Craft Pathfinder

This is a list of recommended books & tools, as suggested by fellow SCBWI SF/South members. Want to submit a suggestion? Do so here.

• The Art of Character by David Corbett
• The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner
• The Dramatic Writer's Companion by Will Dunne
• The Emotion Thesaurus series by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
• The Last Draft: A Novelist’s Guide to Revision by Sandra Scofield 
• Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
• Self Editing for Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne and Dave King
• Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
• Wired for Story: the Writer’s Guide to using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron

• The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Adults by Cheryl Klein
• Writing Irresistible Kidlit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers by Mary Kole
• Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul

• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
• From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction by Robert Olen Butler
• Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change by Maggie Smith
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Show Your Work (and series) by Austin Kleon
• This Creative Life by Sara Zarr

• Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine

• Authors A.I. 
• Crafting Dynamic Characters webinar by Mary Kole & Jessica Brody
• One Stop for Writers (includes digital Emotional Thesaurus series)
• Scrivener writing software

• DIY MFA monthly newsletter
• The Good Story Company weekly newsletter
• KidLit Craft monthly newsletter
• Writer Unboxed

• DIY MFA
• The Good Story Podcast
• Middle Grade Ninja
• Writing Excuses

• 12x12 Picture Book Challenge - can only join in Jan-Feb of that year.
• KidLit Events Calendar
• Stanford Continuing Studies Writing Program
• VCFA MFA in Writing for Children and YA
• Varian Johnson shares a detailed evolution of his first chapter at the end of the paperback edition of “The Parker Inheritance”. A masterclass in first chapter rewriting.