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Favorite Novel Writing Resources
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items Resources I've found useful for fiction writing, especially if you want to write stories with structured plots, compelling characters, and deep themes. Note that links marked with “AD#” are affiliate links. If you purchase a product through one of th...
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Fiction Writing Books
Story Structure Resources
Fiction Writing Courses
Background Research Help
Fiction Writing Books
Books that are really helpful for fiction writers. Interesting insights into what makes a story great.
#AD Helpful advice for writing science fiction and fantasy.
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-of-This-World Novels and Short Stories|Paperback
#AD How to adapt techniques from movies to novel writing for a powerful impact on readers.
Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Techniques to Supercharge Your Writing|Paperback
Story Structure Resources
Great books on story structure--how to plan your book so that it moves at the right pace and builds up to a thrilling climax. I've found so many good books on this that I've give it a separate section.
#AD This book really helped me understand how to outline a novel.
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
#AD A helpful workbook for outlining a novel.
Outlining Your Novel Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book
#AD This book really helped me see how to write a structured story without being formulaic.
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
#AD A helpful workbook companion to the Structuring Your Novel book.
Structuring Your Novel (Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition)
#AD This book helped me see how to write deep themes without being preachy. And that this kind of story is what many readers really want.
Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter
#AD Story structure applied to YA fiction.
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel: The Ultimate Guide to Writing a YA Bestseller
#AD A useful story structure system.
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
Fiction Writing Courses
Courses I've found useful for writing fiction
#AD A quick course packed with tips on how to outline marketable novel.
Free Novel Writing Tutorial - Outline A Best-Selling Novel In 5 Simple Steps
#AD Useful for adding twists to your plots, even though I prefer happier endings than some of the stories this course uses as examples.
Write Stories With a Twist
Background Research Help
Things you might find useful for researching background information.
#AD Very useful if you're writing fiction set in 19th century England.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England