Creative Writing

The narrator says that we read fiction for many reasons. Which one do you identify with?

• To travel to new worlds

• To think and feel emotions

• To be entertained / because I love stories

• To enjoy the play between language and imagination

• I hardly (or never) read fiction

Which three ideas are mentioned to suck your readers into your stories?

(a)  

Why does Kelly Link describe Billie's legs as noodles?

• To make the reader feel like Billie

• To use a metaphor

• To make her writing less vivid

• To make the reader understand how Billie feels

Complete this statement by the narrator: "The point of fiction is to (a)   , a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story."

What is the difference between stage (theater) or screen (cinema) fiction and prose (written) fiction?

• Stage and screen engage our senses indirectly.

• Prose engages our senses more easily.

• Stage and screen engage senses directly, prose indirectly.

• Prose does not engage our senses at all, while stage and screen do.

Which pair BEST describes the difference between academic writing and creative writing?

• Academic - very formal, creative - very informal

• Academic - boring, creative - interesting

• Academic - fascinating, creative - dull

• Academic - literal, creative - figurative

In the quote from Buckell, quiet, crack and burbling appeal to the reader's sense of (a)   .

What does the video say about clichés like 'Red as a Rose'

• Good writers love them and use them all the time.

• They don't create the same impact they once did.

• They are not accurate and distort the reality.

• They make the writing more fascinating for readers.

What is the narrator's advice about good writing?