Resources for Writers

Resources for Writers

Podcasts:

• • Writing Excuses
  • Self-Publishing Podcast
  • The Creative Penn
  • Dead Robots Society
  • Grammar Girl

Blogs:

• • LitReactor
  • Rewrite, Reword, Rework—Rebecca Miller’s blog
  • SlushPile Hell

Websites:

• • National Novel Writing Month

Books:

• • On Writing by Stephen King
  • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
  • Write, Publish, Repeat by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant
  • Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark
  • The 90-day Novel by Alan Watt
  • Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
  • Story Physics by Larry Brooks
  • The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
  • Smashwords Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker
  • Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway
  • Writing for Story by Jonathan Franklin
  • Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

Tools:

• • Scrivener
  • yWriter—Novel-writing software
  • WikidPad
  • Ommwriter
  • LibreOffice Writer
  • CeltX
  • Quoll Writer
  • FocusWriter
  • Hemingway App

Self-Publishing:

• • Createspace
  • Smashwords
  • Lulu

Craft:

• • Write About Dragons(Brandon Sanderson’s writing lectures)
  • Advanced Fiction Writing
  • Brandon Sanderson on Description and Viewpoint
  • Brandon Sanderson on Plotting
  • Dan Wells on Story Structure

Sell Your Stuff:

Duotrope

• The Grinder

• Elance

• Odesk

Useful Links:

• https://rewriterewordrework.wordpress.com/resources/
• quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl—Grammar guide
• https://debbieohi.com/—For children’s book authors and illustrators
• adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com—A literary agent’s blog
• querytracker.net—Search for an agent or publisher and track your query letters
• thrillerwriters.org—International thriller writing. Must apply for free to join community
• scbwi.org—The Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. Nice site
• https://www.writingclasses.com/toolbox/articles/six-tips-for-writing-young-adult-novels—For writers of young adult fiction
• sfwa.org—Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• https://litreactor.com/columns/how-to-write-horror—For writers of horror fiction
• https://www.jungleredwriters.com/—For crime fiction writers
• https://mysterywriters.org/—For mystery writers
• rwa.org—For romance writers.
• thrillerwriters.org—International thriller writing.