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Tracing a path towards creative writing By Zaynab Chida When people ask me if I expect my English degree to make me an author, I say things like “I don’t do creative writing,” or “Creative writing isn’t my thing.”  The thing is, I don’t write stories or poems. As a child, I tried my hand…

Embrace the Fast-Write by Javeed Chida I first heard about fast-writes in an Intro to Creative Writing class I took at College of DuPage some years ago. Writing can often feel like an uphill task. A fast-write is primarily intended to help a writer find their footing. The typical scenario is that you want to write about…