Understanding The Nature of Creative Writers
Understanding The Nature of Creative Writers
NATURE OF CREATIVE
WRITERS
Creative Writing 12
CHARACTERISTICS OF CREATIVE
WRITERS
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1. Energy
2. Self-Discipline
3. Intelligence
4. Introversion and Extroversion
5. Imagination
6. Pride
7. Rebelliousness and Conformity
8. Openness
9.Passion
EXCUSES TO AVOID AND REASONS
FOR WRITING by Rozakis (1997)
1. I don’t have anything to write.
2. I’ll make a fool of myself by failing.
3. I have a writer’s block.
4. I don’t have time to sit down and write.
5. I’m embarrassed about my poor grammar
and spelling.
6. I don’t have the right tools, such as a
word processor or computer
EXCUSES TO AVOID AND REASONS
FOR WRITING by Rozakis (1997)
7. It’s been too long since I’ve written anything.
8. I’m not creative at all. That’s what you think.
9. No one will buy (or like) my writing anyway,
so what’s the point?
10. Everything good’s been written already.
In conclusion, not one of these holds water.
So what really stops many people from writing?
It is fear, but as Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed,
there is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
To overcome this fear, lessons may be learned from the
usual reasons for writing of many writers listed down by
Rozakis (1997). These may also be used as mantras of
beginning writers, as gentle reminders why they should
not give up on writing:
1. I write to convey a message.
2. I write to tell a story.
3. I write to express my individuality.
4. I write to gain personal satisfaction.
5. I write to express emotions.
6. I write to gain knowledge.
7. I write to fulfill a dream.
8. I write to share information.
9. I write to become famous.
10. I write to earn a living.
THE WRITER’S BLOCK
What can be done if one gets writer’s block?
Here are some ideas from Rozakis (1997) for
one suffering from writer’s block to get
started:
1. Assume the position
2. Make the mind-body connection
3. Fill the paper
4. Visualize yourself writing
5. Change point of view
THE WRITER’S BLOCK
6. Switch writing methods
7. Use a brainstorming method
8. Picture a scene
9. Frame your material as a letter
10. Don’t start at the beginning
GETTING STARTED:
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