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W H A T   I S   C R E A T I V E


             W R I T I N G ?                                   By putting your negative states in

             We  all  know  in  big  lines  what               an  imaginary  context,  within  a

             creative writing is and we all did it.            story, you gain a different lens for
             Nowadays,  this  is  a  very  popular             perceiving        the     uncomfortable
             subject      that     is    studied       all     events that have happened to you.
             throughout  the  world  in  college
             and university courses.                           Having  merely  the  possibility  to
                                                               express  whatever  hurt  you  in  life

             Creativity lies at the center of this             can  be  extremely  cathartic  on  its
             form of writing through the usage                 own. Also, this time you get to be

             of  imagination,  innovation  and                 in  complete  control  of  how  the
             emotions  to  build  up  the  story.  It          story develops.
             can be poetry, short story writing,
             a novel or other works of fiction or              Empathy  and  communication
             non-fiction.                                      skills
                                                               When  you  are  thinking  about

             Creative  writing  is  certainly  not             creating  different  worlds,  that
             academical,          professional         or      happen  in  various  spaces  and

             technical, so if you haven’t got the              times,  you  also  think  about  what
             most  scientifical  and  pragmatic                kind  of  characters  inhabit  those
             mind      out     there,     you     might        worlds.
             consider  creative  writing  as  a  fun
             and new activity that will help you               What  type  of  personalities  do

             express  more  your  own  thoughts                they  have,  what  do  they  do,  and
             and ideas!                                        what  do  they  look  like?  How  are
                                                               they  different  from  our  own
             T H E   B E N E F I T S                           personalities  and  what  motivates


             Artistic self-expression                          them to act differently?
             It  has  been  found  by  different               You’ll have to think a lot about the

             experts      that    creative      writing        psychology  of  the  character,  and
             ‘might contribute to maintenance                  that     simply,      will    make      you
             or  reconstruction  of  a  positive               become  more  empathic  towards

             identity’  for  people  who  have                 people,  making  you  realize  that
             dealt with trauma.
                                                               there  are  so  many  and  different
                                                               ways  of  doing  something.  By
             This  is  because  through  creative              understanding more perspectives,
             writing you get the opportunity to                you      will    also     be     able     to

             self-express  your  thoughts  and                 communicate  in  a  clearer  and
             emotions in an artistic way and it                more  thoughtful  way  with  other
             provides  a  setting  for  exploring              individuals.

             and      dealing       with      negative
             experiences.
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