fantasy and science fiction writing resources

Writing Resources

My goal for this portion of my website is to offer you the same writing resources I’ve found and the things I’ve learned on my journey to becoming a writer.

General Story Writing Resources

These are writing resources that are not specific to fantasy or science fiction, but great for all sorts of fictions writers. The backbone of any fantasy or science fiction story is the same backbone as any story, be it mystery, thriller, horror, or literary fiction.

Writing Tools: A handy list of the websites, apps, books, podcasts, and videos that I’ve used to learn how to write stories. My writing education has been pieced together from the corners of the internet, so I decided to pull as much of it together into one place so you don’t have to hunt them down or stumble upon them like I did.

Structure

Creating Characters

Story Arcs

Writing Styles

Talking Head Syndrome

Writing Prompts: A list of writing prompts designed to help you develop various writing skills.

Writing Sprint Timers: A few writing sprint timers to help you jumpstart your writing sessions.

Fantasy, Science Fiction, and other Speculative Fiction

Fantasy Subgenres Explained

Worldbuilding

Magic Systems

How Many Words Should a Fantasy Novel Be?

NaNoWriMo

During the month of November, which is National Novel Writing Month, writers around the world make a goal to write a 50,000 word novel by December 1 by writing 1,667 words per day. It is an opportunity to join with other writers, silence your inner critic/editor, and get that story idea down on the page like you’ve always wanted. Here are some tips that I’ve pulled together from my experiences during NaNoWriMo.

6 Tips for a Successful NaNoWriMo

11 Ways to Stay Motivated While Writing a Novel: Writing a novel is hard, so I’ve compiled a list of ways I’ve found that help me stay on track.

What to Do After NaNoWriMo

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