Creative Writing Journal: Critical Elements Of The Writing Process

Creative Writing Journal  Author’s Name: Professor’s Name: Course: Date: Creative Writing Journal  Creative writing is an art which is expressed in the utmost creativity of the mind entails creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction writing. The essence of creative writing is to facilitate the expression of one’s emotions, thoughts, and feelings in a written format. Additionally, it enables writers to pass a piece of information to the reader, to educate, entertain, to spread awareness, and to incite readers to take a particular course of action that benefits the writer. Critical elements of the writing process There are five critical elements of the writing process, which include; prewriting, writing, revising, editing, and publishing. Prewriting is a rigorous process that entails generation and gathering of ideas and data relevant to the subject in question. Additionally, prewriting involves brainstorming, conducting background research, and sketching an outline of key findings (Hinders, para.3). The second step entails writing. After the basic ideas and data has been assembled and a rough sketch of outlined, the writer then proceeds to write a draft. Writing requires a lot of energy and concentration. The third and most critical aspect of creative writing involves revision of the written draft. Proper revision encompasses the inclusion of sections that provide additional and detailed information and removal or replacement of sections that are unnecessary or repetitious with clearer proses. Last but not least, a writer needs to rearrange different parts and section of the prose to enhance the overall image and flow of the written content. Editing is the fourth element of the writing process that involves fine-tuning an overhauled manuscript to suit the best interest of the writer. During this step, the writer proofreads the document to check for clarity, repetition, punctuation spelling, and grammar mistakes (Hinders, para. 9). Editing is a laborious and detailed process which requires the intervention of a professor to achieve the best effect. The fifth and last step of the writing process is publishing, which is the final stage, which entails the distribution of the finished project to potential clients. Lessons learned from creative reading According to Phyllis Adams (1968, p.1), creative reading refers to reading for critical evaluation, enthusiastic reactions, and for inferred and implied meanings. Creative reading forms the fountain of critical readin...