Im not a fan of buying web templates to design websites because they are pricey. I recently came across templatemonster's flash designs and some are pretty cool! Lately Ive had this itch to start digging into flash more, especially for my own sites. Ive seen some awesome websites done with flash that blew me away and made me want to do it as well. Im no expert with actionscripting but I want to learn how to make some of these awesome creations in flash. Im advanced in graphics and photoshop so visually I can create some cool looking stuff but I dont know how to get started on making it have all the cool little flash tricks and animations. I already own the macromedia studio package so I can go to town with that, I just need direction. Does anyone know of a site or book that could help me develop better flash sites? I dont know how advanced the code is for these really fancy websites but I would love to learn more about it. If anyone has some suggestions it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Of course, I could just plug my own site here (link in signature), but if our tutorials on Flash aren't your cup of tea, or if they don't include the effects you're looking for, kirupa.com has a load of good tutorials in the Flash.

I don't think many books expressly cover Flash Web Design as it has got quite a lot of bad press in recent years for being inaccessible, so make sure you have backups for people who can't use Flash, and for search engines.