On Writing

Each writer has resources he personally identified with and that bolstered his skills or career. Here are some of my favorite writing resources and some inspiration that keeps me going!

Articles

 

Rachel Aaron's blog posts on writing

• How I Went from Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day
•  12 Days of Glory
• How I Plot a Novel in 5 Steps
• Editing for People Who Hate Editing

 Holly Lisle Website

• Has a TON of information for writers from articles to free workshops

Ally Carter Blog

• Ally has compiled several articles on her blog about the life of a writer, developing your skills, and having a successful career. 

Books

• 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron
• The Write It Right Series: Dialogue Dynamics (Volume 1)by Tristi Pinkston 
•  The Write It Right Series: Creating Characters (Volume 2)by Tristi Pinkston

Videos

• Brandon Sanderson's Online Writing Classes (Note: This is a playlist of Brandon's classes compiled by John Waverly. You can play each video individually or hit Play All.)
• Dan Wells on Story Structure (Note: This is another playlist compiled by John Waverly. You can play each video individually or hit Play All.) 
• Neil Gaiman: Commencement speech about being creative and successful.
• Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

Conferences

• Storymakers Utah Conference (Annually in May)
• Storymakers Midwest Conference (Annually in September)

Writers Organizations

• Romance Writers of America
• Storymakers Writers Guild
• Authors Incognito (private Yahoo group)