Recommended Reading List

Many books have helped shape me as a storyteller, so I made a list to aid others in their journey. If you came scampering over here looking for fiction, please re-direct yourself to my Goodreads which has tracked almost every little piece of fiction I've ever read since 2009. Because it is connected to my Kindle reader, you will also see all the non-fiction samples I've collected and my library rentals. Either way, please enjoy the eclectic collection of books I have absorbed over the decades.

I'll do my best to update this with new books over time. We all know there will be more! I've divided the books into three categories to make life easier for everyone:

• Technical Help

• Expanding Your Mind Help

• Spiritual Help

Technical Help

• Writing Archetypal Character Archs by K.M. Weiland

• Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow by Steve Almond

• The Emotional Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

• The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing And Design by Flint Dille & John Zuur Platten

• The Anatomy of Genres by John Truby

• Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch by Jean Ann Wright

Expanding Your Mind Help

• The Book of Japanese Folklore by Thersa Matsuura

• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shell Silverstein

• Puerto Rican Writers at Home in the USA

• Crowned in Melanin by Lady Syren

• Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes

Spiritual Help

• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

• Yoruba Spirituality for Beginners by Kara Lawrence

• Answers from the Ancestral Realms by Sharon Anne Klingler

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About the Author

Crystal Cabrae is a storyteller who writes dystopian, romantic, and adventurous worlds for animation and fantastical fiction. Born as Angelica Cabrera, she is a proud graduate of Full Sail University, AMDA NYC, and New World School of the Arts. Her six years of acting training in New York and Miami gives her a unique perspective when approaching her characters. Crystal has a passion for sharing how to create stories with the world and inspiring the storyteller that lives within all of us. While she tries to keep up with her social media accounts, the best way to get to know her is over a cup of tea or a good plate of food.