The ability to be creative is extremely important for people who want to receive a degree in linguistics, literature or journalism and build a successful academic career as a professional journalist or writer after graduation from university. Undergraduate creative writing requires from students to write narratives using literary tropes, character development, and traditions of poetry. Certainly, it is not an activity for all people because it is important to possess the talent to become a good creative writer. However, some technical skills and knowledge on general writing are important to produce high-quality works as well.
Academic writing needs that students write their essays and papers based on thorough research and credible sources, whereas undergraduate creative writing is a type of writing the main purpose of which is to develop students’ self-expression. Nonetheless, it does not mean that creative writing does not oblige students to learn basic rules on literature genres, read stories and novels, and learn grammar to write and organize thoughts properly. Continue reading