Student Thoughts about Creative Reading

“There is no creative writing without creative reading.” Carol Muske-Duke

How does reading help us as creative writers? Explain what “creative” reading might entail? (Think outside the box)

Creative reading allows us to have more widened view of how we can perceive our ideas and stories in different creative ways as well. With out fully copying the author, we still can have an idea of how we can write something so it isn’t boring and more exciting. Creative reading can also expand our imagination. It can open us to new worlds and feelings that we have never seen before. One’s creative writing can improve so much if one reads more because their work would have so much more quality and depth.

Creative reading is anything with a unique voice and clever story telling. Reading helps us as writers because it keeps one in a creative mindset as well as inspires ideas and format. Creative reading will allow you to develop opinion and imagination which is crucial for a creative writer.

Reading other pieces of work allows writers to expand their vocabulary, style and writing in general. You may be inspired by ones piece of work or just want to expand your creative mind.

Reading short Fiction can be easily incorporated into daily life, if we set aside the proper time for it. Before sleeping, if not consumed with homework, is a good time because it allows you to relax and poses a intellectual, however, entertaining opportunity to end the day with. Writing a screen play with a group of friends, would be a great experience because it allows multiple creative minds to collaborate, creating a powerful piece.

-I know that, at least for me, reading sparks imagination. After I'm done reading a work, especially if in colloquial prose, I think, "I can do that." Great writers inspire the next generation of great writers, without a doubt. That's why we study literature in school-- we learn from the most exemplary examples. Creative reading is reading whatever-- whether it be nonfiction, opinion columns, or short stories. I try to read "whatever," always expanding the boundaries of the genres I'm interested in, never liking to stay on one same style for too long and I think it most definitely helps not only my own writing, but my vocabulary and comprehension abilities, as well.

I really love reading, maybe even as much as I love writing. Reading time inspires me to want to write more and gives me new ideas for topics.