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Inspiration is created, not found.

If you are visiting this page, you probably have a story in mind or you have a story on paper. Maybe you're already a successful author just poking around to see what other authors are saying.  Either way, I hope this page will be helpful.  

In the end, the best advice anyone can give you about any kind of writing is to study the craft. This is as true of non-fiction as it is of fiction. True, each form of writing has its own skill set.  But unless you are a student of the craft, you will probably continue to write stories (both fiction and non- fiction) that few people will read.  Be encouraged. You know far more than you think you do, and you have already absorbed much that you need to know. Still, a study of the craft will open up new horizons for you and elevate your writing above the rest of the crowd. 

For more resources for writers, see my Pinterest board On Writing.

For a Simplified Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Click Here

Story Structure:

For J.W. Elliot's Story Structure Handout Click Here

For Joseph Campell's Hero's Journey Click Here

For the Black Snyder, Save the Cat Beat Sheet Click Here

For the Five-Act Structure Click Here

For the Larry Brooks Four-Act Structure Click Here

For the John Truby 22 Steps to Story Structure Click Here

For the Dan Wells 7-Point Story Structure Click Here

For Recommended Books and Online Sources for Story Structure Click Here

Scene Structure:

J.W. Elliot's Abbreviated Scene Structure Click Here

J.W. Elliot's Expanded Scene Structure Click Here

John Truby's Scene Structure Click Here

J.W. Elliot's Recommended Book List for Studying Story Craft:

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My Favorite Writer's Forums and Podcasts

As I find new podcasts and new websites, I will post them.

I welcome recommendations of user-friendly, informative sites about all aspects of the story-writing craft.