The article that you are reading right now has been written for the purposes of a newspaper. As such, it deals with bare facts. So, the writer must keep in check any sort of imagination he might profess to have, as if he's a spendthrift saving his bank balance when finances are dwindling.

Fiction writers have no such shackles binding them. They are free to squeeze their creative juices to the last drop, fleshing out characters and plotlines before exhibiting them for public display through the printed medium. But how does one go about that process of giving structure to imagination? What does it take to build a riveting narrative, and hold the reader's attention? A workshop this weekend will delve into such questions, giving participants valuable insight into the art of creative writing.