When you’re told often enough that you have a talent for writing, you start to believe it. You become so accustomed to being praised for your words that you begin to believe the compliments when they come. Soon, you find yourself submitting your work to publication houses and beginning to dream about what may happen if you keep writing. You might even consider creative writing to be a viable career option. So what is the purpose of creative writing, and how does it differ from other forms of writing? Let’s find out.
To Produce Artistic Works
The most obvious purpose of creative writing is to produce art. Artists use literature, poetry, and drama to tell their stories and to inspire their work. If you enjoy writing, you should consider becoming an artist. You can use your words to produce something that will live on in other people’s minds. You bring a different perspective to bear on the work, and you might even find a way to make meaning out of an otherwise uneventful or mundane experience. Consider Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In a nutshell, the play is about two star-crossed lovers who commit suicide because they can’t be together. It’s an incredibly emotional story, but what makes it so special is that it’s presented as a series of lyrical soliloquies by the playwright himself. In other words, it’s a form of creative writing. If you’ve never read the work of William Shakespeare, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Romeo and Juliet. You can thank me later.
To Develop Critical Thinking
One of the great things about writing is that it forces you to step back and analyze everything you’re doing. You can’t expect to produce perfect work every time you sit down to write, so you have to acknowledge that you’re going to need to edit. The habit of editing is something that will help you become a better writer in the long run. You’ll find that your work becomes more polished, and more importantly, it will become better. When you’re writing fiction, you’ll have to make decisions about what happens next. Does the story you’ve been telling continue in the same direction? Does it take a different turn? Being forced to examine your choices can sometimes lead you down unexpected paths. These are the things that great writers work hard on. They want to surprise the reader with a twist or an unexpected ending. They want their stories to keep readers guessing right up until the end.
To Foster Self-expression
Another important aspect of writing is that it allows you to express yourself. We live in a society that values things very much from the individual’s point of view. If you’ve ever watched the movie A Beautiful Mind, you’ll get an idea of what I mean. There’s very little value placed on individualism in our society, and that’s one of the things that makes it so fascinating. The more you write, the more you’ll begin to see yourself as a representative of the human condition, not as a product to be marketed to the world. You’ll feel less constrained by societal expectations and more able to be yourself and to write about who you are and what you believe in. That’s an incredible feeling, to be able to write from the heart and not have to worry about what other people will say about what you’ve written. It’s a great way to grow as a person.
That’s not to say that all writers are born with a talent. Many people who begin to write end up wasting their time and never amounting to much. If you believe that writing is something you were born with and not someone you’re going to learn to be, then you should probably consider giving up. On the other hand, if you feel like you can improve your talent with dedication and proper guidance, then you should definitely pursue it. There’s a reason why William Shakespearean was once quoted as saying, “There is no art form that could ever rival the universal appeal of literature.”
To Give You Something To Think About
That’s a pretty good reason for writing, isn’t it? You want to give the readers something to think about. Whether it’s a character they’ll come back to time and time again, an emotional journey they’ll have to take, or even a social message they’ll have to consider, you want to give the reader a strong reason to keep turning pages. It doesn’t have to be a very deep or complicated thought. Generally, it’s all about being memorable. When you write something that engages the reader, you’ll find that they’ll come back for more, because it’s something they haven’t thought about in a long time or something that will stick with them for the rest of their life. These are all important reasons why you should consider writing as a career choice.