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Having been involved with many forms of writing for some years now, I have come to hold a great interest in writing theory, method and of course the conception of composition; this being one of my favourite subjects in terms of literary theory. Essentially, however, those areas surrounding creative writing and the facets involved with such writings and creativity, have come to hold my primary focus and an area which I have examined, analysed and researched many times throughout my time at university and also as the result of my own personal curiosity and drive to improve both myself and the craft too which I have chosen to dedicate my life. Resulting from my vast interest, experience and in sight into this area, I thought I should share a few of my own personal tips and tricks when it comes to creative design, the formation of ideas, expanding those ideas and of course, my own personal theory of composition. However, if restricted, I might have to place my theory of composition on a separate essay, so look forward to that one coming soon. However, getting back to the topic now onto the main topic.

Firstly, when choosing to engage within any form of writing, wether it be creative, academic, freelance or other wise, it is important to be able to understand your own strengths, weaknesses and how you might be able to improve upon them later. Furthermore, writing, like many other art forms and skills is often engaged by countless other individuals. However, within the writing community, there exists two three distinct groups. There are those with a natural ability and understanding of both writing and prose. The second group are those of un-wavering determination and then finally, the third group is occupied by those who want to write, but probably shouldn't trust me, you will be able to recognise these people and they are able to recognise themselves, they just choose to ignore the truth.

Although it is important to be able to recognise your own strengths and weaknesses, it is also just as important to be able to recognise your key knowledge bases. This being, those topics, areas and issues, with which you are most familiar. Essentially, holding a pre-constructed understanding of your topic and having a general interest in that area aids the writing process and makes writing a lot more enjoyable. It is often a good idea to sit down and write out these areas and flesh them out into specific key facets. Then, for each of those facets, you should jot down a few ideas

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