Here are some helpful resources for people who want to write better:
brandon sanderson's creative writing lectures
https://www.youtube.com/user/WriteAboutDragons/playlists?shelf_id=2&view=1&sort=dd
select the "learn" tab at the top to see the lectures
http://www.writeaboutdragons.com/
here are his 2014 lectures, which are private for some reason... maybe one day he'll make them public again
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZuLH2plP0D7p7DFv-joDxD7
david weber on worldbuilding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCML2gHypF4&list=PLCyABAko15dIsuLtIlgv_P463r1AEZUD7
Scott Meredith's Writing to sell
maybe at your local library
on writing by stephen king
noah lukeman's the first five pages
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells: Ben Bova
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Jack M. Bickham
http://ebookee.org/Elements-of-Fiction-Writing-Scene-amp-Structure_2398706.html
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K. M. Weiland
great books by military science fiction authors that have influenced me heavily:
starship troopers
David Weber's honor harrington series and his books in general
http://archonate.blogspot.com/
Matt Hughes's info on confabulation
brandon sanderson's creative writing lectures
https://www.youtube.com/user/WriteAboutDragons/playlists?shelf_id=2&view=1&sort=dd
select the "learn" tab at the top to see the lectures
http://www.writeaboutdragons.com/
here are his 2014 lectures, which are private for some reason... maybe one day he'll make them public again
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZuLH2plP0D7p7DFv-joDxD7
david weber on worldbuilding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCML2gHypF4&list=PLCyABAko15dIsuLtIlgv_P463r1AEZUD7
Scott Meredith's Writing to sell
maybe at your local library
on writing by stephen king
noah lukeman's the first five pages
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells: Ben Bova
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Jack M. Bickham
http://ebookee.org/Elements-of-Fiction-Writing-Scene-amp-Structure_2398706.html
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K. M. Weiland
great books by military science fiction authors that have influenced me heavily:
starship troopers
David Weber's honor harrington series and his books in general
http://archonate.blogspot.com/
Matt Hughes's info on confabulation