Tips and Resources for Storytelling

In this post, I will share my favorite books, youtube channels, films, and resources for immersing yourself in the rapidly-evolving world of story.

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Blogs: Your New Best friends

A great place to start is checking out other writer's blogs. I take notes as I read along.

My favorite blogs are:

• HELPING WRITERS BECOME AUTHORS (KM WEILAND). KM Weiland's excellent, long-running blog is home to hundreds of detailed, thought-provoking posts on writing that are easy to understand and never overwhelming. Her blog pairs well with her series of books on writing. She even has a wonderful collection of posts analyzing almost every Marvel movie released to date! Her fun, inventive posts are a GREAT place to start your freelance study.

• WRITERS HELPING WRITERS Writers Helping Writers is another great, cohesive blog full of excellent insights for beginning writers and veterans alike.

• NowNovel NowNovel has hundreds of excellent posts on the basic fundamentals of creative writing, as well as optional courses to take. This is a great place to start and the blog is structured in a friendly manner that isn't quite as overwhelming as many courses tend to be.

YouTube: The Power of Visual Learning

In-depth, engaging, unique, and individually beautiful, these YouTube creators will change how you view the craft of story. Though most are centered around movies, shows, and video games, the principles of story they touch on are of immense value to story tellers of every medium, including the written arts.

• THE CLOSER LOOK: The Closer Look's Henry is funny, down to earth, and insightful. Check out his videos on *Tonal Consistency & The Last of Us pt.2, Knives Out & How To Do a Plot Twist, & The Terrible Problem With Skyrim's Magic (And Why Death Stranding's Is Genius)

• LESSONS FROM THE SCREENPLAY: Lessons From The Screenplay is one of the most insightful, thorough, and downright profound film channels on all of YouTube. His understanding and love for story is inspiring and will walk you through the layers of theme, plot, and character with a sense of humility and respect for the art discussed. Check out his videos on *Nightcrawler & Empathy Regarding an Antihero, The Dark Knight and the Ultimate Antagonist, Tarantino's *Inglorious Basterds.

• DANIEL GREENE: Daniel Greene is a veteran BookTuber who deftly analyzes the fantasy genre. His thoughts and insights into the genre and its many, many works are super helpful for those looking to gain insight into trending topics and fantasy books written both correctly and incorrectly.

• LIKE STORIES OF OLD: Like Stories of Old creates beautiful, sweeping videos that look at story and its relation to humanity. Full of quiet, introspective, philosophical content, I highly recommend this channel are your first stop in pursuit of a better understanding of story and people in general. Check out Like Stories of Old's video on Humanity, as well as his contemplations on Blade Runner 2049 *, Death Stranding,* and The Last of Us pt.2 *

• JUST WRITE: Just Write is another excellent channel full of down-to-earth examinations of storytelling. His dissections on film are especially helpful. Some of my favorite videos from this channel are The Hunger Games: Revolutions Are Hard To Write & The Last Jedi and the 7 Basic Questions of Narrative Drama

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Happy writing, friends!