Writing Masterpost
Hot artists don't gatekeep, right? Guess I outta share these too. I'm largely trying to include content I don't often see in other people's posts. Some books I can't find for free online, but decided to keep them in the list because they are really good. I'm trying to find all my comic writing/paneling/scripting references, too. I'll have those added at some point as well. WEBSITES Jane Friedman Scribophile Reedsy WritersHelpingWriters (There's like, a million useful links on this page alone) OneStopForWriters Libby (Online library, add your local library card to it and get access to books. Can add family cards too for wider range of free (E)books National Library of Medicine LivingLinesLibrary (Animation resource) Library Genesis (Online Library) Anna's Archive (Online Library, currently fighting Spotify lmao rip) SciHub Google Scholar Etymology Dictionary (Useful for creating your own words) Inkarnate - Map maker Wonderdraft - Map Maker VulgarLang - Fantasy Language Generator Fred Van Lente - Comic Script Writing
NOVEL WRITING & GENERAL FICTION CRAFT
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (1992) — Jack Bickham Plot and Structure (2004) — James Scott Bell Revision and Self-Editing (2008) — James Scott Bell Immediate Fiction (2002) — Jerry Cleaver (Pdf) Wired for Story (2012) — Lisa Cron Writing for Emotional Impact (2005) — Karl Iglesias Characters, Emotion and Viewpoint (2005) — Nancy Kress The Plot Thickens (2002) — Noah Lukeman Manuscript Makeover (2008) — Elizabeth Lyon Writing the Breakout Novel (2001) — Donald Maass (PDF) Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (2004) — Donald Maass The Fire in Fiction (2009) — Donald Maass (PDF) The Anatomy of Story (2007) — John Truby (PDF) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft — Stephen King (PDF) (PDF2) Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing — Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (Archive) How to Write a Novel: A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction — Anonymous
The Writer’s Desk Book — William Dana Orcutt (Archive)
The Art of War for Writers - James Scott Bell
Writing Emotions - Theoretical Concepts and Selected Case Studies in Literature Three genres : the writing of fiction/literary nonfiction, poetry and drama by Minot, Stephen On Writing Well, William Zinsser (PDF) Bird by Bird Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (PDF) If you want to write by Ueland, Brenda (PDF) Storycraft : the complete guide to writing narrative nonfiction by Hart, Jack, 1946
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, EMOTION & INNER CONFLICT
The Emotion Thesaurus (2012) — Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi Emotion Amplifiers (A companion to the Emotion Thesaurus)Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Resolving Your Inner Conflicts Inner Conflict How to Increase Tension Through Character Inner Conflict Levels of Conflict Inside Inner Conflict The Inner Struggle: Guides for Using Inner Conflict That Make Sense A Different Way of Thinking About Character Development What Is Conflict? How to Craft Compelling Characters How to Make Ordinary Characters Compelling 33 Ways to Create Inner Conflict 55 Ways to Create Compelling Characters 60 Ways to Create and Heighten Conflict Top 10 Moral Dilemmas 10 More Moral Dilemmas Ethical-Dilemmas Dilemma Examples How to show Emotion
POINT OF VIEW & NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE
When Shouldn’t You Use Deep POV? Demystifying Deep Point of View in Five Minutes or Less
SUSPENSE, TENSION & STORY PROBLEMS
41 Ways to Create Suspense Solve Story Problems Article 1: Storytelling in One Page Writer's Guide to Torture
PUBLISHING & INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE Format & Publish Ebooks The Truth About Publishing What Publishers Hate Writing Tips
COMEDY & COMIC WRITING
The Comic Toolbox (1994) — John Vorhaus (PDF)
INTERNET ARCHIVE EXTRA Want to search for your own books? See what else there is? I gotchu: Creative Writing 3k+ Authorship 10k+ Horror Writing 43
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Write your stories so your OCs can become "characters" instead.
