Updated Resource List, September 2021

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I was contacted today again with a thank you email and link recommendation related to my December 2019 post, "Writerly Resources: Free & Low Cost."​ I'm sharing this post again with the addition of the two student/reader related resources added to the start. Enjoy!

Reader Recommended: 

• ​Recommended 9/15/21 by Hannah in Alabama: Coupon Follow's "Money-Saving Guide for Authors & Writers."
• Recommended 4/1/2020 by Amelia in Salt Lake City: Zen Business' "Writing Careers: The Business Behind Becoming a Writer."

Courses

• Reedsy Learning has these fun email courses for free. Get your day started with a mini-lesson!
• Coursera and Wesleyan University have teamed up to offer five courses in Creative Writing and even offer a certificate for a fee. But, you can take the courses for free if you don't want a certificate.  I love the idea of several people taking the courses and discussing them as part of their writing group activities, but the courses are also a great introduction to plot, character, and structure and can be solo activities. 
• Udemy's courses are not free, but they are on deep discount for Cyber Week. They have over 9000 courses in creative writing and while on sale you can get courses for as low as $9.99 and they include lectures and exercises.  And, every course comes with a 30 day money-back guarantee.
• FutureLearn has free courses in Start Writing Fiction and an Introduction to Screenwriting 
• Creative Writing and Critical Reading is free from Open Learn, as is their Start Writing Fiction course.

Resource Lists and Worksheets

• Now Novel has a list of 200 resources arranged in categories including those on structure, creativity, and publishing (both trad and indie).
• Check out "From Start to Finish: 24 Novel Writing Resources" by Dani Lee Collins. While you're there, check out The Writing Cooperative Archive.
• "38 Awesome Free Things for Writers" by Shaunta Grimes includes some great resources including worksheets from various sites.
• Writers' Digest offers a greatlist of worksheets from Novel in 30 Days as well as this great PDF on character development.
• Gabriela Pereira's resource list will get you started, and she also offers a starter kit when you sign up for her newsletter--and her book DIY MFA offers a good introduction to finding time to write as well as considerations for story creation. Be sure to check out herWriter Igniter, too!
• The Novel Factory has a variety of free PDF printable worksheets.
• EA Deverell offers a year's worth of worksheets and more!