{"id":5234,"date":"2017-08-28T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&#038;p=5234"},"modified":"2020-08-02T07:56:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:56:23","slug":"5-ways-break-rules-creative-writing-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/5-ways-break-rules-creative-writing-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Break the Rules in Your Creative Writing Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the greatest figures in our human history have been rule breakers.<\/p>\n<p>There were the American revolutionaries who refused to pay their taxes without being represented in the British parliament.<\/p>\n<p>There was Nelson Mandela who joined the African National Congress and fought against Apartheid, which had been the law of the South African land since 1948.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, there\u2019s the Woody Guthrie aficionado at my local park who refuses to adhere to the fascist signage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land.jpg\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5597 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20419%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20419%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land-768x644.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/this-land-is-our-land.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, today is your day.<\/p>\n<p>For years you\u2019ve been told the proper way to write an essay. You\u2019ve been caged by the five-paragraph structure. You\u2019ve been chained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-make-a-thesis-statement-the-easy-way-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the compulsory thesis statement<\/a>. You\u2019ve been force-fed a steady diet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/97-transition-words-essays-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transition words<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/topic-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">topic sentences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, not today! We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We\u2019re going to live on! We\u2019re going to survive! Today we celebrate our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116629\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independence Day<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, I\u2019ve been watching too many Bill Pullman movies lately.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here are five ways to break the rules in your creative writing essays.<\/p>\n<h2>Creative Writing Essays<\/h2>\n<p>Wait, wait, wait. What the heck are creative writing essays?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5599\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2.jpg\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5599 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20594%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20594%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2-253x300.jpg 253w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-pic-2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Rub your tummy and pat your head&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nhoj\/5208662470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Markos O&#8217;Neill<\/a>, Flickr.com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/a> \/Comment bubble added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I hear \u201ccreative writing\u201d and \u201cessay\u201d together in the same sentence, it\u2019s a bit like rubbing my belly and patting my head. They aren\u2019t meant to be done at the same time, so stop asking me to do it!!<\/p>\n<p>Creative writing and essays do seem antonymic in my mind. I mean, an essay is about structure, fact, and research. Meanwhile, creative writing is about imagination, characters, and story-telling.<\/p>\n<p>So what are creative writing essays?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s important to first understand that \u201ccreative\u201d and \u201cfictitious\u201d are not synonymous. Just because a writing is creative does not mean that it\u2019s made up.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/753\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">creative essay<\/a> is a form of creative <i>non-<\/i>fiction. The idea is that you&#8217;re writing about a factual subject, but you\u2019re writing about it in a creative way.<\/p>\n<p>So instead of focusing on being informative and persuasive, as most essays do, the creative writing essay allows the writer to present a subject by telling a (most likely personal) story.<\/p>\n<p>This injection of beautiful, beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxford-royale.co.uk\/articles\/techniques-creative-writing-improve-essays.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">creativity<\/a> means the majority of those essay-writing rules of the past can be chucked from the balcony.<\/p>\n<p>Anarchy!?! Well, not exactly. But certainly less structured.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s take a look at some of the ways you can break the rules in your own creative writing essay.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Get Personal<\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned above, the lens through which the writer of a creative writing essay approaches his or her work is often personal.<\/p>\n<p>This is a big departure from the world of academic writing, in which it&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/third-person-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a cardinal sin for the essayist to write in the first person<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, your writing soul is safe here. In fact, the majority of creative writing essays are memoirs. Now, I\u2019m not talking about a straight-up autobiography (though those would certainly be considered pieces of creative non-fiction).<\/p>\n<p>Instead, think more along the lines of writing an essay about the effects of climate change through the lens of your volunteer experience in Haiti.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid.jpg\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid.jpg 937w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5596 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20343%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20343%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid.jpg 937w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid-768x526.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pyramid.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or an essay about fair business practices through the lens of your last failed venture.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of creative writing essay assignments will not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/use-first-person-writing-essays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allow the writer to get personal<\/a>, but will actually encourage it.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-header\">Stuck on Your Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-desc\">Check out thousands of example essays.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/blog-landing-essay\" target=\"_blank\">Yes! Show me examples.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>2. Outline Outside the Lines<\/h2>\n<p>Throw out the crazy-looking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/7-essay-outline-templates-get-essay-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">webs and clusters<\/a>. Instead, let\u2019s get creative with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/6-prewriting-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our prewriting strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As in any piece of creative writing, it will be important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/good-hook-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grab your readers&#8217; attention<\/a>. You want to transport them&nbsp;to the time and place where your story took place and keep them there for the entirety of your essay.