Intro to Creative Writing Mind Map

Annotations:

• Critical knowledge: will provide information if participants are unfamiliar with creative genres

1. Fiction genres
2. Non-fiction genres

1. Identify favorite books
   1. Why are these your favorite books?
      1. Narrative elements
      2. Character development
      3. Plot development
2. Identify favorite authors
   1. What do these authors do that you like?
      1. Character development
      2. narrative elements
      3. Plot development
3. Identify favorite characters
   1. Why do you like these characters?
      1. Character voice
      2. Character development

1. Houses
   1. Friends' houses
   2. Your house
   3. Houses of other people who are interesting or memorable
      1. Add notes about people who were memorable
2. Locations (neighborhood. and near area)
   1. Recreational areas
      1. Pool
      2. Playgrounds
      3. Tennis courts
      4. Basketball courts
      5. Cookout/picnic areas
      6. Community building
   2. Buildings
      1. Sheds
      2. Outbuildings
      3. Detached garages
   3. Landforms
      1. Woods
      2. Water (lakes, ponds, streams, etc)
      3. Hills
      4. Trails
   4. Roads/Streets
      1. Side walks
3. Significant events
   1. Include anecdotes
   2. Neighborhood traditions
   3. Disasters
   4. Events that impacted you

1. Establish mood
2. Reflect characters' traits
3. Foreshadowing

1. Protagonist
2. Antagonist
3. Secondary Characters
4. Tertiary Characters

1. Demographics
   1. Age
   2. Race
   3. Gender
   4. Ethnicity
   5. Socio-economic status
2. Personal
   1. Likes/dislikes
   2. Preferences
   3. Sexuality
   4. Religious beliefs
   5. Political views
   6. Physical type
   7. Mood
   8. Attitude
   9. Self-image
   10. Strengths and weaknesses
3. Relationships
   1. Family
   2. Friends
   3. Co-workers
   4. Peers
   5. Love interest
   6. Affiliation to protagonist or antagonist

1. Internal
   1. Conflict of consciousness
   2. Conflict of morals
   3. Conflict of emotions
2. External
   1. Man vs. Man
   2. Man vs. Machine
   3. Man vs. Nature
   4. Man vs. Supernatural
   5. Man vs. Society

1. Inciting incident
   1. Conflict that initiates rising action
   2. Occurs after initial setting and characterization is established
   3. Internal or external
   4. Results in a permanent change
   5. Affects the protagonist
2. Critical conincidense
   1. Appears random to at least 1 character
   2. Critcal to the plot
   3. Can have multiple
   4. Can be ternal or external
   5. Occurs at any point in the plot