{"id":1074,"date":"2016-10-06T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2016-09-27T16:03:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:03:06","slug":"improving-your-creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/improving-your-creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being an avid writer of short stories and poems myself, I understand the struggle that occurs when one is not able to finish a story, lost on what to do with a certain character, or are even hitting the wall of writer\u2019s block when trying to start a new writing project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CreativeWritingTips.jpg\" alt=\"Get your creative juices flowing again!\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CreativeWritingTips.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CreativeWritingTips-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CreativeWritingTips-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things I\u2019ve learned over the years of creative writing to help perfect your unique style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t view creative writing as a chore<\/strong>. Remember, you\u2019ve got the whole world in your hands. You can make your characters do anything, say anything, be anything. Everything is possible. So don\u2019t view your power as a burden, use it to your advantage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not everything has to have a happy ending.<\/strong> Don\u2019t think you have to have everything work out perfectly at the end of your story. Closure is good but don\u2019t overuse it if it\u2019s not necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Find an activity or an action that makes you feel creative.<\/strong> If you write better while sitting in a treehouse, chewing gum, or listening to music, don\u2019t be afraid to use your tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use the great writers as inspirations but not copy machines.<\/strong> What I mean by this is admire Mark Twain\u2019s style but don\u2019t try to force your writings to be just like his. You are your own person and trying to copy another writer, even a great one, will make your style constricted and forced. Be like him but don\u2019t be him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Choose a time when you feel most inspired to write.<\/strong> If you are tired, you\u2019re not going to produce your best work. The same goes for when you are bored. This also means, don\u2019t look at something you wrote when you weren\u2019t feeling your best and beat yourself up for not being a good writer. You just haven\u2019t found your groove yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consider the advice critics give you, but don\u2019t live by it.<\/strong> Remember, you\u2019re in charge and ultimately get to decide where you take your creation. If you don\u2019t like the changes a critic suggest, don\u2019t feel like you HAVE to make them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you feel blocked from a project, consider putting it away for some time.<\/strong> Then, later, come back to it with a fresh mind and new ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice makes perfect.<\/strong> Everything gets better the more you do it, like sports and music. While you might be a prodigy when it comes to writing, don\u2019t expect it to work like that. Like any hobby or skill, you have to work at it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you aren\u2019t liking the way a project is going, don\u2019t feel you have to finish it.<\/strong> Sometimes, it\u2019s better to trash an idea and start with a clean slate. That being said, remember you can always change the way your creation flows whenever you want to. Don\u2019t give up just because you reach a wall. Look for a new perspective to break down the wall or go over it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope these tips help you as much as they help me. Above all, remember you can create anything you wish. I know it\u2019s easy to feel you\u2019ve run out of ideas or characters. Remember you can always base writings off of real events or people. Everyone\u2019s got a story of their own. Good Luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an avid writer of short stories and poems myself, I understand the struggle that occurs when one is not able to finish a story, lost on what to do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/improving-your-creative-writing\/\" class=\"more-link\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"Layout":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Improve your creative writing with these simple, easy to follow tips.","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1,7],"tags":[128],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CreativeWritingTips.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7urq8-hk","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1074"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1125,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074\/revisions\/1125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}