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Books:
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Plot & Structure (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) by James Scott Bell
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
- Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life by Terry Brooks
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- A list of books “pinned” on Pinterest
Videos:
- Advice from Stephen King
- Michael Connelly: Tips for Young Writers
- Nicholas Sparks Shares Tips for Aspiring Writers
- John Irving: The Thrill of the Blank Page
- To Write or Rewrite – Anne Rice
- Taking Risks – Anne Rice
- Developing Plot – Anne Rice
Articles:
- Top 5 Writing Lessons from J.K. Rowling
- Is Caffeine a Writer’s Friend…or Enemy?
- The Formula for Conquering Writing Distractions
- 40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation
- 31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing
- 20 Creative Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
- 11 Types of Bad Writing Advice
- 10 Rules for Writing Fiction
- 10 Things You Can Do to Help Your Writing Career Before You’re Published
- Top 5 Publishing Lessons
- If Writing is Not Just a Hobby, Write the Next Book
- What running has taught me about writing
- Writing Lessons from Downton Abbey
- Identify Your Audience
- Identify Your Marketing Focus
- Defining Success as a Writer
- Should You Use a Local Book Publisher?
- Book Publishing Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult
- The Importance of High Quality Children’s Book Illustrations
Websites/Blogs:
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
- How to Publish Books
- MindStir Media blog
- Jeff Goins Writer
- Positive Writer
Magazines:
Writing Quotes:
- “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” -Benjamin Franklin
- “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemmingway
- “You fail only if you stop writing.” -Ray Bradbury
- “Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It’s one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.” -Nicholas Sparks
- A list of writing quotes from Goodreads.com
Inspirational Quotes & Images: https://www.pinterest.com/mindstirmedia/inspirational-quotes-images/
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Writing Software:
- Microsoft Word (standard word processor)
- Dragon speech recognition (talk instead of typing)
- 10 writing programs to unleash your creativity
This writing resources list is presented by MindStir Media book publishers, home of Mind-Stirringly Easy Book Publishing. The list was updated on 3/2/2015. Please feel free to mention this list to the writers in your life (e.g. share on Facebook, tweet on Twitter, link back to us from your blog, etc.). If you’d like to contribute to this list, please contact us and we will consider your request…
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