There’s I lot I didn’t know when I was first starting out. Here are some different resources gathered in one place to help out other writers. This will be updated frequently so feel free to check back often. Good luck and happy writing!
Books to Read
The Naked Truth About Self-Publishing: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Truth-About-Self-Publishing/dp/0989620905
Writing Poetry in the Dark (Writing in the Dark) – Stephanie M. Wytovich
The Lie That Tells The Truth – John Dufresne
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect – Claudia Hunter Johnson
Save the Cat (Writing Series)
Websites to Check Out
Writer Beware: https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors__trashed/writer-beware/
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/alli-blog
Writing Tools
Focus City: https://www.focuscity.co
My Write Club (Word Count Tracker): https://www.mywriteclub.com
Scrivener (Writing Software): https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview?fpr=thuy84&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22294789883&gbraid=0AAAAA-KuFCwicrEiys95dDP1W6WLLqPif&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyLiayvvEkgMVTT2tBh19_A3QEAAYASAAEgKQEvD_BwE
Inspiration for When You’re Stuck
No Write Way (Podcast): https://www.veschwab.com/podcast
Sadie Hartmann Substack: https://sadiehartmann.substack.com
Cover Designers
Qamber Designs (Najla & Nada Qamber): https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com
Daqri Designs (Daqri Bernardo): https://www.daqridesigns.com
Opulent Designs (Cass Chapman): https://www.opulentswaganddesigns.com
Cover Me Darling: https://covermedarling.com
Fay Lane – Book Cover Design: https://faylane.com
Ravenborn – Book Cover Designs: https://www.facebook.com/RavenbornCovers/
The Book Brander: https://thebookbrander.com
Interior Book Design/Formatting
Keyminor Publishing (Formatting): https://keyminorpublishing.com
Nadège Richards (Skillshare Formatting Course): https://www.skillshare.com/en/user/nadegerichards?srsltid=AfmBOopX8G6uqTmN3JEITNI-RUEUrwmEUBYVcSZQQ8ucimTgh0bDbcHP
Qamber Designs (Najla & Nada Qamber): https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com
Daqri Designs (Daqri Bernardo): https://www.daqridesigns.com
Editors
There For You Editing: https://thereforyoumelissa.wixsite.com/there-for-you
Book Marketing & Author Related Services
Atypical Chaos (Neurodivergent Authors): https://atypicalchaos.com
The Plot Genie: https://theplotgenie.com
Book Vault (Print on Demand Book Printer): https://bookvault.app
Ingram Spark: https://www.ingramspark.com
Finding Where to Submit/Writing Submissions
Rattle Poetry (Poetry) – https://rattle.com/page/submissions/