Resources for Writers and Fantasists

Online Writing Resources

General Writing Resources

• Writer Unboxed 
• Helping Writers Become Authors

Characters

• How to Write Character Arcs (Helping Writers Become Authors)

Dialog

• Use and Misuse of Dialog Tags (The Editor’s Blog)

Point of View (POV)

• Is Head-Hopping Always Bad (Stack Exchange)

Recommended Reading

While not an exhaustive list, the books listed here represent the books on writing and fantasy that have most shaped my own understanding of the genre.* 

Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel, by Lisa Cron

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy, by Ursula K. Le Guin

Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, by Jeff VanderMeer

Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives, by Lajos Egri

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott

* I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and make a small referral payment for any purchases made from these links.