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Author Resources

We accept no remuneration from any of the products and services recommended here. This list is based on personal experience with each product, so it reflects our preferences.


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Free Online Resources

Helping Writers Become Authors

K.M. Weiland's site is probably the single best starting point for beginning to intermediate authors. Don't forget to check out the podcasts on scene structure when you're ready for a deep dive into the writing craft.


https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com

The Creative Penn

Author Joanna Penn offers a long-running podcast as well as free resources and links to purchase her books on the craft of writing. Do not skip her podcast!


https://www.thecreativepenn.com

Fiction Writing Made Easy

Author and writing instructor Savannah Gilbo hosts a very helpful podcast for free. She also offers workshops for a fee.


https://www.savannahgilbo.com

Learn to Write Fiction

Free online courses. Great for beginners.


https://learntowritefiction.net

Start Writing Fiction

Free online course for beginning authors.


https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/creative-writing/start-writing-fiction/content-section-0?active-tab=content-tab

Writers Write

This site offers good articles on how to write as well as free online course for beginning authors. More advanced courses are available for a small fee.


https://www.writerswrite.co.za


Fee For Service Training

Reedsy

Reedsy is more than just a source of training for writers, it's a community of authors. Their courses are intense and best suited for intermediate to advanced writers.


https://reedsy.com

James Scott Bell's "How To Write Bestselling Fiction"

Bestselling Author James Scott Bell packs a lot of relevant information into this intensive twelve hour course. At forty bucks, it's a bargain.


https://www.jamesscottbell.com/styled-6/

Writers' Digest University

Select from courses a la carte or pursue a multi course training curriculum. Courses are solid, but not always as intensive as other online platforms. Great for writers of all levels.


https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com

Outliers Writing University

Pricey, but worth every penny. This site offers a la carte training from very successful authors as well as monthly memberships.


https://www.outlierswritinguniversity.com

Writing Great Fiction

Novelist and University of Michigan Professor James Hynes walks you through the specific techniques you can use to write effectively. This course is one of Warren Whitmire's personal favorites.


https://shop.thegreatcourses.com/writing-great-fiction-storytelling-tips-and-techniques

Write a Bestselling Novel in Fifteen Steps

Jessica Brody, author of "Save the Cat Writes a Novel" teaches this outstanding course that can transform your understanding of modern commercial storytelling.


https://www.udemy.com/course/write-a-bestselling-novel-in-15-steps-writing-mastery/


Favorite Books on the Writing Craft

Save the Cat Writes a Novel

Jessica Brody

Outlining Your Novel

K.M. Weiland

Story Engineering

Larry Brooks

Techniques of the Selling Writer

Dwight V. Swain


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