Writing Resources

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Edit: I have created a web site which now archives all of the links that you will find below in the post. The web site is HERE. Please bookmark that site so that you can use it in the future, as I will be adding more links. Thank you to everyone who's commented with link submissions all ready.

So, I got bored maybe a week or two ago and started compiling a bunch of links that are helpful to writers to use for my message board, Inspired Writers. I bookmarked them and didn't do anything for a while. Today I started putting them together in to different categories, and finally finished with the ones that I had bookmarked, so I decided to post them here for everyone to see. You are welcome to bookmark them and what not.

First, I hope it's all right that I'm posting...MORE than a few resources, but I can guarantee that they'll be more than helpful to the members here. I do plan on attempting to archive all of these links on a web site of some sort, so once I do that, I'll edit this post and link to it.

If you know of more links that would fall in to any of these categories and would like to submit more, please do the following:

1. First, check to make sure that I do not all ready list the link(s) you would like to submit.

2. You can either comment here, or e-mail me the links at InspiredWritersMods@gmail.com with the subject of "writing resources links" or something along those lines.

3. Give me the following information:

Web site Category:
Web site Link(s):

If you are submitting more than one link and they do not all fall under the same category, please repeat the form for that link.

Copy the following when you submit your link(s) through comments:

<b>Web site Category:</b> <b>Web site Link(s):</b>

So, I guess that's about it. Here are the links:


Articles

How to Revise a Novel by Holly Lisle

The Magic of Goals by Holly Lisle

Real Rules for Real Worlds

Burn It, Bury It, Let it Live by Holy Lisle

The Description Workshop by Holy Lisle

Advice on Novel Writing

The Mythopoet's Manual

Eleven Ways to NOT Finish Your Book

A Seminar on Writing Prose

How to Write a Novel- the Everyday People's Guide

Can Your Novel Pass This Test?

"On Writing" Show, Don’t Tell

All Characters Are 3-Dimensional, Right?


Character Development
Profiles and Names

How to Write a Character Bible

Character Builder- Biography

Creating a Character Profile

Character Naming Resources

Creating Characters- a list of articles

20000 names


Critiquing

Writing a Critique of a Novel

Critiquing in a Workshop Context


Generators
Names and Titles

A Bunch of Generators

Title Generator 1

Title Generator 2

Title Generator 3

Title Generator 4

Serendipity Generators

Seventh Sanctum Generators

Speculative Fiction Muse Generator



NaNo Threads
The following links to various threads at the NaNo boards. As time goes on over the next month or so, they will definitely be filling up with more resources. However, because of NaNoWriMo, the site could end up being slow at various, random times, so keep that in mind when visiting these links. Right now it should be okay, but the first week of November will probably be nuts. Also, the "adopt-a..." and dare threads tend to be filled with more silly than some might want for their novels, so keep that in mind.

Adopt-a-title

Research lists

How to Avoid Mary Sue

Fantasy Dares

How to Create a Calendar

Adopt-a-Creature

Adopt-a-Fantasy-Character

Creating a Villain (discussion)

Character Quirks (discussion)

Fencing, sword fighting (discussion)

Ways to Avoid Boring Plot Devices (discussion)

Dueling (discussion)

Conversation Starts (discussion)

Adopt-a-Quirk

Ways to Plan Your Plot (discussion)



Other Message Boards and Communities



Young Writers Society.com

Creative Fantasy Beta Reading and Discussion Community

Plotstorming.com message board

Stringing Words message board for off season writing months

Fantasy-writers.org



Plot Development

None at the moment.



Writing Prompts

Writing Prompt Links

Writer’s Prompts

Dramatic situations

A Writing Prompt Blog

Another Writing Prompt Blog

All Writing Ideas Writing Prompt Blog



Writing Resource Links

NaNoFiMo Resources



World Building

World Builders Build Your Own World

Magical World Builder’s Guide

Fantasy World Building Questions Part 1



Word Count Progress Meters

Progress Bar

Zokutou Word Meter

Daily Word Count Counters*

*NaNoWriMo thread
If you have any ideas for other categories, feel free to tell me. Also, if you have a listing of your own resources on a web site somewhere, feel free to submit them. Basically, submit the resources that you feel should be in this listing.

Cross posted to several other communities and message boards.