Creative Writing Resources

In March 2025, NaNoWriMo, the organization responsible for curating and running National Novel Writing Month, announced it would cease operations. This YouTube video from their interim executive director Kilby Blades explains why. We hope this guide will encourage students to keep writing fiction, poetry, prose, drama, and more.

Writing doesn't know a season. You can write anywhere, anytime. These inspirational words from the great 20th-century science fiction writer Ray Bradbury illustrate the need for the writer to write.

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This guide showcases the many ebooks, print books, and other resources at the GCC Library plus online sources that will help you start, continue, complete, or edit any creative writing project.

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Happy Writing!

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Curious about how published writers think or what they do each day to prepare for a writing session? Need some inspiration or motivation to get started? Looking for some writing prompts to spark your imagination?

From the eccentric habits of famous writers to creative writing prompts and tips on writing fiction, the following books at the GCC Library will help inspire you to write anything, including your next novel. If you don't see what you like here, you can use OneSearch to help you find more books. Use the following keywords to get started:

• Fiction AND Technique
• Authorship
• Fiction AND Authorship
• "Creative Writing"

Or you can browse the library's books. You'll find many creative writing books in the 808 section of the library. 

If your library uses the Library of Congress system, you'll find most books on or about creative writing in the PN section.

You can find out more about these different classification systems here:

• Resources for teachers and students of the DDC by OCLC.
• Cataloging Tools and Resources: Classification by the American Library Association