Resources
Tools & Resources – Big List
Industry News
https://insights.bookbub.com/self-publishing-news-sources-for-authors/
Beat Sheets for Plotting - and more
https://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/
Save the Cat Explainer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rUI0vZUvsM
Story Grid - variety, mainly focusing on genre conventions
https://storygrid.com/resources/
Character Building
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/04/5-character-tools-you-absolutely-need-to-know/
Big Lists of Different Plot Structures
https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn/narrative-structure
https://kindlepreneur.com/story-structure/
https://www.storyplanner.com/story/category/story-structure
Dialogue
https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to-write-dialogue/dialogue-rules-punctuation/
How to Structure Scenes in Your Story (Complete Series)
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-structure-scenes/
Recommended Books on Writing Craft
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Jack M. Bickham, Jack Heffron
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Million Dollar Outlines (Million Dollar Writing Series) by David Farland
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
Emotional Structure: Creating the Story Beneath the Plot: A Guide for Screenwriters by Peter Dunne
Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction by Larry Brooks
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig
Story by Robert McKee
Self-Publishing Courses & Other Educational Resources
Jane Friedman: https://janefriedman.com/online-classes/
Reedsy Learning: https://reedsy.com/learning/courses
Draft2Digital: https://www.youtube.com/@Draft2Digital
How to Self-Publish a Book: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning/courses/publishing/self-publishing-101/
Self-Publishing 101: The essential course for launching your author business: https://learn.selfpublishingformula.com/p/101
Joanna Penn: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/resources/
Miblart Academy (mostly design courses): https://miblart.com/miblacademy/
Finding a Critique Partner/Group or Beta Readers
http://janefriedman.com/find-the-right-critique-group/
https://insights.bookbub.com/how-to-find-beta-readers/
Craft and Writing Classes
https://www.catrambo.com/academy/
http://www.writingclasses.com/
http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/
https://www.marybuckhamonwriting.com/
Literary fiction: http://www.storyinliteraryfiction.com/essays-on-writing/