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Creative Writing 101

Interested in taking a hand at writing but not sure where to start? These educational audio and video items will give you the leg up in exploring the craft and provide with the tools to get started.

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Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs Class
by Allen Ginsberg

In this archive lecture from Naropa University recorded in 1984, beat poets Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs discuss their views on writing.

The Art of Fiction
by Ayn Rand

In 1958 and again in 1969 Ayn Rand gathered a small group of her friends and acquaintances and gave an informal course on writing.

The Art of Nonfiction
by Ayn Rand

In 1958, and again in 1969, Ayn Rand gathered a small group of her friends and acquaintances and gave an informal course on writing.

Building Great Sentences
by Brooks Landon

Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight.

Creationists: Selected Essays 1993-2006
by E.L. Doctorow

Through the eyes of a great American writer, readers will consider the secrets of literary creativity and whether they're different for science or slapstick comedy.

Creative Mind System
by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson

Listen while enjoying any endeavor to experience new realms of creative expression and inventive thinking.

Dwight Swain: Master Writing Teacher
by Dwight Swain

One of the best writing teachers in the English language on how to structure your novel & how to build strong story people who will enrich your fiction.

The Elements of Style
by William Strunk

The Elements of Style has long been a valued and beloved resource for all writers. Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professorâ€™s love for the written wordâ€¦

Faulkner at Virginia: An Audio Archive
by William Faulkner

In 1957 and 1958 Nobel Prize-winning American novelist William Faulkner served two terms as the University of Virginia's first Writer-in-Residence. During this time Faulkner spoke and answered questions at many of the writing and literature classes and these lectures were recorded on audio.

First Thought Best Thought
by William Burroughs

"First thought, best thoughtâ€â€”that was the phrase that poet Allen Ginsberg used to describe spontaneous and fearless writingâ€”a way of â€œtelling the truthâ€ that arises from naked and authentic experience.

Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing Podcast
by Mignon Fogarty

Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing is a podcast devoted to helping listeners improve their writing skills. Taking a nuts and bolts approach, these short podcasts clarify common errors in English grammar in precise detail.

The Hero's 2 Journeys
by Michael Hauge

Make your story the best it can be on two levels....

How to Speak and Write Correctly
by Joseph Devlin

Listen to this classic text on how to speak and write correctly in English. The author Joseph Devlin purports that the book "is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner."

Kaplan Word Power
by Kaplan

You'll never be at a loss for words again...

On Writing
by Stephen King

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. Here is Stephen King's master class on his craft...

Stein on Writing
by Sol Stein

The master editor of some of the most successful writers of our century shares his craft techniques and strategies, including how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, and how to create interesting writing in the first place.

Stranger Than Fiction: The Art of Literary Journalism
by William McKeen

In this compelling series of lectures on literary journalism, Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of storytelling, the nature of literary journalism, and the ways in which literary journalism has affected culture and modes of expression.

Thomas Moore on Writing
by Thomas Moore

Writing, according to Thomas Moore, is sacred practice. Though we often don't think of it in these terms...

A Way with Words, Part I: Writing Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion
by Michael Drout

In A Way with Words: Writing, Rhetoric, and the Art of Persuasion, esteemed professor Michael D.C. Drout brings his expertise in literary studies to the subject of rhetoric

Word by Word
by Anne Lamott

Writing, like life, can be a difficult process, you just have to take it Word by Word.

Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg

What is writing? Can anybody do it? What's the best way to get started? And keep going? Over a decade ago...

The Writing Life
by Julia Cameron

Essential Listening for Every Writer in Search of Ideas and Inspiration. Join these two legends of the writer's craft as they open the door to the writer's world for everybody-not just a chosen few.

Writing Show Podcast
by Paula Berinstein

The Writing Show provides information and inspiration for writers of all kinds.

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