Can Creative Writing Be Taught?

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Can Creative Writing Be Taught?

 

“Genius must be born, and never can be taught.” —John Dryden


So, you must be thinking why such a quotation has been used for writing on such a topic, right? Yes, you are somewhat right, but not to its entirety. Let us now delve deep into the ocean of Dryden’s quote with a great splashing sound.

 

It is quite surprising to surmise the authenticity of the quotation in this regard. However, if we endeavour to dig out the oasis, we will definitely find some water, the life-giver. Can anything be taught unless and until we do will to learn the lessons and imbibe them into our hearts? The answer will probably be in the negative.

 

Yes, coming direct to our point, we must now perceive the fact that the expression “creative writing” is derived from the very word “create”. Does it resonate something in our hearts? Yes, I mean the Book of Genesis.

 

Creation is always divine. No matter where we belong, no matter how we are, it must be cognised that creation is a divine process. Just as a mother gives birth to her child with lots of labour pains, a creative writer has to undergo a plaintive experience indeed to create something new. After the process of creation, the creator feels divine bliss.

 

Therefore, we may infer that creative writing can be taught provided we have a clean and purified heart to give birth or to create. Genius cannot be taught; it must be born in our within. That is to say, we have to learn it on our own without a single word of teaching.


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