Creative Writing: Introductory: General Terms

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  1. brainstorm
    try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
  2. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
  3. develop
    make something new, such as a product or a mental creation
  4. development
    the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
  5. describe
    give an account or representation of in words
  6. description
    the act of depicting something
  7. elaborate
    add details to clarify an idea
  8. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  9. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  10. narration
    a telling of a story in writing, drama, or cinema
  11. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  12. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  13. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  14. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  15. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  16. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  17. story
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
  18. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  19. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  20. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  21. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  22. voice
    the distinctive way a writer uses language to express ideas
  23. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  24. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  25. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  26. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  27. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  28. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  29. draft
    any of the various versions in the development of a work
  30. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
Created on Tue Jul 26 13:45:20 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Jul 26 14:46:34 EDT 2022)

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