This is a list of resources writers in our community have used / found helpful. The main list is on the discord server, but we don't believe in gatekeeping here. 

Learning Resources: 

General:

  • BYU Lecture Series - Brandon Sanderson (Youtube)
  • Vicky Patterson (Youtube)
  • Immediate Fiction - Jerry Cleaver (Book)
  • The First 50 Pages - Jeff Gerke
  • First Chapter Worksheet - Dan Wells
  • Gina Denny (Tiktok) *Series on query letters*
  • Daniella (Tiktok)
  • Writing Excuses (Podcast)
  • Elements of Fiction  -Walker Mosley (Book)
  • Helping Writers Become Authors - K.M. Weiland (Podcast)

Inspiration: 

  • The Artists Way - Julia Cameron (Book)
  • Symptoms of Different Kinds of Writers Block - Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert (Book)
  • This Year you Write your Novel - Walter Mosley (Book)

Story Structure:

  • Save the Cat Writes a Novel - Jessica Brody (Book)
  • Romancing the Beat - Gwen Hayes (Book)
  • My Story can Beat up Your Story - Jeffrey Alan Schechter (Book)
  • Abbie Emmons (Youtube)
  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell (Book)
  • Story Genius - Lisa Cron (Book)
  • 22 Steps - John Truby
  • Find a Plot Worksheet - Mary Robinette Kowal
  • The Story Grid - Shawn Coyne (Book)

Character Development: 

The Wisdom of the Enneagram - Don Riso & Russ Hudson (Book)
  • The - Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglist (Book)

Other:

  • Article - Reactormag - The Ghost of Workshops Past: how communism conservatism and the cold war still mold our paths into sff writing. 

Writing Resources:

Writing Software:

  • Campfire Write (Website)
  • Scrivener (Program)
  • Pacemaker (Website) *​To set writing targets*

Plotting Software:

  • Plottr (Program)
  • Miro (Website)
  • Trello (Website)
  • Reedsy (Website)

Visuals:

  • Canva (Website) *Book Cover Creation*
  • ​Inkarnate Map Creator (Website)
  • Azgaars Fantasy Map Creator (Website)
  • Roll for Fantasy Map Creator (Website)
  • Artbreeder AI Face Creator (Website)
  • MetaHuman AI Face Creator (Website)
  • PicCrew AI Face Creator (Website)
  • DollDivine AI Face Creator (Webiste)
  • Pinterest (Website)

Character / Worldbuilding:

  • WorldAnvil (Software)
  • The Story Shack (Website) *Name / idea generator*
  • ​Reedsy Name Generator (Website)
  • Baby Center Name Generator (Website)
  • Behind the Name (Website)
  • Vulgarlang (Website) *Language Constructor*

Editing Tools:

  • Grammarly (Software)
  • ProWriting Aid 
  • AutoCrit
  • Hemingway
  • Outwrite
  • Ginger
  • Readable
  • Perfect It

Synonyms / Description Tools:

  • Writing with Colour (Website)
  • Power Thesaurus (Website)
  • WordHippo (Website)

Music: 

  • Tabletop Audio Ambient Sounds (Website)
  • Immersive Writing Sessions - Abbie Emmons (Youtube)

Other:

  • One Stop Shop for Writers (Website)