The following is a curated list of resources I have used to learn about the crafts of writing and storytelling. I feel the various resources listed here have valuable knowledge to teach, interesting insight to give, and lessons to impart. Listings with an asterisk (*) are resources I found to be incredibly valuable for my development as a storyteller—which doesn’t necessarily mean they will be as valuable for you—and I think are worth your time.
Books
Crafting a Story
Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M. Weiland
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K.M. Weiland
Understanding Conflict (And What It Really Means) by Janice Hardy
* Understanding Show, Don’t Tell (And What It Really Means) by Janice Hardy
Revision and Editing
Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft by Janice Hardy
* Revision: A Creative Approach to Writing and Rewriting Fiction by David Michael Kaplan
Writing Crisp and Clear Prose
* The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need by Susan Thurman
The Writer’s Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose by Helen Sword
Miscellaneous
How to Write for Animation by Jeffrey Scott
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Courses
Free
* 2020 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy taught by Brandon Sanderson at BYU
- Other than the worldbuilding lecture, most of the class is genre-agnostic.
* 2016 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy taught by Brandon Sanderson at BYU
- Other than the worldbuilding lecture, most of the class is genre-agnostic.
* Lecture #7: Short Stories – With Special Guest Instructure Mary Robinette Kowal
- Part of Brandon Sanderson’s 2020 BYU writing course
Paid
Judy Blume Teaches Writing by MasterClass
Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing by MasterClass
Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of Storytelling by MasterClass
Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing for Television by MasterClass
Walter Mosley Teaches Fiction and Storytelling by MasterClass
Podcasts
Websites
Writing
Helping Writers Become Authors
Critiquing
The Diplomatic Critiquer: The Nitty Gritty Of How To Be One by Andrew Burt
Critiquing the Wild Writer: It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It by Andrew Burt
Writing Aids and Assistants
YouTube Channels/Videos
Writing
* Diane Callahan – Quotidian Writer
* Critiquing Or How to train your Internal Editor by Mary Robinette Kowal
Apex Magazine (Snap Judgements videos)
Cybernook 