Full Sail DC3 Digital Resources: Creative Writing

• Billy Wilder's 10 Screenwriting Tips: A master filmmaker's comments.
• Edgar Alan Poe's 5 Essentials for the Betterment of a Story: A Satirical Approach to Writing by the Master of Horror.
• Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules for Good Writing: A bestselling writer's tips.
• George Orwell's 6 Questions/6 Rules: Pearls of Wisdom from the author of 1984.
• Henry Miller's 10 Writing Tips: Henry Miller's insights into how to survive as a writer.
• Jack Kerouac's 30 Cool Tips: The author of On the Road reveals his approach to the writing life.
• New York Times Writers On Writing: Contemporary writers exploring a variety of literary themes and writing techniques.
• Paris Review's Writer Interviews: Eight decades of interviews with some of the world's best known, and greatest, writers.
• Poets & Writers Magazine.
• Writer's Digest.

A number of these have material for sell but also lots of free resources.

• 101 Free Resources for Screenwriters: Screencraft.org post.
• Anatomy of a Scene: New York Times' "Weekly videos in which directors comment on the craft of movie-making."
• Go Into Story: "Named Best of the Best Scriptwriting Website by Writer's Digest."
• Internet Movie Database: "The world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content."
• Internet Movie Script Database: "The world's largest movie script database"
• Letterboxd: "A social network for sharing your taste in film."
• Oscars.org Screenwriting Resources
• Roger Ebert dot com: "The world’s preeminent destination for movie criticism, commentary and community."
• Rotten Tomatoes: "Rotten Tomatoes and the Tomatometer score are the world’s most trusted recommendation resources for quality entertainment."
• Save the Cat: Based on Blake Snyder's popular books
• Script: Writer's Digest' source for script writing articles and resources.
• Simply Scripts: Searchable directory of downloadable scripts. Includes television, radio, anime, and unproduced scripts and screenplays.
• The Writer's Guild of America West: Resources for the professional screenwriter.

There are many blogs on the Web that describe a  variety of plotting methodologies. These are some of the most popular methods of plotting.

• Aristotle's Six Golden Rules of Screenwriting
• Criminal Charges list: FindLaw.com post.
• The Hero;s Journey
• Lit Charts Article on Plots
• New York Times Anatomy of a Scene (New York Times website): "Weekly videos in which directors comment on the craft of movie-making."
• The Plot Dot
• The Plot Generator
• The Snowflake Method
• Syd Field's Art of Screenwriting
• Types of Criminal Offenses
• Writer's Digest Seven Steps To Creating a Flexible Outline For Any Story

• Popular Fiction Book Genres and Subgenres List: Writers Write post.
• Writer's Digest Subgenre Descriptions.
• 5 Essential Elements Every Fantasy Novel Needs: Writer's Edit post.
• The Top Ten Things That Make Horror Movies Scary: Psychology Today post.
• What Is a Literary Novel?: Advise by publishing expert Jane Friedman.
• Five Essential Elements of a Mystery: Penguin Books post.
• The 10 Essential Elements of a Mystery Story: Masterclass post.
• About the Romance Genre: Romance Writers of America post.
• The Difference Between Science Fiction and Fantasy: What Every Screenwriter Needs to Know: Writer's Digest post.
• Writing Steampunk: Plots, Characters, Settings & More: Writer's Digest post.
• 6 Elements of a Thriller Novel: Masterclass post.

• 50 Fabulous Resources for Crime Writers
• Ancient History Encyclopedia
• Art and Architecture Web Site
• Atlas Obscura: The definitive guide to the World's Hidden Wonders.
• CIA World Factbook: Information on country around the world.
• Crime Museum
• History.com
• House Beautiful: 15 Different Styles of Houses Found Across the Country
• Infoplease: information on countries, maps, dates in history, etc.
• The Lonely Planet: Starting place for research on locations around the world.
• Military.com: American military life.
• The People History: Information on historical events, popular culture, music, fashion, toys, sports, and more from the 1800s to the present
• Rare Historical Photos: The 100 most influential historical pictures of all time.
• Sears Archives: An archival resource of twentieth century history from Sears & Roebuck, including historic pictures of homes, etc.
• Space.com: Premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news.
• This Day in History
• Weapons List: Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations

• How to Write for Video Games: Game Industry Career Guide post.
• A Practical Guide to Game Writing: Gamasutra post
• So You Want to Write for Video Games?: Screencraft.org post.
• What is a Video Game Writer: Gamedesigning.org post.
• Transmedia Storytelling, The Complete Guide: State of Digital post.