How to Write Resources

References

All of the following content creators are great. However, I tried to select articles, videos and/or books that I found the most value from, however each of these people/companies have a volume of inspiring content for you to peruse.

I specifically label the resource when it is not a video.

Writers Unite!

• Why Storytelling Matters More Than Ever. An Answer to Brain Rot by Lady of the Library
• The Story You SHOULD Be Writing by Tale Foundry

General writing advice

• I Tried a 6-Step Formula for Writing Better Sentences by Bookfox
• 8 Ways Your Writing Reveals that You Don't Understand Women by Bookfox
• 9 Male Character Mistakes That Scream “A Woman Wrote This” by Bookfox
• 15 Brutally Honest Lessons to Change Your Writing Career (That Most Authors Ignore) by Author G.S. Carr

Story Structure

• How to Write a Novel with the Save the Cat Beat Sheet by Grayson Taylor
• The Most Important Part of Storytelling by Grayson Taylor
• 50 Lessons from ARCANE WRITERS by schnee
• Book: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell

Characters

• Anyone Can Build a Great Character Arc by The Second Story
• Make ACTUALLY interesting D&D Characters (by giving them a drawback) by Pointy Hat
• How to Write Fantasy Character Arcs Better than 99% of Writers by Jed Herne
• Dear Authors... Prose: ft. Joe Abercrombie by Merphy Napier | Manga
• How to Write Character Voice EFFORTLESSLY and Stop Sounding Like YOU by Abbie Emmons
• Book: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress
• Pinterest: The 10 Elements of the Main Character

Romance

• How to write slow-burn romance…that will make your readers fall in love by Abbie Emmons
• TO WRITERS, FROM READERS: PLEASE STOP romance edition by Elliot Brooks

Dialogue

• The Key to Writing Freakishly Good Dialogue | Video Essay by LocalScriptMan
• Article: He Said, She Said: How to Use Speech Tags & Dialogue Tags Effectively by Fija Callaghan
• Pinterest: The Grammar of Writing by djharringtonwriter

Battles

• D&D Has 8 Types of Combat, Actually by Mystic Arts DM
• Fantasy vs Reality: 5 weapons that fantasy gets wrong! by blumineck
• Dear Authors... Battle/War by Merphy Napier | Manga

Descriptions

• Writing Vivid Descriptions (and when to shut up) | On Writing by Hello Future Me

World Building

• on writing LORE instead of worldbuilding by yinka
• there is worldbuilding, then there’s WORLDBUILDING FOR A NOVEL by yinka

Magic

• The Most TERRIFYING Depiction of Magic in Manga by KezutsuKami
• Magic Systems Should Be Weirder by Hello Future Me