EN 311: Creative Writing: Resources

Collection of blogs and websites dedicated to the craft playwriting.

Links to resources for playwrights; submission sites, professional organizations, and general writing resources.

Practical advice from a Hollywood writer.

Hundreds of full scripts from movies, TV, radio, and anime.

Nicely done site from a nonprofit organization. Has online magazine, writing help, contests, directories, etc.

Emphasizes poetry events from all over the country, but also has good collection of "Poet and Writer Resources." This is an Austin organization.

Litline.org was a website created for the independent literary community. It represented non-commercial literary presses and magazines. Not only that, it facilitated the opening of bookstores and organized conferences and festivals.

National Novel Writing Month is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes your story matters.

A collection of 390+ articles for aspiring and emerging writers, written by those who have gone before.

K.M. Weiland, the writer of Helping Writers Become Authors, is an award-winning author who shares creative writing advice on story structure, character arcs, common writing mistakes, and much more!

Although this is technically a genre-specific writing blog, New York Times best-selling author Phillip Athans has great advice for writers of all types, guaranteed

Run by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Joanna Penn, this site offers articles and other resources related to writing, publishing, and marketing books

Writing prompts are posted here daily, offering inspiration for writers in all genres. Some of the prompts focus on breaking through writer's block, while others focus on building characters or refining your dialogue-writing skills. If you're feeling as though you're in a writing rut, the site also posts inspirational quotes from famous authors

This well-known and comprehensive site offers all manner of advice and resources for authors. Of particular interest are the site's many creative writing prompts. New prompts are published weekly, and writers post their results in the comments section

The folks at DIY MFA believe you can access the benefits of a Master in Fine Arts without having to go to the traditional (expensive) route. It all comes down to a simple but powerful combination: writing with focus, reading with purpose and building your community

NewPages.com is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more

Daily tips and articles on everything from writing prompts to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Requires free membership. Lots of resources, message boards, contests, ways to interact with other writers.

Many areas of writing help, such as a grammar handbook, how to get friendly critiques of your writing, tips and techniques, and more. From the University of Illinois.

Writing and grammar guides and resources from the William & Mary University Writing Resources Center.

NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is a writing challenge where participants attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. The challenge is open to everyone, especially those who have thought about writing a novel but haven't yet taken the leap. You can sign up for a free account at nanowrimo.org, where you can keep track of your word count, access resources, and befriend other writers.