Resources

Here are some resources you may find helpful. I’ve split them into four categories: Technology & Science, Writing & Blogging, Technical Communication & Graphic Design, and Miscellaneous.

Technology & Science

Books

  • Broad Band (Claire Evans)
  • Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
  • Life in Code (Ellen Ullman)
  • Extremely Online: The Untold Story Of Fame, Influence, And Power On the Internet (Taylor Lorenz)
  • The Urgent Life (Bozoma Saint John)
  • Whistleblower (Susan Fowler)
  • Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the Internet As You Know It (Kaitlyn Tiffany)
  • So You Want to Start a Podcast (Kristen Meinzer)
  • You’re Never Weird On the Internet (Felicia Day)
  • Well That Escalated Quickly (Franchesca Ramsey)
  • Uncanny Valley (Anna Wiener)
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)

Websites

YouTube Channels

Podcasts

Writing & Blogging

Books

  • Plot & Structure (James Scott Bell)
  • Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve (Ben Blatt)
  • This is Not a Writing Manual (Kerri Majors)
  • Blogging Just For Writers (Frances Cabello)
  • The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings (Paula Munier)
  • Social Media For Writers (Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris)
  • Create Your Writer Platform (Chuck Sambuchino)
  • Wired For Story (Lisa Cron)
  • Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy (Crawford Killian)
  • Writing the Paranormal Novel (Steven Harper)
  • How to Write a Mystery (Ed. Lee Child w/ Laurie R. King)
  • Never Say You Can’t Survive (Charlie Jane Anders)

Websites

Tools

  • Scrivener — Novel-writing and organization app (Paid, Windows/Mac/iOS)
  • Trello — Planning and scheduling app (Free, Online/Mobile)
  • Buffer — Social media scheduling app (Free, Online/Mobile)
  • Typora — Markdown editor (Paid, Windows/Mac/Linux)
  • iA Writer — Markdown editor (Paid, Windows/Mac/Mobile)
  • Toggl — Timer app (Free, Windows/Mac/Online/Mobile)
  • Microsoft OneNote — Notes organization app (Free, Windows/Mac/Online/Mobile)

Technical Communication & Graphic Design

Books

  • The Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing (Krista Van Laan)
  • The Tech Writer’s Survival Guide (Janet Van Wicklen)
  • Technical Communication (Mike Markel)
  • Super Graphic (Tim Leong) — See my review
  • Word By Word (Kory Stamper)
  • Dreyer’s English (Benjamin Dreyer)
  • Above the Fold (Brian D. Miller)
  • Semicolon (Cecelia Watson)
  • The Secret Lives of Colors (Kassia St Clair)
  • HTML & CSS (Jon Duckett)
  • Learning Web Design (Jennifer Niederst Robbins)
  • What Editors Do (ed. Peter Ginna)
  • Kingdom of Characters (Jing Tsu)

Websites/Podcasts

Tools

  • Canva — Graphic design app (Free, Online/Mobile/Windows/Mac)
  • SnagIt — Screenshot capture app (Paid, Windows/Mac)
  • Paint.net — Image editing app (Free, Windows)
  • Microsoft Visio — Diagram app (Subscription, Windows/Mac/Mobile)
  • Affinity Publisher — Layout app (Paid, Windows/Mac)
  • Nitro Pro PDF — PDF creator and editor app (Paid, Windows/Mac)
  • Notepad++ — Text editor app (Free, Windows/Mac)

Miscellaneous

Books

  • Queen Bey (ed. Veronica Chambers)
  • The Geek Feminist Revolution (Kameron Hurley)
  • Super Mario (Jeff Ryan)
  • Pure Invention: How Japan Made The Modern World (Matt Alt)
  • Real Artists Don’t Starve (Jeff Goins)
  • Trailblazer (Dorothy Butler Gilliam)
  • Yellowface (R. F. Kuang)
  • Burn It Down (Maureen Ryan)
  • Audition (Barbara Walters)
  • I Like To Watch (Emily Nussbaum)
  • Well-Read Black Girl (ed. Glory Edim)
  • The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder To Oscar (Robin R. Means Coleman, phD and Mark H. Harris)
  • BTS: Beyond the Story (BTS, Myeongseok Kang)
  • Becoming Superman (J. Michael Straczynski)
  • Paperback Crush (Gabrielle Moss)
  • Black Nerd Problems (William Evans and Omar Holmon)
  • Fangirl: A Novel (Rainbow Rowell)

Websites

Podcasts

Last Updated: March 31, 2024

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