SAVE THE CAT WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody

THE ANATOMY OF STORY by John Truby

THE EMOTIONAL CRAFT OF FICTION by Donald Maass

ROMANCING THE BEAT by Gwen Hayes

ON WRITING by Stephen King

SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS by Steven Pinker

SIN AND SYNTAX by Constance Hale

THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by William Strunk Jr.

The internet is so full of great resources. But the sheer amount of it all can be daunting. Here, you’ll find an ever-growing list of my favourite resources!

Shelby Mahurin’s The Evolution of my Query.

Isabel Ibañez on the Query Letter.

Susan Dennard on the 1-Page Synopsis.

While we’re here, Susan Dennard has a veritable treasure trove of resources on her website!

Author Mentor Match!

Fantasy Name Generators (aka my favourite resource for name and map inspiration!)

Taylor Gingrich is a Senior Designer who understands the emotional and physical labor that goes into creating novels and loves building brands for authors and writers on their book launch journeys. She's worked on multiple projects in the writing community, including the recently announced educational platform, The Writer's Conservatory by Adrienne Young. Taylor has also designed the logo and branding for Marina Edits and The Meadow.

You can find out more about Taylor on her website:

I am only just dipping my toes into the waters of podcasting. So this list is brief (for now)!

Basic Pitches, hosted by Anna Mercier & Emily Thiede

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, hosted by Bianca Marais, with agents Carly Watters & CeCe Lyra

The Write Where it Hurts podcast, hosted by Eva Des Lauriers and Katryn Bury.

The Story Beast Podcast - A podcast for story lovers, Storybeast explores how we weave tales and why we love them. (This link will take you to an episode where Courtney, Ghabiba, and Nadine interview yours truly!)

The Your Own Magic podcast, hosted by Raquelle Mantra. As a spiritual creative, I value my time spent listening to this podcast. It always feels like coming home.

Workshops are vital to your evolution as a writer—even if it’s just a one-hour seminar! Writing is a craft, and we all must learn things to make our stories the best that they can be.

Return to the Wild Writing Retreat hosted by editor Marina Green! A chance for writers of all calibres to gather and reconnect with nature and their craft.

Masterclass has so many great courses! This link will take you to Joyce Carol Oates’ class.