Resources for Writers

I’ve been culling my frequently visited sites, favorite YouTube channels and podcasts, and browsing my Twitter feed…all in the name of research, of course (not at all because I’ve been slacking off or procrastinating getting back to my writing, not at all…).

I’m really excited to share with you just the beginning of a long list of resources that I’ve found over the years. And I’m not just talking books, I’m talking everything from Twitter #s to Authortube to Websites and more.

I will say that this is not a complete list, I’m still going through all of my digital “stuff” and finding more all the time, I’ll probably update this once a month here on out to keep staying relevant as well as continuing to post what I’ve found to help my own writing.

If you have any you love, I’d love to hear about them in the comments so I can check them out and add them to the lists!

Websites

• The Write Life
• Better Novel Project
• Pixar in a Box
• NaNoWriMo
• Writers Helping Writers
• Reedsy
• Susan Dennard
• Six Word Memoirs
• Writer’s Digest
• The Business Behind Becoming an Author (sent in by Amelia)

Books

• On Writing by Stephen King
• Breathing Life into your Characters
• Make a Scene
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
• Screenplay
• KM Weiland’s books
• Crafting the Personal Essay
• Stein on Writing
• Reading Like a Writer
• Writer’s Market
• Jeff Herman’s Guide…
• Big Magic

Facebook Groups

• 20 Books to 50k
• 10 Minute Novelists
• The Write Life
• NaNoWriMo
• Write.Publish.Sell
• PlotterLife
• Indie Author Support
• Aspiring Authors
• Indie Author Central
• Indie Author Coalition

YouTube (AuthorTube) Channels

• Heart Breathings
• Bethany Atazadeh
• John Green
• Alexa Donne
• Ellen Brock
• Brandon Sanderson’s Lecture Series
• ShaelinWrites
• Robert McKee
• Rachael Stephen
• Mandi Lynn

Twitter #s

• Pitmad
• Authormentormatch
• Writingcommunity
• Pitchwars
• Writechat
• Amwriting
• Onelinewednesday
• Writerlife
• Amquerying
• Litchat

Podcasts

• Writing Excuses
• Write or Die
• 88 Cups of Tea
• DIY MFA
• First Draft Podcast
• Grammar Girl
• The Creative Penn
• Helping Writers Become Authors
• Dead Robots’ Society
• I Should Be Writing
• Beautiful Writers
• Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula

Creativity Help

• Fantasy Map Generator
• Fantasy Town Generator
• Name Generator
• Prompt Generator
• Creating a Character
• Storyboard That! Comic Strip Creator
• Plot Generator
• Create a Character Avatar sites