General Tips & Advice
- Twitter Craft Threads-Rae Loverde
- 30 Indispensable Writing Tips from Famous Authors-Jack Shepherd
- Glossary of Writing Terms-Word-Mart
- The Writer’s Den Group Pinterest Board
- Writer’s Links-No Wasted Ink
- Writers’ Digest
- Janice Hardy’s Fiction University
- Author Kristen Lamb
Character Development
- Resources for Creating Characters-Amateur Ramblings
- Investigate Your Character-Heather Erickson
- Five Unrealistic Character Traits-Mythcreants
- Five Common Character Mistakes-Mythcreants
- Five Underused Character Types-Mythcreants
- Symbolic Interactionism-Jessica Bell
- Writing Realistic Antagonists-Tyrean Martinson
- 400+ Opinion Adjectives-Kathy Steinemann
- 100 Words for Facial Expressions-Mark Nichol
- How to Switch POV Without Confusing the Reader-Nail Your Novel
- MBTI for Writers-Mandy Wallace
- 6 Ways to Create Characters that Readers Care About-Terry Tyler
Communities
- NaNoWriMo
- Camp NaNoWriMo
- Write…Edit…Publish
- Insecure Writers’ Support Group
- Writing.com
- Underlined
- Scribeophile
- Write Despite (365 day writing challenge)
- Daily Twitter Writing Events List-Mica Scotti Kole
Character Naming
Editing
- 3 Techniques to Reduce Dialogue Tags & Cues in Group Scenes-Raimey Gallant
- Filtering Language (Twitter Thread)-Rae Loverde
- 4 Quick Tips for Short Story Editing-Jeff Elkins
- Want to be a Better Writer? Cut These 7 Words-Joe Bunting
- How to Edit Yoru Story Like a New York Publisher-Pamela Hodges
- 25 Steps for Editing the Unmerciful Suck out of Your Story-Chuck Wendig
- How I Self-Edit my Novels-K.M Weiland
- Active vs.Passive Voice: The Complete Guide-Liz Bureman
- An Editing Process of my Own-Suzi Wieland
- Six Common Word-Craft Mistakes in Manuscripts-Mythcreants
Marketing
- How to Leave a Lasting Impression by Building Your Authentic Author Brand-TCK Publishing
- Marketing Tips for Debut Authors (Twitter thread)
- Book Bloggers and How to Approach Them-Creating Perfection
- The One Thing That Will Kill Book Sales Dead-And 10 Ways to Avoid it-Anne R Allen
- 10 Mistakes I Made as a New Indie Author-Derek Murphy
- Bakerview Consulting
Novel-Writing
- 70+ Plot Twist Ideas-Reedsy
- Writing an Outline of Your Novel-Glen C Strathy
- How to Start a Novel-Lauren James
- NaNoWriMo Resources-Kalindria
- Planning and Writing a First Draft-Janice Hardy
- Plot Worksheet-Martina Boone
- 25 Reasons Readers Will Keep Reading Your Story-Chuck Wendig
- Writing the Perfect Scene-Advanced Fiction Writing
- 13 Ways Not to Start a Novel-Anne R Allen
- How to Write Chapter Endings that Make Readers Want to Turn the Page-Jessica Bell
- You Can Write a Publishable First Novel: 10 Tips for Writing Successful Debut Fiction-Anne R Allen
- Style Sheets and Style Guides-Ruth Harris
Poetry
Proofreading
- Good Grammar 101-The Write Practice
- Grammarly
- Editing Hack: Visual Platforms-Renae Dugan
- Common Errors in English Usage-Paul Brians
Publishing
General
- My Publishing Journey-Paper Fury
- RANT: It’s not a scam…but it’s not good, either– Some small presses aren’t worth it. -Beth Revis
Literary Agents
- What Good is an Agent?-Morgan Hazelwood
- What it’s Like to Work with a Literary Agent-Tomi Adeyemi
- Jericho Agent Match
- Agent Query Connect
Querying
- The Perfect Query Letter-Ronel Janse Van Vuuren
- Why Novels Get Rejected-TCK Publishing
- Alternate Ways to Write Queries (Twitter thread)-Rae Loverde
- Common Query Mistakes #1 (Twitter thread)-Rae Loverde
- Common Query Mistakes #2 (Twitter thread)-Rae Loverde
- Life-changing Query Letter Advice (Twitter thread)-Rae Loverde
- Hooks, Loglines and Pitches-Anne R Allen
- 6 Rules for Manuscript Formatting-The Fiction Desk
- Word Count Guidelines by Genre-Anne R Allen
- Word Count Dracula-Jennifer Represents
- Pitch Wars
Self-Publishing & Crowd-Funding
- Guide to a Self-Publisher’s Book Proposal-Heather Erickson
- How to Publish Your Book on Amazon KDP-Jericho Writers
- Unbound
- Publizhizer
Submitting Short Stories/Poetry
- How to Write a Proper Short Story Cover Letter-Alex Shavartsman
- The Legal Side of Writing for Anthologies-Writers in the Storm
Self-Care
- How to Keep Writing When You Have a Mental Illness-Paper Fury
- What You Need to Know About Self-Care to Enjoy Creative Success-Writing & Wellness
Sensitivity
- Why we Shouldn’t be Fighting Over Trigger Warnings-Mythcreants
- The Transgender Language Primer
- Should You Give Non-Human Groups Marginalized Traits?-Mythcreants
- Words for Skin Color-Writing with Color
- Writing with Color
- Cultural Appropriation for the Worried Writer: Some Practical Advice -Jeanette Ng.
- Writing the Other
- Don’t dip your pen in someone else’s blood: writers and ‘the other’–
Kit de Waal
Software
Word Processors
- Shaxpir
- Bibisco
- 25 Best Book Writing Apps and Software for Authors-Derek Murphy
- How I Use Google Docs for Writing-Jamie Rubin
- Novel Factory
Motivation & Time Management
- Pacemaker (time tracker)
- Written? Kitten! (provides pictures of kittens to reward you for writing)
Worldbuilding
General
- Worldbuilding on Reddit
- Worldbuilding and History (Twitter thread)-@Elle_em
- Wordoid (generates made up names for things)
Fantasy
- Am Writing Fantasy
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Resources for Fantasy & Mythology Writers-Amateur Ramblings
- The Phoenixian Book of Creatures
- List of mythologies-Wiki
- List of mythological places
- How to Make a Fantastical Creature-Mythcreants