Creative Writing: A Study Investigating Factors Influencing Creativity in Writing and their Outcomes

Abstract

Storytelling is a time-honoured tradition that is essential in connecting mankind together and communicating essential lessons via the story medium. In this study, we identify two elements – identity and interactivity – that inspire good storytelling and attempt to integrate them within a creative writing assignment study conducted with a group of 10-year old students. This article details how using these two elements can potentially increase the quality of creativity and language proficiency in creative writing assignments as well as increase the fun in writing a story.