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A curated list for fiction writers
Search results from over 200 individual encyclopedias and reference books from the worlds most trusted publishers.
Roget’s Thesaurus is a classic reference guide for finding synonyms, related words, and alternative phrases to help you write with more precision and variety
Kathy Steinemann has built one of the most practical lexicon resources available to fiction writers. Thousands of categorized words for sensory detail, body language, emotion, and more. We use it. You should too.” Click on the Archive.PDF link at the top of Kathy’s webpage. We have Kathy’s books on the top of our writer’s bookshelf.
Brandon’s BYU university-level lectures on plot, character, worldbuilding, and more — free on YouTube. The 2025 edition is now available. One of the best free craft resources anywhere, especially for speculative fiction writers.
David Perrell interviews some of the best know and diverse writers. Each interview takes an hour long deep dive into their creative processes and opinions.
Article by Rachel Wallach. What steps do you take to figure out how the human brain processes memory? You hold a fiction writing contest, record people’s brains while listening to the winners, and crunch your data, of course.
Start with a conversation with Claude about fiction writing. He is much more than a coin operated machine and the best we’ve found for fiction writers. He can t read your work the way a sharp developmental editor would, pointing to what’s working, what’s pulling the reader out, and exactly how to close the gap.
Great Thesaurus & Word Tools for your creative fiction writing. Synonyms, antonyms, definitions, rhymes, word forms all in one easy to use location.
An AI assisted spelling, grammar, and phrase checker. The free version is worth taking a look at. Integrates with Word
Another robust writing tool. Even the free version is nice to have integrated with Word.
A complete reference style guide for self publishing books on Amazon KDP.
PRO TIPS:
For Paperbacks: Upload a PDF to keep page numbering the same as your table of contents.
For Kindle: Upload an MS Word file to allow for text flow.
Book Blurb: Have your book blurb/description written before hand.
Fiction Submission Format Guide
Shunn format guide is the most used format for submitting short stories to magazines and online publishers
15 example cover letters for agents, journals, and publisher