In this story, the sun moves. In this story, every night meets a dawn and burns away in the bright morning. In this story, Winter can never hold back the Spring… He is the best of all possible audiences, the only Audience to see every scene, the Author who became a Character and heaped every shadow on Himself. The Greeks were right. Live in fear of a grinding end and a dark hereafter. Unless you know a bigger God, or better yet, are related to Him by blood.
~ N.D. Wilson
resources below ↓
~ everything is free unless noted ~
prayers
- A Prayer for Young Writers (Jaquelle Crowe Ferris) https://liesyoungwomenbelieve.com/prayer-young-writers/
- A Prayer for Writers (Christina Fox): https://www.ibelieve.com/blogs/christina-fox/a-prayer-for-writers.html
- A Liturgy for Writers of Fiction (Douglas McKelvey): http://tinyurl.com/liturgywriting
- A Liturgy for Those Who Have Not Done Great Things for God (Douglas McKelvey): http://tinyurl.com/greatthingsforgod ($1)
- Liturgies for before/after reading books (Douglas McKelvey): http://tinyurl.com/beforebook (before) and http://tinyurl.com/afterbook (after) ($1 each)
writing craft/blogs
- Story Embers: https://storyembers.org/
- Go Teen Writers: https://goteenwriters.com/
- K.M. Weiland/Helping Writers Become Authors: https://www.kmweiland.com/ and https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
- N.D. Wilson’s School of Fantastical Wordcraft: http://www.outlawsoftime.com/fantastical-wordcraft/
- Kingdom Pen: https://kingdompen.org/
- Gail Carson Levine: http://gailcarsonlevine.com/blog/
- Jonathan Rogers/The Habit: http://www.jonathan-rogers.com/
- Christopher Paolini: https://www.paolini.net/category/writers-corner/writing-advice/
- Young Writer’s Workshop Library: https://members.dohardthings.com/library ($30 per month – scholarships/discounts available; visit https://www.theyoungwriter.com/ for info)
- Inspiring Writes: https://savannahgracewrites.blogspot.com/
- To Be a Shennachie: https://tobeashennachie.wordpress.com/
- Inkdragon: https://sarahansonsite.wordpress.com/
- Charis Rae: https://charisrae.com/
- Dino’s Digest: https://dinosdigest.com/
- Paper Strider: https://paperstrider.com/
- Abbie Emmons: https://www.abbiee.com/
- Kellyn Roth/Reveries: https://kellynroth.blog/
- Cassandra Hamm: https://cassandrahamm.com/
- Jenna Terese/Project Inspire: https://jennaterese.com/ and https://projectinspirehome.wordpress.com/
writing apps + websites
- My Write Club (word sprints): https://www.mywriteclub.com/
- The Most Dangerous Writing App (word sprints/challenges): https://www.themostdangerouswritingapp.com/
- 750 Words: https://750words.com/ (free for one month; then $5 per month)
- Google Docs (free online documents): https://docs.google.com/
community/forums
- The Rabbit Room: https://rabbitroom.com/forums/
- Story Warren: https://storywarren.com/
- Story Embers: https://storyembers.org/join/
- Young Writer’s Workshop: https://community.theyoungwriter.com/ ($30 per month – scholarships/discounts available; visit https://www.theyoungwriter.com/ for info)
- Noble Novels: https://www.noblenovels.com/ (one free plan; higher tiers require payment)
misc
- Family Echo: https://familyecho.com/ (for making family trees)
- Behind the Name: https://www.behindthename.com/ (for names and their meanings)
- Fantasy Name Generator: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ (for fantasy names)
- Last Name Generator: https://www.namegenerator.biz/last-name-generator.php (last names for your characters)
- World Anvil: https://www.worldanvil.com/author (worldbuilding) (paid plans available)
books about writing
(purchase/library account required)
- Wordsmithy, by Douglas Wilson (http://tinyurl.com/wordsmithy)
- Writing Magic, by Gail Carson Levine (http://tinyurl.com/writingmagiclevine)
- Writer to Writer, by Gail Carson Levine (http://tinyurl.com/writertowriter)
- One Year Adventure Novel (school program), by Daniel Schwabauer (http://tinyurl.com/oneyearadventurenovel)
- Adorning the Dark, by Andrew Peterson (http://tinyurl.com/adorningthedark)
- Q & A a Day for Writers (http://tinyurl.com/questionanswerwriters)
podcasts
- The Rabbit Room Network: https://rabbitroom.com/rrpodcastnetwork/
- Helping Writers Become Authors: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/podcast-episodes-archive/
editing/design services
- Reveries Co.: https://www.reveriescompany.com/
- Charis Rae: https://charisrae.com/editing-service/ and https://charisrae.com/design-service/
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