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# Writing Resources
- URL: https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/writing-resources/
- Published: 2024-09-12T14:09:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-09T18:12:10.000Z
- Description: A living document of helpful resources for beginning and experience authors alike.
- Author: Ryan Southwick
- Tags: Writing

A collection of helpful resources for beginning and experienced authors alike.

NOTE: This is a living document and will be updated as I discover new resources.

## My posts

[World Building](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/world-building/)

[Why Protagonists Must Suffer](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/project-xerxes-cover/) (article is at the end of the newsletter)

[Effective Small Caps in Scrivener 3](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/effective-small-caps-in-scrivener-3/)

[The Daily Word Count Conundrum](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/the-daily-word-count-conundrum/)

[How Software Craftsmanship Made Me a Better Author](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/how-software-craftsmanship-made-me-a-better-author/)

[Bluesky Getting Started Guide](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/if-my-books-were-anime-titles/#bluesky-update-and-getting-started-guide)

[See all writing posts](https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/tag/writing/)

## Other links

[10 Writing Rules That Are Waiting To Be Broken](https://justpublishingadvice.com/writing-rules/?ref=newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com)

[Modern Manuscript Format](https://www.shunn.net/format/story/?ref=newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com)

[Don't Misuse — Or Overuse — dialogue Tags](https://inventingrealityediting.com/2023/04/23/dont-misuse-or-overuse-dialogue-tags/?ref=newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com)