Resources

• Alyssa Matesic - Freelance developmental book editor. Experience with the Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies.  

• Chapter Break- Editing services and "a community of 9,500+ storytellers and story lovers."

• YouTube channel

• Inked Voices - A platform for writing groups and an online space for writers.

• Internet Anagram Server - I, Rearrangement Servant
  

• Jane Friedman - She reports “on the book publishing industry and help[s] authors understand the business.”

• How to Glow in the Dark - Formerly, Neon Literary, "An anthology of publishing advice." They have a newsletter too.
  
• Lauren Kay Writes - "Young Adult author and guide to aspiring authors. She offers resources, courses, and editing services to make landing a literary agent and book deal accessible for all."
• Online Etymology Dictionary - Also known as the OED - "Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago."
• Pacemaker Press - "Pacemaker is a playful way of making peace with your writing goals. You set a word count goal, chip away at it day by day and finish on-time!"
• Page One - The Writer's Podcast - "At Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well."
• Reading The Short Story - a semi-retired blog by author Charles E. May who turned 80 in 2021.
• Semantic Scholar - "Semantic Scholar provides free, AI-driven search and discovery tools, and open resources for the global research community."
• The Creative Penn - "Resources to help you write, publish and market your book, as well as make a living with your writing."

• The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce

• The Holy Book of Literary Craft - from Numéro Cinq. This is a repository of repositories, a holy grail of information on literary craft. This gave me the idea for my own Bible.
• Websters 1828 Dictionary
  
• Write Conscious - YouTube channel - "Heart-orientated dives into the greatest books and authors for divergent thinkers and artists."
• Substack - "Dive into full-length courses on your favorite authors! You won't find this depth anywhere else online! Current courses include Cormac McCarthy, David Foster Wallace, and how to construct beautiful sentences. The McCarthy course is already 25+ hours." - Ian Cattanach
• Writers Helping Writers - Offering "help and support, empowering writers everywhere."
  
• Writers on Writing (podcast) with hosts Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone.
• Writing Commons (website) - "Writing Commons is an award-winning, peer-reviewed encyclopedia on writing. We publish original articles on topics of interest to students and teachers.
• Writing for Screens (YouTube) - "Let’s talk about the nuts-and-bolts of writing scripts, but also about the process of writing and the reality of trying to be creative in -- and out -- of an incredibly high-stakes business."