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Creative Writing Resources: Getting Started

  • Inspiration & Writing Tips
  • Brainstorming
  • Novel Plot Development
  • Setting & World Buillding 1
  • Setting & World Building 2
  • Character Building
  • Character References
  • Short Story Development
  • Craft (& Style)
  • Creative Non-fiction
  • Real World Writing
  • Screenplay Resources
  • Screenplay Resources Online
  • TV, Radio & Podcasting Resources
  • Comedy & Humor
  • Intro Graphic Novels
  • Comic Book & Graphic Novel Writing
  • Game Writing & Transmedia
  • Publishing & Marketing

Welcome to the Creative Life

In this Guide, students and staff will find a variety of library material and online resources to choose from, relating to WRITING and CREATIVE WRITING. The physical copies of the books and films are linked to the Koha Online Catalog and can be checked out. (If staff or students do not have accounts, please fill out the form found on this page .)

The eBooks are available through the links to EBSCOhost and O'Reilly Learning . The streaming videos can be accessed through the link, LinkedInLearning . There are links to online websites and blogs that can be useful as well. In addition to this Guide, there are two other Creative Writing Guides available: Poetry and Haiku .

Some of the material selected may apply to films, animation and games but they can inspire the writer to develop stories and other content based on that material. For thinking outside the box can be helpful.

In this "Getting Started" Section, you will find two pages:

Library Quick LInks

Start here to find full-text articles, news, online journals, and e-books.

Start here to find Books and Media available through the Library. You must have a library account in order to check out materials, place holds, or renew materials.

LinkedIn Learning is provided by Full Sail University. It is a premier site for online video tutorials. You must be logged into Connect in order to access the materials.

The Library provides access to over 30 databases, covering a range of subjects and topics. You may be prompted for your login to Connect.

O'Reilly Online Learning O'Reilly Online Learning is a resource for hundreds of e-books and videos. This is a primary source for Full Sail University textbooks.

Request an Item through Interlibrary Loan

For articles or books the Full Sail University Library does not have in its collection, an Interlibrary Loan request can be submitted by using the link below. The Library team will then request the item from libraries that have the material. Include as much item information as possible in your email to ensure we locate the correct item. You will receive an email once the request is received and filled, and again when the item is received and sent to you, either via mail (for physical items) or via email (for digital items). It can take anywhere from one day to two weeks to fill your ILL request. Keep this is mind when requesting an item. Full Sail students and staff members can check out one ILL book at a time and can check out unlimited ILL journal articles.

Click here to begin form.

KOHA Search Box

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Use this search box to look for books, graphic novels, films, games, and digital assets in the Full Sail Library. The search is limited to the Koha Online Library Catalog only.

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