Resources

This is a starting point for people who want to dive deeper and get curious about various aspects of the world of writing.

By all means, if you've found a book out there that was helpful to you, please let us know and we'll add it to the list.

Writing Courses

Futurelearn (Open University) Downloadable classes from StoryWonk.com

Inspiration/Motivation

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Random first line generator (great for freewriting and getting warmed up)
Write or Die
National Novel Writing Month
100 Word Story

How to critique

Des Moines Writers' Workshop Guidelines
Furman Peer Response Guidelines

Understanding (Western World) Story Mechanics

Story Robert McKee
Save the Cat Blake Snyder
The Writers Journey Christopher Vogler

Writing Practicalities

Nail Your Novel (series) Roz Morris
Writing in a Nutshell (series) Jessica Bell
Writing Fiction Garry Disher

Editing your own work

The Story Grid Shawn Coyne
Also The Story Grid Podcast Shawn Coyne and Tim Grahl

Further Reading

Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
On Writing by Stephen King
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
Ready, Set, Novel! by Chris Baty, Lindsey Grant, and Tavia Stewart-Streit
La Disparition by Georges Perec An entire novel written without the letter 'e'!

Worksheets

Action or Idea? Story Mechanics Worksheet (download from Libby's website)