Creative writing

 In the article “From Personal to Public Conceptions of Creative Writing in higher education”  Gregory Light explores the effects of creative writing in higher education. The students who participated in the study decided that creative writing was intrinsically different from other forms of writing because of the personal aspect it contains. Creative writing requires interpretation and forces the author to be more aware of their audience. The writer becomes more aware of the process of making their private thoughts public in an effective way. “The central feature of conceptions of creative writing, that by which the main two categories of conception are delineated is described here as 'reader awareness”. After reading this article one might wonder why more creative writing isn’t seen in the Writing Center. Maybe some people are afraid to put their feeling out there, but creative writing isn’t just spilling your guts. Maybe people are afraid to share their feelings and emotions, but writing is a public venue. Of course writing in a journal for therapeutic reasons can be highly effective however in the academic world writing is public. One must always be considering their audience.  Creative writing can sculpt writers who are more aware of their audience as well as help writers discover new forms of expression.