poignantly – but sometimes brutally – simple words for
narrating events in his stories. But building your vocabulary surely
wouldn’t hurt, would it? Broadening your vocabulary and discovering its
etymology can be one of the ways for you to develop a story idea or an
effective way of setting the tone or mood for a particular chapter. But more
important than that, building your vocabulary will reduce the instances when
you can’t just quite say the word you want but it’s already in the
tip of your tongue.
5. Don’t Let It Get Away – If an
idea suddenly occurs to you, and it seems excellent for a future story, write
it down. If you’re walking down the street and you suddenly think of a
good dialogue for your characters, write it down. Don’t let anything get
away because the human mind is a tricky thing, and it might be impossible for
you to recall exactly what occurred to you just three minutes ago. Good story
ideas are a dime in a dozen, but great ideas are definitely few, and who knows
if what you’ve written down will one day become one of the latter?
6. And last but not the least, NEVER STOP WRITING. Don't make
publication of your work the ends and means for your writing. Write because you
love to write!
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