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Guides to Start Writing

• What is a story setting? Mastering Writing time and place
  
• What is a plot? Definition, examples of literary plot
  
• The basic elements of setting in a story
  
• Literary terms: Plot
  
• Starting out: A writers guide for beginners
  
• Huffington Post - A writer’s guide to being a writer: Part 1
  
• The Write Practice: Ten secrets to write better stories
  
• Writer’s Digest - Novel Writing: 7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great

Videos

• Stephen King: writing is hypnosis
  
• Mia Nacamulli: Why you should read Kurt Vonnegut
  
• John Dufresne: How to write a story
  
• Nalo Hopkinson: How to write descriptively
  
• Every story is the same
  
• Writing strong characters: the important distinction between want and need
  

Writing Prompts

• 500 writing prompts to help beat your writer’s block
  
• Plot generator
  
• Reddit: writing prompts
  
• The Write Practice: 10 Best Creative Writing Prompts

Library e-Resources

• Writer’s Digest (accessible through RB Digital with your library card)
  
• Memoir Writing Guide (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
  
• Writing Fiction: A User-Friendly Guide (accessible through Hoopla with your
  library card)
  
• Writing Fiction for Dummies (accessible through Overdrive with your library
  card)
  
• Creative Writing Workshop (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
  
• Future Ready Creative Writing Projects (accessible through Hoopla with your
  library card)
  
• Writing Creative Writing (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
  
• Creative Writing: The Quick Matrix (accessible through Hoopla with your library
  card)
  
• Short Story Writing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Short Story (accessible
  through Overdrive with your library card)