The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

Analysis & Response 117 dire reasoning as this it is no wonder that people are choosing to stay clear of creative writing. So what if the interest in creative writing is slowly dwindling? People need to be aware of how much of a problem this really is. The first and most important reason is the fact that people need to learn that they should not only be consumers of things as people so often are, but they also need to be creators as well. Douglas Hesse also writes, “We are at the crucial professional juncture, needing to find a good mix between being ‘about’ writing/composing (that is, as focusing on interpretation, on analyzing texts of literature practices) and being ‘for’ writing/composing (that is, focusing on production, on making texts)” (34). Another important reason to teach creative writing is that it can teach students not only how to show creative expression but it can also help them express their own opinion in a unique way. This is invaluable and is something that is very difficult to teach someone (Bailey 154). One final thing worth mentioning is the fact that creative thinking is extremely helpful to our brains and how they grow and develop. This creative thinking always helps them take in more information and data (Zeki 51). There are some important things at stake when it comes to the love of creative writing fading from view. Unfortunately not all of the attempts to help people enjoy the practice of creative writing have been successful. One of these failures was the idea to force the love for it on people. This does not mean to tie them to a chair and yell at them to love creative writing, it means that many people are not thinking creatively themselves and are not giving those under them purposefully good experiences with creative writing. Creative writing is easily integrated into many different subjects in many different ways. Creative writing is also easily disguised in different forms. Why should it be disguised? Some practices are best learned inadvertently. In other words, it may be better to disguise creative writing because of the ever-increasing negative attitudes that arise from today’s students. This way, if done correctly, it allows for students to have a chance to learn creative writing, practice it, and maybe learn to admire it without the added pressure to write it off because it seemed to be just another assignment given to them by their teacher. Another failed attempt at fixing this problem is the idea the creative writing can only come from what writers know and have experienced. While this is true for many creative writers, it heavily limits the abilities of those who desire to write. Creative writing