Resources for Craft + Submitting

I love books! One of the best ways to learn craft is by reading things in that medium. But here are some amazing print books on craft, plus additional resources, that I love for writers.

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TV/FILM:
– Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
– Story by Robert Mckee
– Story Genius by Lisa Cron
– Alternative Scriptwriting: Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen by By Ken Dancyger, Jessie Keyt, and Jeff Rush

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PROSE:
– Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
– The Emotion Thesaurus series by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
– Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon

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MUSICAL THEATRE/SONGWRITING:
– The Making of a Musical by Lehman Engel
– The Secret Life of the American Musical by Jack Viertel
– The Complete Rhyming Dictionary by Clement Wood
– Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

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POETRY:
– The Sounds of Poetry by Robert Pinsky
– The Poet’s Companion by by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux

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There are many amazing websites that can help you submit your work! I wish I’d known about these when I was younger:

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TV/FILM
– Coverfly
– The Black List
– International Screenwriters’ Association
– The Creators Society
– Women in Animation (WIA)
– Women in Media (WIM)
– Women in Film (WIF)

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THEATRE
– The Dramatists Guild (DGA)
– Maestra Music
– The Playwright Binge
– NYCplaywrights.org

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PROSE & POETRY
– Chillsubs.com
– Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
– Poets.org

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MUSIC
– ASCAP
– BMI
– The Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC)
– The Society of Composers and Lyricists (the SCL)