#i'll probably just get one of noah or bridget

[hyba]

Sure! Every now and then I'll deep-dive into the world of free books online, so these are from a mish-mash of different places. I have collected a bunch of books in this way over the past few years, but usually never get around to reading them. I'd like to change that this year and see if anything I learn ends up helping me.

(As an aside, I also grab a bunch of free books to do with specific subjects I want to know more about. They're not books about writing, but it's a great way to get info for your fiction books.)

The list is pretty long, so I'll put it under the cut.

From Project Gutenberg:

The Writing of Fiction by Edith Wharton

Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing by Arthur Sullivant Hoffman

How to Write a Novel: A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction

Aspects of the novel by E. M. Forster

The Craft of Fiction by Percy Lubbock

The Technique of Fiction Writing by Robert Saunders Dowst

These Project Gutenberg books might be old, but they're great resources from the quick skims I have had so far.

From The Open University:

Start writing fiction

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

Technically the two above are courses, but you can download each course as a PDF/epub/doc, which is what I did.

From Writers Helping Writers:

Free Show Don't Tell Pro Pack (a sampler of all their books!)

and honestly they have so many good resources you should just go to their website and check out their worksheets

From One Stop for Writers:

Storyteller's Roadmap: How to Plan a Story, How to Write a Story, and How to Revise a Story (technically not a downloadable book, but structured like an online textbook)

From Nicole at InkWellSpills:

The Worldbuilding Workbook

The rest of the books that will be listed are from various ebook apps and websites. These were all free when I downloaded them, and most probably still are, but let me know if that has changed for any of them. I couldn't find a way to link these but you should be able to search the author's names on the apps and find these books.

From the Kobo app:

Art & Craft of Writing: Secret Advice for Writers by Victoria Mixon

Four Seasons of Creative Writing: 1000 prompts to stop writer's block by Bryan Cohen

How to Improve Your Writing by Mason Engels

Little Book of Tips for Descriptive Writing by Patti Roberts

My Guide to Storytelling by Aron Chistensen

The Jeffrey Archer Short Story Challenge Collection

The Tidy Guide to Writing a Novel by Rachel Aukes

Writing Tips by Merrie Destefano

Yes, You Can Write! by Bryan Collins

From the Kindle app:

Screenwriting: Creative Labor and Professional Practice by Bridget Conor

The Audiobook Book by Renea Mason, Noah Michael Levine, and Erin Deward

The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman

10 Secrets to a Bestseller: An Author's Guide to Self-Publishing by Tim McConnehey

You Are An Author: So Write Your Book Already by Matt Rudnitsky

The Author Startup by Ray Brehn

Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters' emotions by Sandra Gerth

Write Your Book on the Side by Hassan Osman

As far as I know, none of these were AI-generated, but if I overlooked something, please let me know!

Anyway, that's pretty much it for now! I have other books, but some are on an old PC, and others are very specific to my interests (like the OER Write or Left creative writing textbook or the OER Short Fiction Unit) but if you want a full mega list of a bunch of amazing resources, let me know).

Hope that helps!

Just got a bunch of free books on writing. I'm gonna check them all out throughout the year and see what advice and lessons and tips really stick with me 📚

[edenlouiseart]

Someday I shall have plushies of my ocs. Just you wait and see.