“LEARNING IS NOT ATTAINED BY CHANCE, IT MUST BE SOUGHT FOR WITH ARDOR AND ATTENDED TO WITH DILIGENCE.”
―ABIGAIL ADAMS
We cannot become better until we accept that we do not know everything. Constantly pushing ourselves to learn more makes us better writers. Below is a list of resources that will jumpstart your writing journey.
Websites
YouTube Channels
- Alexa Donne
- Author Journey
- Bethany Atazadeh
- Diane Callahan
- Ellen Brock
- Hello Future Me
- Holly Davis
- Jenna Moreci
- Jessi Elliott
- Just Write
- Kim Chance
- Kristen Martin
- Lessons from the Screenplay
- Mandi Lynn
- Megan LaCroix
- Natalia Leigh
- National Novel Writing Month
- The Patchwork Nerd
- Reedsy
- Shaelin Writes
- Vivien Reis
YouTube Playlists
- Trope Talks (Overly Sarcastic Productions)
- Brandon Sanderson’s Creative Writing Class (Camera Panda)
- So You Wanna Be a Writer (Scott Sigler)
Podcasts
For this section, I tried to find links to these podcasts through Stitcher, since it’s a pretty universal podcast app. But, if you have other podcast software you prefer, you can search the podcast name in your favorite app.
- First Draft with Sarah Enni
- Write-Minded with Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
- I should be Writing with Mur Lafferty
- Lexicon Valley by John McWhorter