Creative writing resources: Fiction
This guide provides starting-point resources for students in creative writing courses (ENGL 276, ENGL 278, and ENGL 279).
Here you'll find some e-books in our collection that discuss the art of writing fiction. We've also included a few free web resources that offer tips on writing fiction.
E-Books
Vivid and continuous: Essays and exercises for writing fiction by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2013
Telling stories: The craft of narrative and the writing life by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2017
The creative writer's survival guide: Advice from an unrepentant novelist by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2010
To the budding creative writer: A handbook by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2009This book addresses writing fiction in section 2.
The writing workshop note book: Notes on creating and workshopping by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2007This book offers advice for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction throughout.
Writing with power: Techniques for mastering the writing process by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 1998This book offers advice for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction throughout.
Jump start : How to write from everyday life by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2001This book offers advice for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction throughout.
The muses among us: Eloquent listening and other pleasures of the writer's craft by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2012This book offers advice for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction throughout.
Stranger at the door: Writers and the act of writing by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2006This book offers advice for writers of fiction and creative nonfiction throughout.
Digital Resources
- The Purdue OWL: Creative writing guideFrom Purdue University's Online Writing Lab, this guide includes introductory resources for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
- Introduction to creative writing (Lumen learning course)Lumen Learning online course, with major emphases on writing fiction and poetry. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license.
- Keywords in creative writingA "volume for creative writing students and other writers just getting started. In two- to ten-page discussions, these authors introduce forty-one central concepts in the fields of creative writing and writing instruction, with discussions.” Originally written and published in 2006, made available online by its authors. Available online (e-book) or downloadable formats.
- Writer's digestA free resource for creative writers to find writing advice, writing prompts, information about competitions, and community forums.
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