Episode 230: Craft Resources

Notes:

We’ve done a previous Fable and the Verbivore conversation on the subject of writing craft books. That episode is here:

- Episode 79: Let's talk about craft books

The Verbivore references several YouTube video essays, interviews, websites, and articles as part of the free resources she loves. They are:

YouTube TedEd Writers Workshop Playlist - Favorites include: How to Make Your Writing More Suspenseful by Victoria Smith | Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft - Silvia Moreno-García | How to write descriptively - Nalo Hopkinson

YouTube Ted Talks on Writing Playlist - Favorites include: Your elusive creative genius: Elizabeth Gilbert | The mystery of storytelling: Julian Friedmann | The clues to a great story: Andrew Stanton

Diane Callahan - Quotidian Writer YouTube Channel - Favorites include: How to Title Your Novel: The Complete Writing Guide

Like Stories of Old YouTube Channel - Favorites include: Lighting the Beacons, and Other Perfect Movie Metaphors

Actors on Actors Playlist by Variety - Favorites include: Cilian Murphy & Margot Robbie | Greta Lee & Andrew Scott

Directors on Directors Playlist by Variety

Favorite Websites

- Writers Helping Writers & One Stop for Writers - Searching emotion thesaurus by topic and writing craft blog

- MasterClass.com Articles - Use key words to find a plethora of well written articles on a specific writing related topics or click “Writing” button to bring up all of their craft articles

- WritersDigest.com - Thoughtful and well researched articles on the writing craft for a variety of stages of writing

- Reedsy.com blog - Useful and in depth articles on a variety of writing craft related subjects

- LitHub - Honest interview essays from writers on their experiences and process

Books Mentioned:

- Wired for Story by Lisa Cron

- How to Make a Living as a Writer by James Scott Bell

- Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself by Chuck Wendig

- Ten Things About Writing: Build Your Story, One Word at a Time by Joanne Harris

- Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn From Actors by Brandilyn Collins

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)