Check out some cool resources for authors. The following have helped me over the years to become a better author.
Podcasts / YouTube Options
The Sample Chapter Podcast is an excellent resource for hearing great interviews about what current authors are up to. You also get to hear the author read from their work! Click here to learn more. My interview with Jason A. Meuschke is here.
Writing Excuses is also a fantastic site for gaining insight into the wonderful world of writing. Click here to learn more.
The Grammar Girl podcast offers short entries on how to become a better writer. Highly recommended. Click here for the podcast or visit the site here.
Literally Books, a YouTube channel, offers several excellent commentaries on all types of books. I encourage you to check out the engaging discussions at this link. Check out an interview below.
The Sample Chapter Podcast is an excellent resource for hearing great interviews about what current authors are up to. You also get to hear the author read from their work! Click here to learn more. My interview with Jason A. Meuschke is here.
Writing Excuses is also a fantastic site for gaining insight into the wonderful world of writing. Click here to learn more.
The Grammar Girl podcast offers short entries on how to become a better writer. Highly recommended. Click here for the podcast or visit the site here.
Literally Books, a YouTube channel, offers several excellent commentaries on all types of books. I encourage you to check out the engaging discussions at this link. Check out an interview below.
Writing in general
David Farland offers awesome advice from his years of experience teaching writing, and his own published novels are excellent.
Click here for more information.
David Farland offers awesome advice from his years of experience teaching writing, and his own published novels are excellent.
Click here for more information.
Wordsmith.org offers a great deal of information. One of my favorite options is getting a new word each day that helps to expand my knowledge.
Check it out here.
Check it out here.
Scrivener is an excellent writing tool for those composing novels. Word and other writing software tools are great, but Scrivener is an excellent alternative. Click here for more information.
The Writers of Warrensburg is an excellent group of writers who strive to help each other author as much as possible. To see resources from the group, please click here.
Writing for theater and film is of interest to many authors. A reader from the Salt Lake City area recommended this site, and I also think it is very useful. Click here for more information. There are even more resources within the link for your review.
https://word.tips/grammar/ offers useful information on basic grammar. Any writer can benefit.
Another excellent suggestion for writing is A Resource Guide to Writing Basics that you can find here. (Thanks to the Girl Scout troop who offered this suggestion.)
Information for Independent & Self-Publishing
Kindlepreneur became a favorite of mine for finding excellent tips and timesaving devices for independent and sales.
Click here to learn more about the fantastic service.
Kindlepreneur became a favorite of mine for finding excellent tips and timesaving devices for independent and sales.
Click here to learn more about the fantastic service.
Zen Business is a site that I've come to utilize for any number of helpful bits of advice for a writing career.
Check here for more information.
Check here for more information.
The Creative Penn is yet another useful site for writing careers. A great deal of useful information.
Click here for more information.
Click here for more information.
For an additional layer of protection to have your book placed in the US Library of Congress, check out this information. It is relatively easy to do, and your book becomes a permanent addition to the LOC.
Check this link for a helpful guide.
Check this link for a helpful guide.
Information about Writing Careers
A recently suggested site for careers for English majors can be found here for the University of Maryland. There are a wealth of options available for those seeking careers related to the field of English.
A recently suggested site for careers for English majors can be found here for the University of Maryland. There are a wealth of options available for those seeking careers related to the field of English.
A suggested site for those starting a career in writing or wanting to utilize cost-saving tips. Thanks, Hannah. Michelle, and the CPL Young Writers Club for offering the site for consideration. Click here to see tips from a Money-Saving Guide for Authors and Writers.
Blogging
A useful guide for starting a blog can be found here. Blogs are a very useful tool for any writer wanting to bring in new readers, as blogs generally offer shorter posts and can give folks an idea of your style, etc.
A useful guide for starting a blog can be found here. Blogs are a very useful tool for any writer wanting to bring in new readers, as blogs generally offer shorter posts and can give folks an idea of your style, etc.
Philosophical Thoughts
William B. Irvine is a modern Stoic philosopher offering a unique vision to his readers and students about the ancient, yet readily applicable philosophy to modern life. Seeking tranquility is the goal of this philosophy of life. If you are interested, I encourage you to visit Professor Irvine's website, which can be found here.
William B. Irvine is a modern Stoic philosopher offering a unique vision to his readers and students about the ancient, yet readily applicable philosophy to modern life. Seeking tranquility is the goal of this philosophy of life. If you are interested, I encourage you to visit Professor Irvine's website, which can be found here.
Ryan Holiday is also a modern Stoic philosopher who offers outstanding volumes of Stoicism. I highly recommend The Daily Stoic. Check out his website here.
Massimo Pigliucci is a modern Stoic philosophy who has a wealth of knowledge about Stoicism. Highly recommended! His website has a myriad of resources.
Authors offering Advice
This section will offer ideas on books to read/study for those wanting to write professionally or just for fun.
I thought this guide would help put together sources for your ease.
This section will offer ideas on books to read/study for those wanting to write professionally or just for fun.
I thought this guide would help put together sources for your ease.
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg | Goodreads
Goldberg's brief book on writing advice has been well-received by authors for decades. The book offers well-written and short chapters on a wide variety of subjects, such as write anywhere. She focuses heavily on journaling in notebooks and poetry, and her guide was written before computers became more commonplace, not to mention the numerous apps available to assist with writing. Despite those limitations, Goldberg's ideas ring true about writing, no matter the timeframe. I believe my favorite is "A writer's job is to make the ordinary come alive, to awaken ourselves to the specialness of simply being."
I recommend this guide for anyone seeking out information on what writing is about, and I recommend it for anyone who is an author - no matter the type of work, as her tips are universal.
Goldberg's brief book on writing advice has been well-received by authors for decades. The book offers well-written and short chapters on a wide variety of subjects, such as write anywhere. She focuses heavily on journaling in notebooks and poetry, and her guide was written before computers became more commonplace, not to mention the numerous apps available to assist with writing. Despite those limitations, Goldberg's ideas ring true about writing, no matter the timeframe. I believe my favorite is "A writer's job is to make the ordinary come alive, to awaken ourselves to the specialness of simply being."
I recommend this guide for anyone seeking out information on what writing is about, and I recommend it for anyone who is an author - no matter the type of work, as her tips are universal.
Novelist as a Vocation is a newly translated book by Haruki Murakami.
It was published in Japanese in 2015, and its English translation took a few years. It was worth the wait, and as any novelist or writer can benefit from Murakami's work. He offers insight on how he became a novelist and the path that he took along the past three and a half decades. It offers insight on how he dealt with criticism, the importance of exercise for his career, and how his work progresses. Excellent volume for anyone interested in being an author or being successful at a career. Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami | Goodreads
It was published in Japanese in 2015, and its English translation took a few years. It was worth the wait, and as any novelist or writer can benefit from Murakami's work. He offers insight on how he became a novelist and the path that he took along the past three and a half decades. It offers insight on how he dealt with criticism, the importance of exercise for his career, and how his work progresses. Excellent volume for anyone interested in being an author or being successful at a career. Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami | Goodreads