30 Free Resources from Writer's Digest

I don't know how I missed this, but Writer's Digest has been giving away free resources all month, in honor of NaNoWriMo. And it's pretty cool stuff. Most of the free downloads are worksheets and excerpts from some of the fantastic books Writer's Digest puts out.

Among the resources are:
A great excerpt from the book 20 Master Plots, with descriptions of each plot. 
50 writing questions to consider if you're stuck.
Tips on how to write fast.
How to create powerful conflict in your novel, from writing teacher James Scott Bell.
A chart to help you map your novel.
How to pace yourself, from the book Beginnings, Middles, and Ends.
How to maintain energy to write (even when you're working full time). This is a 43-page excerpt of interviews with successful authors who write and work another job, and are willing to share their secrets.
A subplot tracker.
A Q&A from Orson Scott Card's book Character & Viewpoint.
A worksheet to help you write the perfect climax.
From the author of 45 Master Characters, comes a 46th character archetype.
From the Writer's Compass, a fantastic chart to help you map your story.
And many more.

All these resources are available on the Writer's Digest NaNoWriMo page. I don't know how long the links will be live, so you may want to grab the ones you want right away.

A writer can't have too many resources. Which of these appeal to you?

11 comments:

  1. I am liking the tips to creating powerful conflict...

    Thanks for these, Debbie!

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  2. I like them, too. I'm so glad I opened my Writer's Digest newsletter, or I might have missed them. I have most of James Scott Bell's writing books. He's very good.

    ~Debbie

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  3. I enjoyed your post about visiting NYC. Ah. I would love to go to the library. This post was in my inbox and wanted to stop by and say Hi!

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  4. Sounds like it's time for you to go to a SCBWI conference!

    ~Debbie

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  5. I'll start with the "tips on how to write fast," and move on from there. I'm a sloooowww writer, although blogging has certainly helped me speed things up a wee bit. :-)

    Thanks for the links! Hope you had a wonderful visit to NYC.

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  6. That is quite a long list of goodies!

    I want to check out the "how to maintain energy" resource. I have a bad habit of letting physical fatigue get in the way of writing.

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  7. Janette, I'm glad I'm not the only slow writer around!

    That sounds like a great one, too, Lauren. When I'm tired, reading always wins out over writing.

    ~Debbie

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  8. The sub plot tracker looks good for me, but i know I'll be using all of the tips to keep me moving towards finishing my first novel.

    Thanks so much.

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  9. You're welcome, Dean. The sub plot tracker is something I've never seen before. Best of luck finishing the novel!

    ~Debbie

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  10. Thanks for this, Debbie...I've downloaded quite a few. You are a master at sharing resources!

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  11. I love when I find things like this. I'm slowly checking each one out. And they put up another one for November 30th!

    ~Debbie

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