ENG 240 Wk 1 Discussion – Creative Writing

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

If there is any task that best captures what it means to be human, the act of creative writing might be it. There is no other species that expresses emotion in the stanzas of a poem, teaches history through a five act play, or constructs a fantasy world through a series of novels. In the real world, a report tells readers what happened. Creative writers, by contrast, create altogether new happenings. Such writers taken inspiration from real events, people, and places, but weave entirely new things out of them.

What does it mean to be a creative writer? What is the difference between creative writing and other modes of writing? How would you define creative reading, and why must writers be creative readers as well?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.