Workbooks for Authors
100 Writing Prompts to Drive Real Progress on Your Work in Progress
A journal of writing prompts designed to help you enhance your writing practice and make real, sustainable progress on your novel.
$24.95+
The Indie Author’s Guide to Creating Captivating Characters
A guided workbook designed to help authors at every stage create dynamic, compelling characters that jump off the page and into readers' hearts.
$19.99
Free Writing Resources
for Authors
Inkdrops: A Newsletter from Inkdrop Lit
A monthly newsletter delivering writing inspiration and resources to authors’ inboxes.
Brainstorming Characters from the Inside Out & the Outside In
A mini-workbook featuring six strategies to help authors brainstorm characters that will hook readers.
Over, Around, Through. Cures for Writer’s Block that Really Work.
Beyond “powering through,” learn six strategies for writing with purpose to cure writer’s block for good. Your way.
10 Practical Tips to Build a Sustainable Writing Practice
10 tips and 20 prompts to build a sustainable writing practice—no matter what you’re juggling—so you can write every day, your way.
Author Spotlights
A series of author interviews designed to highlight the incredible variety and range of experiences indie authors have on their journeys—and to show other writers that, no matter what you’re feeling in your writing life, you’re not alone.
Writing Goals Dashboard
Turn your wildest writing dreams into achievable goals—with milestones, action steps, and a 12-month progress tracker.
You’re the Expert: How to Write a Book Proposal That Sells
Learn what a book proposal entails and how to write one that hooks agents on your nonfiction manuscript.
What to Ask Beta Readers
Questionnaires for fiction and nonfiction authors to share with beta readers to ensure you get the kind of feedback you need to identify what’s working, what’s not, and how to take your manuscript to the next level during revisions.
Conflict Checklist
Compelling conflict is essential for driving plot, spurring character development, and keeping readers engaged. Use this checklist scene by scene to be sure your story’s conflicts are hitting all the right notes.
What Is Your Story About? A 5-Part Equation
Learn how to answer that ubiquitous question by creating a dynamic elevator pitch that gets to the heart of your novel.
Writing & Editing Your Novel
I’ve rounded up all my best content—and even some third-party expertise—on each phase of drafting and revising. Think of it as your one-stop-shop for the resources you need to finish your novel.
Endings Checklist
A great ending can turn a good book into an unforgettable one. But how do you know if your ending truly delivers? That’s where the Crafting the Perfect Ending checklist comes in.