Creative Writing Dictionary

Author: Liu Xiaowei
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is written for the following people:
1. Those who write poorly and are eager to improve their writing skills;
2. Those who have attended many writing training classes but still haven’t mastered the secrets of writing;
3. Those who write well but hope to reach the next level;
4. Those preparing for the middle school entrance exam and college entrance exam, who need to polish their essays before the big day;
5. Those who often submit articles to newspapers and magazines, hoping to be selected;
6. Those who love writing and aspire to become writers one day;
7. Teachers and parents who are preparing to coach children in writing;
8. Those who organize training classes either in school or outside, looking for suitable materials.
This book proposes the following fresh concepts:
1. Writing is the reception, processing, and transmission of information, using words as a carrier to express ideas;
2. Writing an essay is about writing information—interesting and meaningful information. Writing is a skill in processing information;
3. The core ability in writing lies in completing "three transformations": the transformation of images into words, spoken language into written language, and factual writing into fictional writing;
4. The basic techniques of writing are: personifying scenery, scenicizing characters, and role-playing for everything;
5. In the era of visual culture, writing must draw inspiration from multimedia to enhance creativity and imagination.