What is Creative Writing? Can it be learnt? I've been asked these questions over and over again. In journalistic writing and report writing you just need to convey basic information but when you need to express your thoughts, feelings and emotions then that's where Creative Writing comes in handy. And yes you can learn to be creative and write creatively. All you need to do is to start.
In the first lesson on Creative Writing, I usually start by talking about the magic of words. Students are encouraged to respond and not be afraid of giving wrong answers or saying something foolish. I usually start by saying "Words are magical. We see them everywhere, you hear them, in fact we're inundated with them and yet I say words are like magic”. Where do we see words? In the library, the newspapers, hoardings about, books, magazines, the internet. We hear words on television, the radio, in the cinema, when we talk to each other, and even in our heads.
And why are words magical? The answers come tumbling out - "Because it helps you to communicate" "you can tell someone your thoughts". Can you make someone feel good with your words? Yes. Can you make someone feel bad by making some remarks? Yes. Can words help you to mask your feelings? Yes. And if your words can be translated you can communicate with the whole world, books that you write can be read by the future generations just as we are able to read the works of great writers and poets of the past.
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