Writing Resources

Craft Books

• "Refuse To Be Done" - Matt Bell

• "GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict" - Debra Dixon

• "The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile" - Noah Lukeman 

• "Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need" -  Blake Snyder

• "Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels" -  Gwen Hayes 

• "The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma" -  Becca Puglisi 

• "The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression" - Becca Puglisi

Query & Synopsis Help

• The Dreaded Novel Summary by Lauren Spieller

• Here's Why You Don't Ask Questions in a Query Letter (Twitter Thread) by Joel Brigham

• Query Shark: How To Write Query Letters ... or, really, how to revise query letters so they actually work

• Sample Query

• How To Write a Damn Good Query Letter

• How To Write a Great Novel Synopsis for a Literary Agent (Youtube Video)

• How to Write an Author Bio

• Perfect Pitch by Eric Smith

• Query Template

Craft Classes & Webinars

• Carly Watters, Lit Agent Webinars

• Grubstreet Creative Writing Hub

• TSNOTYAW Courses & Events

Craft Articles

• 6 Tips for Writing Short Film Scripts That Connect - Claudia Hunter Johnson