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WRITER LIFE

• Tips on Getting Started
• Why the Right Word Choices Result in Better Writing
• 7 Tips to Become a Better Writer from Stephen King
• Why Writers Must Read
• 4 Ways To Have Confidence in Your Writing
• Improve Your Paras
• How to Use Reading to Become a Better Writer
• How’s My Driving?
• Writing Lessons
• Improve Your Writing Habits Now
• 10 Writing Tips
• Advice for Young Writers
• Speed Up Your Writing
• 5 Ways to Add Sparkle to Your Writing
• How to be Confident in Your Writing
• Breaking Writing Habits
• Writing Better Than You Normally Do
• How to Finish What You Start: A Five-Step Plan for Writers

Inspiration and Writer’s Block

• 31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing
• Tips for Dealing with Writer’s Block
• Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
• Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
• Finding Inspiration
• Busting Your Writing Rut
• Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud
• On Habits

MUSIC

• Coffitivity
• August Ambience
• Rainy Mood
• Forest Mood
• Simplynoise
• Soundrown
• Iserenity
• Nature Sound Player
• Mynoise
• Music For Writers

SOFTWARE AND TOOLS

Research Organization

• A.Nnotate
• Bubbl.Us 
• Evernote
• Freemind
• The Literary Machine
• Xmind
• Mindmeister
• Zoho Creator
• Storyboard Template
• Scrivener
• Zotero
• New Novelist
• Realtimeboard

Family Trees

• Family Echo
• Genealogy
• Legacy Family Tree Maker
• Family Tree Builder
• Xy Family Tree

Editing

• Paper Rater
• Autocrit
• Pro Writing Aid
• Cliche Finder
• Editminion
• Grammarly 

Writing 

• Open Office
• Calligra
• Script Frenzy
• Abiword
• My Writing Nook
• Zohodocs
• Atlantis Nova
• Jdarkroom
• Lit Lift
• Zenwriter
• Ywriter5
• Jarte
• Storybook
• Hiveword
• Bighugelabs
• Q10
• Writer’s Cafe
• Treepad Lite
• Now Novel
• Google Docs

Timeline Makers

• Time Toast
• Interactive Timeline
• Preceden
• Tiki Toki
• Time Glider
• Timeline Maker
• My Timeline
• Timeline Js
• Timeline Generator 
• X Timeline
• Our Story
• Dipity
• Meograph

FORUMS, BOARDS, COMMUNITIES 

• Fictionpress (Fanfiction.Net’s Original Fic Counterpart)
• Figment 
• Wattpad
• Archive Of Our Own (Mainly Fanfic)
• Bbc English Literature Message Board
• Scribophile
• Writer’s Cafe
• Writing Community: Writer’s Workshop
• Book Country
• Greatwriting
• Flickspin
• Writing.Com

WRITING BLOGS

• The Creative Penn
• Jeff Goins
• Write To Done
• Writer Unboxed
• The Writers Alley
• Writer’s Digest

RESEARCH 

Culture

• Culinary Post 1: Foraging And Food Sourcing.
• Indian Names And Their Meanings
• Update: Culutral Appropriation Do’s And Don’ts
• Geography Post 1: Rational Impacts.
• Geography Post 2: Cartography (Part 1)
• Muslim Names And Meanings
• Geography Post 2: Cartography (Part 2)
• Primary Sources On Ancient Civilizations
• Other Cultures
• Clothing, Fashion And Art Post 1: Styles And Materials.
• Clothing, Fashion And Art Post 2: Textile Technology.
• Culinary Post 2: Food Cultures
• Additional Information Post 3: Divination And Fortune-Telling.

