If you want to write, read. And if you want to read about fiction writing, a good place to start is the Fiction Writers Review. Completely free and jam packed with writers writing about writing, this continually updated online periodical will fill you up with ideas and images. Start with the homepage, where you can explore numerous Features, ranging from interviews to essays. Then explore Popular...

Those trying to master the narrative arc in their own writing, as well as the literary-minded and film lovers, may want to check out Helping Writers Become Authors' Story Structure Database. This "archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points," houses more than 420 examples (as of this write up). Each entry covers the inciting event, major plot points, climax, and resolution...

Narrative writers who would like to portray a diverse cast of characters in their work may find a valuable guide in this collection of resources compiled by the instructors at Writing the Other, which focuses on helping writers "learn to write characters very different from you sensitively and convincingly." Here, readers will find links to numerous articles, essays, blog posts, and other freely...