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Creative Writing and Expository Writing. Flip Sides of the Same Coin?
Creative (fiction) and expository (non-fiction) writing have fundamentally different objectives. Creative writing seeks to amuse and entertain; expository writing seeks to inform and instruct. But while aiming at different targets, they share fundamentally important approaches and techniques. Ignoring these commonalities does serious harm to both genres. ...
Learning From Established Writers
It is almost cliché to say that to be a good writer (or good speaker), you should read (or listen to) good writers and speakers. This is true. However, it must be taken with a grain of salt because being too attentive to how others write and speak can lead you into dangerous territory. ...
