I’m procrastinating on actually writing and had been planning to make one of these for a while, so here we are. It’s time. Here is the semi-comprehensive guide to all the resources I can think of that have been helpful for me personally at some point in the publishing process.
Writing Process and Craft
Writing With Color blog (tips for writing characters outside your identity)
The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass
The Anatomy of Story by John Truby
Survivor Library (how to survive in extreme situations)
Save the Cat beatsheet by Jessica Brody
Revision
Querying
Publisher’s Marketplace ($25/month subscription buys you insight into what agents are selling)
Publisher’s Weekly (free to view the biggest book deals in a given week in adult + YA/MG)
Manuscript Wishlist (can be outdated)
88 Cups of Tea agent episodes (e.g., Holly Root, Peter Knapp, Suzie Townsend, etc.)
Querying a complicated book (Victoria Lee)
Writing a 1 page synopsis (PubCrawl)
Formatting your MS (Lara Willard)
Questions to ask an offering agent 1 (Nelson Agency)
Questions to ask an offering agent 2 (Victoria Lee)
Questions to ask an offering agent 3 (Jim McCarthy)
Nudging and dealing with multiple agent offers (Dahlia Adler)
Publishing (Post-Agent)
Acquisitions Basics (Harold Underdown)
Publisher’s Marketplace ($25/month subscription gets you insight into what editors are buying)
Publisher’s Weekly (free to view the biggest book deals in a given week in adult + YA/MG)
How to run a successful preorder campaign (Erin Bowman)
Twitter Pitch Contests and Mentoring Programs
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