Terminology

• Fashion Terminology
• Victorian Dialogue
• 20’s Slang
• Glossary of partner dance terms
• English Slang
• Ballet Terms

Mental Illness

• Mental Illness
• Depression
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Anxiety
• Kleptomania
• Psychiatric Hospital
• Schizophrenia
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Anxiety Disorder

Crime

• Mob Mentality
• How Street Gangs Work
• Street Gang Dynamics
• Black Market Information

Survival

• Limits Of The Human Body
• Basic Wilderness Survival Guide
• How To Build A Shelter
• 5 Basic Survival Skills
• Basic Survival Medicine: Wounds
• How To Pick A Lock
• Life After a Heart Attack
• How To Make A Fire
• Information On Burns
• How To Find Water In The Wild

Self-Defence And Fighting

• Fighting And Self Defence
• Fighting Scenes
• Problems With Fighting Scenes
• Every Type Of Fight Scene
• Fantasy Battle Scenes

Death

• Stages Of Decomposition
• Realistic Death Scenes
• Death Scenes
• How Bodies Decompose
• How to escape after being buried alive in a coffin.
• What Happens When A Person Dies
• What Happens When You Kill A Man With An Erection

Body Language

• Body Language Cheat Sheet
• Importance Of Body Language
• Non Verbal Communication
• Body Language Of Flirting
• Tips For Writers: Body Language
• Flirting 101
• Body Language: Mirroring

GENERATORS 

Names

• Us Census Name Generator
• Fake Name Generator
• Random Name Generator
• Quick Name Generator
• Fantasy Name Generator
• Random Rpg Name Generator
• Fictional Characters Name Generator
• Character Name Generator For Creative Writers

Plots

• Quick Story Idea Generator
• Short Story Starter
• Plot Scenario Generator
• Script Frenzy’s Plot Machine
• Quick Story Generator
• Dramatic Scenes
• Plot Bank
• Science Fiction Plot Generator
• Random Plot Generator
• Step-By-Step Story Plot Generator
• Story Spinner
• Story Kitchen

Prompts

• Creativity Portal Prompts
• Prompt Generator Lists
• Creative Writing Prompts
• Story Starting Sentences
• Masterpost Of Writing Execrises
• Writers Block?

NOVELS

• Getting A Story Idea
• Start Your Novel Already!
• Planning The Book
• Plotting The Book
• Outlining Your Novel
• Why First Chapters Matter
• Your Novel Blueprint
• Outline Your Novel In 30 Minutes
• How To Write A Novel
• How To Increase Your Daily Word Count From 2k To 10k
• Writing First Paragraph
• Writing Chapter One
• Writing Chapter Two
• When To End Chapters
• Chapter Length
• Book Length
• Formatting a Manuscript
• Series Vs. Standalones
• Writing a Blurb

 ROMANCE

Sex

• Things Smut Writers Should Know
• Write a Blowjob/Prepping for Smut
• How to Write a Sex Scene
• A Smut Guide
• Domination and Submission
• Smut - The Bare Bones
• 3 Secrets to Writing Sex
• Smut Guide: For Beginners
• Writing Love Scenes
• Casual Sex
• 20 Tips to Writing Love Scenes
• Making Love
• A Guide to Language in Smut
• Lesbian Smut
• How to: Write a First Time Sex Scene Romantically
• On Love And Sex
• Tips on Writing Sex Scenes
•  Smut (For Virgins)
• All That Sex!

Kissing

• Kissing
• Writing Out the First Kiss
• How to Write a Kissing Scene: Valentine Edition
• How to: Write a Kiss (2)
• Different Types of Kisses
• How to Write a Kiss?

WORLD BUILDING

• Eplans 
• Planet Maker 
• Timeanddate 
• Roomsketcher 
• Average Weather Settings
• Apocalypses
• World Building 101
• Bringing Settings To Life
• Creating A Believable World
• Mapping A Fictional World
• Mapping Your World
• Religion In Setting
• Fractal World Generator 
• Creating A City From Scratch

PLOT

• 25 Ways To Plot, Plan, And Prep Your Story
• Creating A Compelling Plot
• Plot and Conflict
• How To: Write A Quality Plot
• What is Conflict?
• Plot vs. Exposition
• Components Of Your Plot Page
• The Elements of Plot Developmen
• The Snowflake Method
• Your Plot, Step by Step
• Basics Of Writing A Plot
• How To: Create A Plot Outline In 8 Steps
• Writing a Plot Your Own Way
• Writing Up A Plot
• Guide To Plotting
• The Top Ten Plotting Problems
• How To: Write A Plot In 12 Steps
• Eight Unique Plot Ideas
• Adding Conflict to Your Scenes
• Beginning And End, But No Middle!

