Writers have their stockpile of favorite writing books and online resources to aid them in the publishing industry. Many helps are available, but choosing the right one for you, according to your genre and writing level, can be a challenge.
The following is a list in author-alphabetical order of those resources that serve me well.
Recommended Writing Books
The Conflict Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Emotion Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
Plot and Structure James Scott Bell
Revisions and Edits James Scott Bell
The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman
Wired for Story Lisa Chron
The Art of Character David Corbett
On Becoming a Novelist John Gardner
I Know What You’re Thinking Lillian Glass, Ph.D.
Story Trumps Structure Steven James
Troubleshooting Your Novel Steven James
Dialogue Gloria Kempton
On Writing Stephen King
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Nancy Kress
The 12 Pillars of Novel Construction C.S. Lakin
The Emotional Craft of Fiction Donald Maass
The Emotional Craft of Writing Donald Maass
The Fire in Fiction Donald Maass
Writing the Breakout Novel Donald Maass
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook Donald Maass
Writing 21st Century Fiction Donald Maass
Story Robert McKee
Exploring the Art of Character DiAnn Mills
Exploring the Art of Plotting DiAnn Mills
Exploring the Art of Emotion & Dialogue DiAnn Mills
Painted Paragraphs Donald Newlove
The Power of Body Language Tonya Reiman
Creating Character Arcs K.M. Weiland
Online Tools
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Myers-Briggs Love Languages
https://personalitygrowth.com/how-each-myers-briggs-type-responds-to-the-love-languages/
Myers-Briggs Personality Testing
The Lies We Believe
http://theraponuniversity.org/lies/lies_menu.html
Websites and Blogs
Blue Ridge Conference
https://www.blueridgeconference.com/
Helping Writers Become Authors
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
Jane Friedman
Jerry Jenkins
Live, Write, Thrive
https://www.livewritethrive.com/
The Write Conversation
http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/
Writer Unboxed
Writers Digest Editor Blogs
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs
Writers Helping Writers
http://writershelpingwriters.net/author/angela/
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DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She is a storyteller and creates action-packed, suspense-filled novels to thrill readers. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests. DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. DiAnn continues her passion for helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. Connect with DiAnn on her various social media platforms here: www.diannmills.com
