Books

Fiction

STORY by Robert McKee 

THE ART OF CHARACTER by David Corbett 

THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy 

MASTERING SUSPENSE, STRUCTURE, AND PLOT by Jane K. Cleland 

THE SCENE BOOK by Sandra Scofield 

THE LAST DRAFT by Sandra Scofield 

THE FIRST FIVE PAGES by Noah Lukeman 

THE EMOTIONS THESAURUS by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi 

Nonfiction

ON WRITING WELL: THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO WRITING NONFICTION by William Zinsser 

TELL IT SLANT: WRITING AND SHAPING CREATIVE NONFICTION by Brenda Miller 

WRITING FOR STORY: CRAFT SECRETS OF DRAMATIC NONFICTION by Jon Franklin 

STORYCRAFT: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING NARRATIVE NONFICTION by Jack Hart 

NAKED, DRUNK, AND WRITING by Adair Lara 

THE ART OF MEMOIR by Mary Karr 

Videos

Revision techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKvUwrhCr0 

Formatting your manuscript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty6qcDN29DU 

Head hopping:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgw86BIQtWY 

Characterization (Save the Cat Method): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFyT7dYbBM 

Character arcs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1crdZI5Af0 

How to start your story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZSTcBRp8gg 

Scene vs. Chapter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFzEneazmc

Strengthen your scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yko5a2AXxXg 

Show vs. Tell, Demonstrate vs. Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNBhaEV2ESg 

Regarding Diversity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gi9MxpOBvg 

Filler words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjvm4TK7VCQ&t=23s 

Avoid common mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x70Mukj60ck, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOQqxHKO-0w&t=17s

How to Write a Book Proposal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYIOvB-KXRU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZasSPE3ro 

The Art of Memoir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzMrNDxuct0 

Avoid Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM0NCXM3OnM 

Building a Platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cC6mJ0NzcQ 

Articles

Types of Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/scene-summary-postcard-three-types-of-scenes-used-in-commercial-upmarket-and-literary-fiction/ 

Writing a Scene: https://janefriedman.com/writing-scene/ 

How to Write a Memoir Proposal: https://louisadeasey.com/how-to-write-your-memoir-book-proposal/