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Resources for Writers

Awesome writing resources

I’ve put together this list of writing resources that I have personally found useful or interesting. I intend to keep adding to it so check back occasionally!

Strong writing

Prose: The Dreaded Passive Voice

Filter Words and Phrases to Avoid in Writing Fiction

Don’t be Satisfied with Competence

Overcoming Adversity Through Adverbs – A different take to the advice on never using adverbs.

A Lesson in Deep POV – Actual critique with good show don’t tell examples

The Power of Voice  – The elusive quality of “voice” or “style”.

7 Tools of Dialogue

Structure

8 Signs You Might be Over Plotting Your Novel

The Question You Need to Ask for Every Scene

Most Common First Page Mistakes

Characters

How to Convey an Established Relationship Quickly

26 Ways to Write “Instantly Likable” Characters

Creating Authentic Villains

How Brandon Sanderson Motivates His (Incredible) Main Characters

Conflict

Getting Unstuck: The Necessity of Conflict – the three levels of conflict a story needs

Creating Emotion in the Reader

World Building

World Building: Why Sprinkles Don’t Work – Great resource on active settings.

Editing fiction

What is Line Editing and What Should Line Editors Do?

Case Study: Why You Need to Hire the Right Editor

Four Ways to Cut Your Novel’s Draft (and Make Your Story Stronger)

Publishing fiction

The Truth About Publishing

Top Ten Reasons Why Your Novel is Getting Rejected

Authors Beware: Scams and Publishing Companies to Avoid

Marketing fiction

How JK Rowling built a $25 billion business

Multi-Layered Readers and How to Reach Them

The Truth About the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists

10 Top Book Marketing Takeaways from RWA 2018 – Point 1 alone is worth the read

What People Are Saying

You’ve done an amazing job with this world. Your characters, your plot and your setting are all drawing me in. The action is very engaging. This world is complex and three dimensional to me

MEXIE BUTLER
Beta Reader

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2018-07-03T09:26:37+10:00

MEXIE BUTLER
Beta Reader

You’ve done an amazing job with this world. Your characters, your plot and your setting are all drawing me in. The action is very engaging. This world is complex and three dimensional to me...
https://juneyubooks.com/testimonials/mexie-butler/
“A compelling SF story. It’s a real pleasure to see a hard SF story for YA, as there have been so few good examples lately. The characters and story premise are strong and the style engaging.”

CATHIE TASKER
Editor, Writing Teacher & Mentor, Literary Awards Judge

June Yu Books
2018-07-03T09:32:52+10:00

CATHIE TASKER
Editor, Writing Teacher & Mentor, Literary Awards Judge

“A compelling SF story. It’s a real pleasure to see a hard SF story for YA, as there have been so few good examples lately. The characters and story premise are strong and the style engaging.”...
https://juneyubooks.com/testimonials/cathie-tasker/
Genetico is fantastic! Easy to read, great characters. What an amazing world you have created.

SACHA CUMMING
Beta reader

June Yu Books
2018-07-03T09:33:24+10:00

SACHA CUMMING
Beta reader

Genetico is fantastic! Easy to read, great characters. What an amazing world you have created....
https://juneyubooks.com/testimonials/sacha-cumming/
I love a good dystopian novel and I know this is one I would have loved as a teenager.

JESSICA LOCKETT
Beta Reader

June Yu Books
2018-07-03T14:50:05+10:00

JESSICA LOCKETT
Beta Reader

I love a good dystopian novel and I know this is one I would have loved as a teenager....
https://juneyubooks.com/testimonials/jessica-lockett/
A unique and fascinating idea and this theme will really appeal to YA readers. A lot of great twists and the ethical dilemmas were particularly interesting. A story that really kept me reading to the end.

SARAH ALEXANDRA JONES
Beta Reader

June Yu Books
2018-07-03T14:53:21+10:00

SARAH ALEXANDRA JONES
Beta Reader

A unique and fascinating idea and this theme will really appeal to YA readers. A lot of great twists and the ethical dilemmas were particularly interesting. A story that really kept me reading to the end....
https://juneyubooks.com/testimonials/sarah-alexandra-jones/
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