Deanna Said:

GCSE Creative Writing, Really need direction?

We Answered:

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Georgia Said:

gcse creative writing....ideas needed? (:?

We Answered:

Ok. So u want ur story to be different. Maybe u could write a story abt hw lets say John took a cab in the middle of the night. Dont go into too much detail abt why or hw he ended up alone at night. Start the essay straight away.
Opening lines can be - With its headlights flashing, a taxi appeared in the distance. John got up from his sitting position on the curb and stuck his thumb out. The taxi came to a screeching halt.

Now u must narrate the story from John's point of view. Say something like - He opened the door and flopped himself on the old, worn-out leather seats. The taxi suddenly came to life and John peered at the driver. Something did not feel right. "Where do you want to go?" the driver rasped. The abruptness of his tone somewhat shook John and he glanced around uneasily. Sweating profusely, he struggled to think abt where he wanted to go.

Now the story changes to the description of the setting coz u want to hold the reader in suspense. Dont reveal anything yet. So say something like - The taxi sped on, into the wilderness of the night. As soon as the city lights appeared in the distance, John heaved a sigh of relief. But something from the corner of his eye caught his attention. The driver moved his right arm to get something from near his feet. Something shiny glinted in the moonlight. Without thinking twice, John instinctively reached for the door handle and starting shaking the handle furiously in an attempt to escape.

Ok. This is the last stage where u reveal everything. Continue - The taxi driver pressed down hard on the brakes and before the taxi even stopped, John heaved himself out of the taxi and made a run for the nearest lit building.

Next para - The taxi driver looked at the back of the young man disappearing in the distance. He then looked down at the spanner in his right hand. He had thought something was not right when the mysterious passenger had not answered his question of where he wanted to go. He suspected dat he was most probably drunk or a bit psycho so he had reached for the spanner to protect himself. But he was still puzzled abt the young man's strange behaviour. Sighing to himself, he restarted his taxi and made his way home. "I'll never pick up any passengers in the dead of the night again. They're too creepy." he thought to himself.


Well dats it. Dats my story. But u have to elaborate more coz i only wrote guiding lines for u to work with. I dunno whether u liked it or not, but dats wat i wrote for one of my essays :) Hope this helped but if u dont like my story then i respect ur decision :) No problem :)

Marcia Said:

How to use a flashback in GCSE creative writing? Please help me!!?

We Answered:

To be honest, it's completely up to you - that's why it's creative writing!

However, there are some techniques...

Often using dialog can be quite effective, e.g

But that wasn't what Fred wanted to know. So he asked again, trying to make himself a bit clearer:
'But what actually happened that day?'
Fred took a deep breath and replied:
'You have to understand, it was a long time ago. I was sixteen, lost and scared'

Fred couldn't take it any more. Deep in the forest, with nothing but wild animals for company, he started to run...

Or sometimes just introducing the flashback in the narrative is enough e.g.

As Amy sat back in her chair, she recalled that chilling night...

'RUN' The voice came from nowhere...

Sometimes using dates can be quite effective e.g.

Alice walked down the corridor, not really listening to the tour guide. The building spoke for itself, all those memories she had could never really be reduced to pure facts

17th November 2009. Alice needed help. And fast.


I hope this has given you a few ideas

Ethel Said:

need an idea for creative writing gcse essay?

We Answered:

your ideas are common ones..

i live and grew in a world of journalism here in our country..obvious comparisons are a No, No to us..

if you're in the US, try making an essay about the upcoming elections, like how historical is it?
like, if Hillary Clinton is to be the next US president, she will be the FIRST female president of the USA and of the most powerful country in the world..or if Barack Obama will won, it will end the racial discrimination of the Black Americans and he will be the first Black American president of the most powerful country in the world.. their pro's and cont's if they will win in the presidential election.

another interesting topic:
how did the war in the middle east affect the economy of the US and of the rest of the world? state facts and evidences..

these are but only a few of the most interesting topics of the world that will surely grab one's attention..try it.

Sean Said:

Any ideas for english GCSE creative writing?

We Answered:

Write about something with the theme "what if...". For example what if you got a golden airline ticket through the post that allowed you to fly anywhere in the world at any time? Where would you go? What would you do ? Who would you see ? Who would send you this magic ticket and why?

Or perhaps an "if I was..." theme. For example If I was a celebrity, prime minister, God , invisible or just a different person from your life like your mother or best friend what would you do ? Would you act the same do everything differently or something else?

Well those are a couple off the top of my head, good luck! As long as you've tried with everything you've got then you'll have no reason to have any regrets for anything at all.