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RESOURCES FOR WRITERS
You don't have to spend a lot of money on craft books and classes in order to learn about writing. While those things are great, there are also a bunch of really extensive resources available right here on the Internet (if you know where to look!). I set up this page to showcase a few of my favorites in hopes that you'll find them as helpful as I do!
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GO-TO BLOGS & WEBSITES FOR CRAFT
All the Kissing (Romance Authors)
Be Your Own Mentor (#BYOMentor)
Helping Writer's Become Authors
WRITER'S TOOLBOX
accountability
project management / wordcount goal trackers
research
resources
worksheets / printables
MEDIA FOR WRITERS AND WRITING
WORLD BUILDING / MAGIC SYSTEMS
general tips for world building & magic system creation
How to Worldbuild Believable Religions
The Psychology of World-Building
20 Things to Consider When Building Fantasy Worlds
4 Simple Tools to Create Fantasy Worlds
How to Create a Magic System in 6 Simple Steps
A Guide to Writing Magic Systems
world building tools & generators
DRAFTING
Save the Cat Beat Sheet Database
John Truby's 22 Steps (Anatomy of Story)
How to Write a Novel With Multiple Points of View
The Seven Point Story Structure System
On Plot: How to Nail Your Act 1 by Amanda Foody
5 Tips to Help Improve Your Story's Pacing
Master Outline on Better Novel Project
Coincidences in Fiction: What You're Doing Wrong
The 22 Rules of Storytelling, According to Pixar
characters & authenticity
Creating Believable Characters
Deep POV and Narrative Distance: Part I & Part II
Guide To Writing Proactive Characters by Alexis Feynman
How to Create a Remarkable Villain (Beyond the Clichés!)
Proactive Characters (Thinking Through Our Fingers)
Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Susan Dennard for Publishing Crawl
Understanding Character Motivations
prose & dialogue
5 Golden Rules for Writing Authentic Dialogue
7 Ways to Create a Killer Opening Line
29 Words to Remove From Your Novel by Vivien Reis
Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Fiction?
Overused Words You Should and Shouldn't Delete by Laura Willard
Writing with Emotion: the Objective Correlative by Rosalyn Eves
structure & plot
AFTER YOU WRITE THE BOOK
finding betas & critique partners
revision & editing
Be Your Own Mentor (#BYOMentor)
Final Editing Checklist by Kim Long
Revision (or Plotting!) Checklist: The Most Common Issues I See as an Editor by Naomi Hughes
My Revision Process by Rachel Griffin
Revision Breakdown by Cindy Baldwin: Part I and Part II
Critiques and Cultivating Self-Awareness by MK England
Tackling Revisions Based on Feedback by Kim Long
Formatting Your Novel Manuscript by Laura Willard
queries & synopses
Writer's Digest - Successful Queries
Querying is a Numbers Game by Cindy Baldwin
How to Write a 1-Page Synopsis by Susan Dennard
How to Write a Novel Synopsis by Jane Friedman
Tackling a Multi-POV Query Letter by Kimberly Vale
The Realities of 'Queryland' by Amy Trueblood
The Synopsis: Grim Reaper of the Writing World by Jamie Krakover
finding a literary agent
pitching
The 35-word and Twitter Pitch … simplified by Brenda Drake
7 Tips for Pitching to an Agent or Editor at a Conference
How to Nail and In-Person Pitch by Author & Literary Agent, Eric Smith
branding & promotion
An Unauthorized Guide to Being a Debut Author Part I & Part II
Marketing Essentials Every Writer Should Know About
Can You Promote a Book Without Making Yourself Miserable?
My Promo Breakdown: What I Did, What I Didn't, & How Much I Spent by Rachel Lynn Solomon
other
COMMUNITY
social media tips
facebook groups
contests & pitch parties
Are you curious about word sprints, or looking for a little camaraderie as you draft? Then consider joining LIVE Word Sprints with YA authors Kim Chance and Megan LaCroix! Our goal is to help motivate and inspire you to make progress on your WIP with sprinting sessions held in our online group via Facebook Live. Writing is better together. :)
