Creative writing, based on the Oxford dictionary, "creative" is relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something. And according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, "creative" is marked by the ability or power to create.
Based on the Oxford dictionary, "writing" is the activity or skill of writing. So, "creative writing" in my opinion is the activity of writing about whatever thoughts and feelings expressed by the author using his imagination. The writing in the form of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Such as the short story, novels, epics, epics, autobiography, novella, and so on.
There are some elements in creative writing, which are the character, point of view, plot, setting, dialogue, style, and theme.
In writing an article there is a process. The process of writing a concept that will be written by the author. In the process of creative writing, the authors focus on how to make a draft, then revise his writings, as well as edit the text. In the process of writing there are steps that must be done to get a decent writing to be read by the reader. These steps are prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.
In the editing process, writer changed the mistakes he did as spelling, word choice, word usage, and so on.
In addition to the writing process, in making the unisex style of writing creative writing. Writing style is an ordinance that is used to write the author for all readers. Writing style reveals the identity of the author, how he thinks about something and conveyed through a post, how the writers feel at the time. And also at the time of writing a paper, authors should be able to feel what is felt by the reader.
Selected writing style in creative writing such as sentence form, diction, connotations, punctuation. Authors need to adjust the style of the situation, and he also must determine the purpose of writing it to the reader.
