Secrets of writing creative content
To know how to write creative content, you must first know what creative writing is. Creative writing is writing where the author moves away from stereotypes, with all feelings, without boring the reader, away from tradition, comes with the development of training., and brings new experiences, lessons and skills.
Writers need to read constantly, expand their horizons, and write with their own ideas and experiences, in their own style and imagination for innovation and creativity, so they write something different.
Types of writing
Writing is divided into functional writing, which includes news and formal writing, and creative writing, which includes fiction, stories, articles and ideas.
Why is it called functional writing?
It takes its name from the fact that it follows a specific function because it is written for a clear functional purpose, such as news or information to a specific party or an official request or giving directions, most notably: news, official, and news writing.
What distinguishes creative content from news writing?
News writing is news writing, far from the writer’s feelings and opinions, and the news is conveyed in a completely formal manner. Make journalists tell the news as a bare fact and be passionate about telling the facts
News writing is based on delivering the news, defining what is happening and what is happening around the world, to engage the reader and inform him of everything new, to clarify the sources of the news, and to focus on clear news or events.
Formal writing requirements
An official document is a document about a law, instruction, ruling or contract issued by the state as an official notification, written by a competent, conscientious author, familiar with legal and administrative procedures.
Citizens submit a request to the state, or submit a complaint or official document, with a clear title, explaining the reason, concise and error-free content, completely official, i.e. official.
What is journalistic writing?
News writing is what is published in newspapers and magazines, whether printed or electronic, on social media pages that convey the opinions and views of journalists to influence public opinion.
News writing consists of a news interview with a celebrity to address a specific issue or event in order to ask him questions about a clear topic, with the aim of convincing the public of an opinion or issue.
Creative content characteristics
Creativity brings something new, and creative writing is writing away from repetition and rephrasing, it attracts the reader without boredom and provides him with good and useful content that conveys a clear message in a different way.
Creative writing differs between stories, novels, novels and creative articles, and has 5 characteristics:
- The title must be specific to the content of the article, so that it is attractive and arouses the reader’s curiosity, with honesty and expression of what is written.
- The content is exclusive and is not reproduced or explained, but provides useful information collected by the author through multiple readings of many books and several sources, and formulating it in his own style.
- The creative method depends on analysis, logic and persuasion, presenting information clearly and concisely, and good coordination of the article divided into parts, so that the reader follows the article until the end without boredom, so the reader feels that he has benefited.
- Using coherence and aesthetics of language to convey information honestly so that readers can find answers to their questions and match information with reality.
Specialize in a specific topic, focusing on analysis from all sides, without deviating from the original topic, and without grammatical or spelling errors. - Remove words that do not add to the content.
How to write creative content and attract your readers' attention?
You can become a creative writer by following these steps:
- Make writing a daily habit, rely on your knowledge base, and avoid all types of plagiarism.
- Read a lot to improve your knowledge and write summaries of what you read.
- Find your peak time, easy writing time, and your creativity is limitless.
- Enjoy what you do, write about what you love, such as stories or research, or write for yourself.
- Find a job that allows you to develop your hobby of writing and earn money, so you will find the motivation to continue writing.
Create your own way and be different.
Avoid distractions while writing, such as the phone, and sit in a quiet place.
What grabs the reader's attention?
Rely on the following to grab the reader’s attention:
- Readers are attracted to the main title and focus on the title that expresses the content of the article.
- Innovative ideas and ideal expressions.
- Use bulleted or numbered list techniques to facilitate reading.
- Clear and concise writing, because most readers do not have time.
- Write for the reader as if you are talking to him.
Try to arouse his curiosity and answer his questions.
Break the boredom, in a distinctive and unique style.
Summary
Creative writing depends on an innovative and interesting style that can highlight the author’s talent, and depends on suspense, honesty and comprehensive analysis of the topic,
so that readers feel that they have benefited a lot.
The reader can read the article to the end without getting bored because he finds different articles away from copying and repetition, which fascinates him with its elegant appearance and finds in it the classical Arabic language.