LL Lower sec - Creative Writing
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This document discusses techniques for creative writing. It emphasizes adding creative twists to problems and endings in stories to make them more engaging for readers. A creative problem introduces an unlikely but possible event, while a creative ending surprises the reader in a realistic way. Together, these techniques help craft an interesting narrative that keeps readers engaged throughout and can achieve high marks.
LL Lower sec - Creative Writing
- 2. Learning Objectives To appreciate the value of a creative problem and twist in the ending in enhancing the overall appeal of a story. To learn and achieve creative writing techniques to form a story that is engaging and interesting to the reader to attract high marks.
- 3. Introduction You have probably heard this famous ending to fairy tales, “And they lived happily ever after.” You probably also know that life does not always work out to be a fairy tale! Life is life precisely because it is NOT a fairy tale – it has its ups and downs and rollercoaster rides. It is these uncertainties that make life – and your story, to make it realistic – interesting.
- 4. Introduction In other words, a creative twist to a problem and ending adds a nice surprise; like special ingredients and an icing in a cake that engage the reader to the very end. Here are some possible problems that you can put a twist to: David... 1) went to the supermarket and on one of the shelves he found ... 2) was waiting at the bus stop when a man in dark glasses came and …
- 5. Creative Twist to a Problem David... 1) went to the supermarket and on one of the shelves he found a cockroach, nestled between two soda cans, looking quite still except for its antennas. Like two light sabers in a cross fight, they were purposefully cutting the air. 2) was waiting at the bus stop when a man in dark glasses came and asked for directions. It was evening time but the sight was plain – this stranger had a deep scar that ran along the length on the left side of his face, a wound that must have been caused by a serious accident a long time ago.
- 6. Creative Twist – A Special Ingredient The stories described are not ordinary events; neither are they too outrageous to be considered unbelievable. In other words, they are creative because they turn everyday situations into unlikely but possible problems. The following diagram illustrates this principle.
- 7. Walking the ‘NO’ Line Normal Possible Impossible Outrageous Where you need to be – possible but unlikely, good material for creativity
- 8. Walking the ‘NO’ Line A twist to the problem, like what was presented above, keeps your reader engaged throughout the reading. According to the Cambridge Assessment Rubrics, this is an important requirement to attract high marks. Further in the story, ending it the same way – using unlikely but possible endings – is like adding a nice icing to an already beautiful cake.
- 9. Walking the ‘NO’ Line (Continued) … this stranger had a deep scar that ran along the length on the left side of his face, a wound that must have been caused by a serious accident a long time ago... (Creative Ending) … ...As Lee finished sharing his run with the law in the past, David sensed a gentler side and a hint of a resolve to change for the better. “Perhaps we will meet again,” said David, surprised that he enjoyed this stranger’s companionship. “Perhaps,” came the reply, as he alighted the bus, one bus-stop away from where David lived.
- 10. Discussion How does one create a creative spin to our stories? Which stages of our stories must we aim for a creative spin?
- 11. In summary It turns what would be normal, everyday situations into an unexpected event that is possible but unlikely to happen to most people. A story with a creative problem AND twist at the end provides an engaging read that attracts high marks from the examiner.