Belonging Creative Writing Ideas (1 Viewer)

[FunnyFunny0o]

do u think a teenage looking for a part-time job cliche'd?

and and....is it ok to right a creative based on an adults perspective? because since i'm still just a teenage... and from what other BOS members said, 'write about something based on your experiences' hehe? this idea came up when others said that most teenage topics are all cliche'd, so if i'm writing about another generation, it might be original?...
For example: man working as a chef in a restaurant, lacking social skills...

 

[Aerath]

But if you do - your creative may lack authenticity.

 

[cpHERO]

OK so I'll be honest, English (especially creative writing) isn't my strong suit.
i was trying to think of a story that wasn't too cliche or unoriginal.

what i came up with was the idea that as a the story begins a man who had recently lost his wife, is in the process of attempting suicide. He ties the rope to the rafters and places the noose around his neck...

this is the part I'm confused about.. do you know how people say that when your about to die your hole life flashes before your eyes?
well this is what i want to try and convey, however I'm finding it difficult...
any suggestions?

after this "flashback" takes place the man realizes how much he has to live for ( im thinking that maby they have kids?) and he tries to take off the noose but trips off the chair, strangling him.
However before the man dies the rope snaps and the man believes it to be an omen and begins a "new" life without his wife.

thats just the basic idea... i need help

 

[Aerath]

OK. Don't 'die' in your creative - unless it's very very very very good.

 

[Irrelevance]

War veteran not fitting into scoiety? Guilt for what he's done?

Too typical?

 

[Aerath]

War veteran not fitting into scoiety? Guilt for what he's done?

Too typical?

It's a pretty good idea. Sure it's been done before, however, about 95% of stories that HSC students come up would've been thought up of before. About 4% would have unbelievably shit/crap/plain dumb (did your mother drop you on your head?) sort ideas that NOONE would've thought up of. Only about 1% will get a really good, original idea.

However, despite your idea being used before, you can make it stand out by making your writing good. This means metaphorical and metaphysical interpretations of belonging and/or alienation, not just the: "He was alone, he did not belong".

 

[jhwood]

i also having trouble,i've got my idea-a baby in a womb being literally pushed away from where she belongs but i have NO IDEA as to how to go about it.perhaps u guys could help?

if you want inspiration read the poem 'sleep' by kenneth slessor... if your doing advanced you probably have. My favourite poem =) being born is "the expulsion and the awakening" so you get the idea. it has a harsh overtone to the ending/birth part which could help you

 

[Applesoup]

Im rather unsure on how to be unique with m [FONT=&quot]y short story, so i decided to base it on previous experiences when i felt i didnt belong; m[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]year 8 parent teacher night where i received reall[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y bad results. do [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]you think this is a good idea for a short stor[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y?[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[violentdelights]

Im rather unsure on how to be unique with m [FONT=&quot]y short story, so i decided to base it on previous experiences when i felt i didnt belong; m[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]year 8 parent teacher night where i received reall[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y bad results. do [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]you think this is a good idea for a short stor[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]y?[/FONT]

No...

What made you feel like you didn't belong...?

 

[Applesoup]

No...

What made you feel like you didn't belong...?

What made me feel like i didnt belong is fear of being scolded, ostracized by friends, parents and teachers. So pretty much i felt like i didnt belong because i did not meet expectations. [FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[Aerath]

Well, it's a foundation. Build upon it. Turn it from the physical: "Oh, I'm not belonging", to the metaphysical and metaphorical sense of alienation and isolation.

 

[Chevalier]

How bout a story on not belonging?- where an individual chooses not to belong to a group because they might want to make a statement about themselves and to assert their individuality, cause there are also negative implications about belonging to some groups.

I'm planning on using this as the basis of my short story, where the protagonist is in danger of forsaking his relationship with a friend because he chooses not to belong to the same group that his friend belongs.

 

[thongetsu]

It's so hard to write a non-cliche story nowadays.

 

[cherii2007]

With all of my Belonging Creative Writing pieces, my teacher has said that my Belonging theme isn't apparent at all. T__T I don't know what I can do, because I usually try to approach the theme abstractly...is it better to just make it REALLY point-blank bleedingly obvious that this damn short story is about belonging? Is throwing around the word "belong", "isolated", etc a good idea?

+ Which would you recommend more: writing a story based on own experience, or writing a story to the perspective of a completely different person than oneself...? Hmm, I guess it would be effective implementing your own experiences while maintaining a completely different persona...without sounding like yourself. Sorry if this doesn't make too much sense. :S

How about...a person (X) always belonged to this group, but knew that what they were doing was wrong and by the end of the narrative, X does something to finally break away from what was both a securing element that made that person feel they belonged, but also disallowed X from having his/her own opinions, etc lack of self-dignity, autonomy, sense of identity...kind of thing. So X chooses not to belong in the end.

Aaaaand take a breath. Is this idea played out too much? Oh...the person above above me has a similar idea. The story sounds like a simpler version of my text at the moment. ==

 

[ilikebeeef]

Belonging is clichéd in itself full stop.

 

[Absolutezero]

It's so hard to write a non-cliche story nowadays.

That's because there are only seven different ideas:

[wo]man vs. nature
[wo]man vs. man
[wo]man vs. the environment
[wo]man vs. machines/technology
[wo]man vs. the supernatural
[wo]man vs. self
[wo]man vs. god/religion

 

[jeremysuen]

would a creative writing about someone who just came out of jail after decades and cant connect to community be a good idea of not belonging?

 

[courtneyobryan]

Parents divorce? Show belonging to a traditonal type family to single mum, constant new step dads etc. dispatchment from family ties, emotive language of isolation, confusion. etc still belongs to siblings.

 

[b00m]

Belonging is clichéd in itself full stop.

beef speaks the truth

 

[Paulus_999]

my story based around someone who doesnt belong in school (so original) but even still, i still got good marks for it (17/20) because my teacher said markers are more concerned about the language and techniques you use to convey the idea of belonging rather than the story itself. Although the basis of the story must still centre around belonging/not belonging.