Using contractions in creative responses?

[a weaponized ikea chair]

Although it is fairly common knowledge to avoid contractions in formal essay writing, I'm wondering what's the convention in creative responses.

I'd prefer to use them, since they make the sound tone less rigid, but if they are looked down upon, I better not.

What's the stance on using contractions in creative responses?

[Billuminati]

Although it is fairly common knowledge to avoid contractions in formal essay writing, I'm wondering what's the convention in creative responses.

I'd prefer to use them, since they make the sound tone less rigid, but if they are looked down upon, I better not.

What's the stance on using contractions in creative responses?

Definitely OK as long as you indicate that you chose to write informally in tone in your statement of intention and explain why. In my class, someone added swear words to their creative and got away with it cuz they justified it as capturing the Outback spirit (our creative text was Like a House on Fire, more like a dumpster on fire lol)