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Seeing A Talk on How to Write

People and Scenery in Prose

Jointly reported by:
Hwang Victoria Jr3S(3)
Soon Yu Xuan Sr3ScB
O n the 22nd of July 2023, the students of Kuen Cheng High School

were given the opportunity to listen to a literature talk. Prose was the
selected literary genre. Our distinguished host for the day was none other than

Mr King Ban Hui, a talented writer, notable with many years of great writing
experience.

Mr King elaborated that academic writing and literary writing can be
very different. Academic writing can be more “virtual”, and the writer do not

necessarily have to experience everything written by themselves, said our
speaker. Literary writing, however, can be written from a personal perspective
or standpoint. It is more real, as it is written from the bottom of a writer’s heart,

and it has no limit to creativity.

Mr King shared that to unfold a story, writers have to pay special attention
to the interaction between people and things, as well as the dialogue, actions,
and feelings between the characters. As for the setting, Mr King suggested

that writers describe the location as a place to store
memories. Knowing each and every miniscule
detail of a setting such as what decoration there

is, the windows, and how clean the room is
can be crucial to provide a wonderful reading
experience.

How do we write out the key details

in a piece of writing however? Mr King
started off by saying how everyone can see
unique details. Using our five senses, we

should see, hear and feel everything in our

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