Overview

Where do you get your ideas from? This is the most common question asked of writers and the hardest to answer (and the most yawn). Ideas are everywhere. And cheap. The trick isn't having one, it's grabbing hold of it, making it better, and turning it into something. This first-year … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Identify creative thinking and creative practices
  • Articulate generic conventions
  • Explore writing techniques and processes
  • Engage with existing creative writing
  • Practice reading and writing reflexively
  • Produce creative writing

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Practice creative thinking
2.
Employ critical reading practices
3.
Categorise popular genres
4.
Participate productively in class discussion
5.
Produce a piece of creative writing
6.
Create an example of scholarly prose

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