Creative Writing- Believe In You! 9 Reasons Why You're Already A More Creative Writer Than You Think

The biggest single factor in determining how much creative writing you produce, and at what kind of level, may not be what you first think.

It’s not always the most talented and gifted writers that write the best books, poems, screenplays and stories.

In fact often the most talented writers don’t even write at all.

No, the single biggest factor that controls what you write creatively is how good a creative writer you BELIEVE you are.

By increasing your self-belief in your abilities as a creative writer you can take your writing to new levels in both quality and quantity.

So here are 9 reasons why you’re ALREADY a better creative writer than you think you are:

1. You have unique life experience. No-one else has lived the life you have. No-one else has experienced the same set of circumstances. So you have a unique angle on how the world is. And other people out there are keen to hear YOUR unique way of seeing things, through your creative writing.

2. You have persistence and determination. Think back to a time in your life when you really struggled to overcome a situation. One that challenged you greatly at the time, but you got through in the end. There you go, you couldn’t have done that without persistence and determination. These strengths will serve you well as a creative writer.

3. You’ve already written 1000s of words. Think about everything you’ve written in your lifetime so far, every time you’ve put word to page. If you added it all up, you’d realise you must’ve written – over dozens of different formats - enough to fill a whole series of novels.

4. You’re keen to learn more. Well you’re reading this article aren’t you? And no doubt you’ve read other articles and books on creativity, and will read many more in the future. All of which proves you’re willing to learn and improve your creative writing.

5. You have ideas just bursting to be turned into creative writing. Think of all the ideas you’ve had for creative writing. How many have you actually explored to their natural conclusion? How many hundreds of others have come to you in a flash of inspiration then disappeared again just as quickly? There’s no end to the creative writing ideas you’re able to produce. It’s capturing them that’s the key.

6. Other people already see you as a creative writer. Even if you don’t! How many times have you heard comments like “can you write this part, you’re good with words” or “you can always come up with an interesting way of getting an idea across”. Then just dismissed them with a “Oh ANYONE could do that...”. It’s easy to take our talents for granted, because we live with them every day. Don’t fall into this same trap.

7. You’ve lived many lives. Each of us in our lives play a number of different roles. Friend, lover, partner, son or daughter, parent, work colleague... Each of these roles brings out a certain part of our personality, and gives us a unique viewpoint. You can use this to enrich your creative writing, and make it real and truthful.

8. You come up with creative ideas all the time. Whether it’s putting together an outfit for a special occasion, preparing a delicious meal with your partner, coming up with ideas for places to go out to, decorating your home, or finding new ways of doing things in your place of work. Every day you create new ideas and invent new ways that weren’t there before. This same energy and inventiveness can be channelled into your creative writing.

9. You’re only ever a moment away from writing something wonderful. At any time in your day to day to life, you’re capable of stopping what you’re doing, picking up a pencil and writing a line of beautiful, stirring, touching words. Your creative writing ability is just bubbling away beneath the surface waiting to come out to play. You’ve just got to ask it!

These are 9 reasons why you’re already a better, more creative writer than you think you are.

Which ones have you been overlooking and taking for granted?

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Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are frustrated they're not using their creative talents as well as they could be. See more at his website: www.CoachCreative.com