This is a list of podcasts, books and other resources I have found useful for writing and indie publishing books. Please note this list is not definitive (I find new resources all the time) and different approaches will suit different people, so please don’t feel you have to read or do or follow everything. If you have something you have found useful and you would like me to add it to the list, please use my contact form to send me details and I will update this page.
WEBSITES
Reedsy.com
TheCreativePenn.com
crrowenson.com (the magic engineer)
PODCASTS
The Rebel Diaries
The Self-publishing show
PUBLISHING SOFTWARE
Vellum
Grammarly
ProWritingAid
COVERS
Miblart
100 covers
GRAPHICS
Canva
Bookbrush
BOOKS
| Ackerman & Puglisi | The Emotional Wound Thesaurus The Emotion Thesaurus The Negative Trait Thesaurus The Positive Trait Thesaurus |
| Black, Sacha | The anatomy of a best seller 13 steps to evil: how to craft superbad villains |
| Brody, Jessica | Save the cat writes a novel |
| Caron, Denis | Catch the unicorn: demystifying book marketing |
| Carriger, Gail | The Heroine’s Journey |
| Cohen & Stewart | What does a Martian look like? |
| Heintzelman, Chuck | The author’s guide to Vellum (2.0) |
| Kate, Jenny | Instagram for authors |
| Kent & Sgelton | The romance rwiters’ phrase book |
| Labreque, Tammi | Newsletter ninja |
| Penn, Joanna | Your Author Business Plan: a companion workbook |
| Scheuerer, Helen B | How to write a successful series |
| Spisak, Kris | The novel editing workbook |
| Voss, Matt | How to publish a book on Amazon |
| Willcocks, Daniel | The self-publishing blueprint |
| Winter, Karen | Romance trope and hooks |
