Section IV Imaginative Writing: Turning a Stimulus Into a Focused Story

What this note covers

1. Read the writing task as a set of creative constraints
2. Create a character through specific perception and action
3. Control perspective, time and narrative distance
4. Develop a turning point with a credible consequence
5. Use motif, imagery and sentence rhythm selectively
6. Edit the ending and check the whole narrative

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