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, you must have a logical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-a-narrative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">narrative<\/a> structure with seamless flow. So why not map out your story like the greatest storytellers do?<\/p>\n<p>Myriad <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/software\/applications\/best-free-software-for-writing-10-programs-to-unleash-your-creativity-1141280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writing programs<\/a>&nbsp;are available online (many of which are free), and some of the most successful writers in the world use them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I use a screenplay writing program every time I embark on a creative writing journey. Such programs include great outlining tools that can help you get your \u201cscenes\u201d in order. This can be an amazing asset when deciding on the best narrative structure.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ditch the Five-Paragraph Structure<\/h2>\n<p>I hate to dog on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/write-5-paragraph-essay-outline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-paragraph structure<\/a> because it is an incredibly useful tool for beginning writers.<\/p>\n<p>Its strength lies in its ability to serve as a blueprint for a good essay, ensuring that the writer includes all the requisite aspects of a strong argument.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1.png\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1.png\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"447\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1.png 447w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5779 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20447%20677%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"447\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20447%20677%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1.png 447w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1-198x300.png 198w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fire1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, I\u2019ve been bragging throughout this post about throwing many of these aspects out the window, so let\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/5-paragraph-essay-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">do the same with the five-paragraph essay structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the creative writing essay isn\u2019t really about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/argumentative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">making an argument<\/a>. It\u2019s about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/show-dont-tell-narrative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">telling a story<\/a>. And not all stories fit a mold.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to tell your story is whichever way engages the audience and gets your point across. Restricting yourself to five paragraphs is not going to help you do either.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Take Your Time in the Intro<\/h2>\n<p>In a typical essay, you&#8217;re expected to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-an-essay-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the introduction<\/a> to quickly address your argument so that you can move on to defending it in the body of your paper.<\/p>\n<p>The creative writing essay is a bit different. Although you will be making a subtle argument later in your writing, the backbone of your essay will not be your argument, but instead your story.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of rushing to present an argument, you\u2019ll be using the introduction to draw your readers in emotionally, which takes time.<\/p>\n<p>So the goal is to hook your readers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-start-a-narrative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opening paragraph of the narrative<\/a> so that they keep reading, then build your story so that they are transfixed. And <em>then <\/em>you&nbsp;show them what you learned through this experience.<\/p>\n<p>The hope is that they&#8217;ll learn it too by reading about it.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-header\">Stuck on Your Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-desc\">Check out thousands of example essays.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/blog-landing-essay\" target=\"_blank\">Yes! Show me examples.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>5. Taking Liberties<\/h2>\n<p>This is a tough one to throw out there. If you abuse it, your essay will be a sham. However, there are instances in creative writing where it&#8217;s acceptable to take liberties in your writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp.jpg\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5598 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20419%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"creative writing essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20419%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp-768x644.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gasp.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By this I mean there may be points where you purposely write something that isn\u2019t <i>exactly <\/i>true.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes, get your gasps out now, but then let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/1965\/09\/25\/in-cold-blood-the-last-to-see-them-alive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>In Cold Blood<\/i> by Truman Capote<\/a>, one of the greatest pieces of creative non-fiction in history.<\/p>\n<p>The last line of the book reads, \u201cThen, starting home, he walked toward the trees, and under them, leaving behind him the big sky, the whisper of wind voices in the wind-bent wheat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Was the wind blowing that day? Perhaps. Yet perhaps it wasn&#8217;t. Does it matter?<\/p>\n<p>If on most days the wind is blowing through the wheat in alliterative ways, then Capote can take some liberties here, saying it was blowing on this particular day as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let me be clear:<\/strong> any liberties taken with hard facts will tank your essay. When you take them, <i>if <\/i>you take them, make sure you only take liberties&nbsp;related to inconsequential moments that affect nothing more than the atmosphere of your writing.<\/p>\n<h2>That&#8217;s a Wrap<\/h2>\n<p>And with that, we have arrived to the end of our anarchist blog post on creative writing essays. Rules can be a detriment to writing creatively, so have some fun breaking them in your next paper.<\/p>\n<p>Need some inspiration? Read some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/english\/creative-writing-8921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">example essays from other students<\/a> who&#8217;ve tackled creative writing essays.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure about some of your decisions in your own creative writing essay, send your draft to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-editing-proofreading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skilled editors at Kibin<\/a>. They will not only proofread your essay, but also give you suggestions to further improve your writing skills.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the greatest figures in our human history have been rule breakers. There were the American revolutionaries who refused to pay their taxes without being represented in the British parliament. 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