Tip # 5

Figure out what you want to write. 

The large field of creative writing splits into subcategories (fiction, poetry, creative-nonfiction) and there are even specialized genres (sci-fi, mysteries, experimental… the list goes on).

Figure out what you want to write. Write what you would want to read. Your best writing will spring forth from something that you, and maybe only you, are passionate about. When your passion is injected into your writing, your readers will, in turn, be interested. Your passion for your individual writing project is a powerful tool that will serve well as a starting point.

Remember that you don't have to limit yourself to a single field. Many established writers spread out and explore—perhaps they write creative essays while publishing their creative non-fiction work. Maybe their short novels have poems inside of them.

Therefore figure it out now!