CHARACTERS

How To

• Backstories
• Writing An Attractive Character
• Effective Supporting Characters
• Minor Characters
• Creating Believable Characters
• A Flirtatious Character
• How to write Disabled Characters
• Writing A Character Who Has Lost Someone Important
• Writing A Bitchy Character
• Character Under The Influence Of Marijuana
• Writing Rich Characters
• Make Your Characters Better
• Pansexual Character
• Writing Rebellious Characters
• Writing A Character Based On Yourself
• Eccentric Intelectual Character
• Writing Vampires
• An Indifferent Character
• Writing A Character Who Self-Harms
• Character With Night Terrors
• Writing Child Characters
• British Character
• Make Your Character Special
• Ballerina
• Writing Convincing Male Characters
• Writing A Drunk Character
• Friends With Benefits Relationship
• Writing Popular Characters
• Writing A Character With Memory Loss
• Writing A Female Bartender
• Writing Villains
• Writing Manipulative Characters
• Writing A Feminist
• Writing A Sociopath

Archetypes 

• Villain Archetypes
• The 12 Common Archetypes by Carl Golden 
• Jung’s 16 Personality Types

Depth

• Character Quirks
• Celebrity Secrets
• Addictions and Bad Habits
• 16 Character Traits
• 300 Possible Secrets to Give Your Characters

Questionnaires

• Character Development Questions For Writers 
• Character Questions 
• Character Questionnaire 1 And 2  
• Child Character Questionnaire 
• Mbti Personality Test
• Character Description
• 100 Character Development Questions
• Character Development Questionnaire
• 30 Day Character Development Meme
• Character Development Check List
• Adult Character Questionnaire 
• The Mother Of All Character Questionnaires
• Character Questionnaire 
• Character Outlines

Names

• Popular Baby Names In 1930
• Popular Baby Names In 1945
• Top 100 Names In England And Wales In 1924
• Top 100 Names In England And Wales In 1934
• Top 100 Names In England And Wales In 1944
• 1000 Most Popular Victorian Names
• Victorian Era Names, A Writer’s Guide
• Victorian Darlings - British Baby Names
• 7 Rules For Picking Names
• Character Names
• Popular Baby Names In 1924
• English Surnames
• Dutch Surnames
• Spanish Surnames
• Scottish Surnames
• German Surnames
• Italian Surnames
• Irish Surnames
• French Surnames
• Scandinavian Surnames
• Welsh Surnames
• Jewish Surnames
• Surnames By Ethnicity
• Most Common Surnames In The USA
• Most Common Surnames In Great Britain
• Most Common Surnames In Asia

EDITING AND REVISION

Reference Materials

• Dictionary.Com
• Thesaurus.Com
• Oxford Dictionary
• Spanish Dictionary
• Medical Dictionary
• Your Dictionary
• Botanical Dictionary Of Plants And Flowers
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• Rhymezone — Rhyming Dictionary
• Onelook’s Reverse Dictionary
• Online Etymology Dictionary
• Lexscripta - Dictionary Of Slang

How To

• General Revision Tips
• Cliché Finder
• Reading What You’ve Wrote So Far
• Synonyms For Common Words
• Urban Legends On Grammar
• Common Grammar Mistakes
• Proofreading
• Three Self Editing Tips
• Revising A Novel 

Synonyms

• 25 Synonyms for ‘Expression’
• How to: Avoid Misusing Variations of Words
• Words to Keep Inside Your Pocket
• Words Instead of Walk (2)
• Other Ways to Say..
• 300+ Sophiscated and Underused Words
• List of Misused Words
• Words for Sex
• 100 Beautiful and Ugly Words
• Transitional Words
• Words to Use More Often
• Alternatives for ‘Smile’ or ‘Laugh’
• Words to Use Instead of ‘Walk’, ‘Said’, ‘Happy’ and ‘Sad’
• Synonyms for Common Words
• Alternatives for ‘Smile’
• The Many Faces and Meanings of ‘Said’
• Synonyms for ‘Wrote’
• A Case Of She Said, She Said

Editing Services

• Academic Edit
• Firstwriter.Com
• Editavenue
• Editorial Freelancers Association
• Editing And Writing Service
• Editor World
• The Penn Group

Grammar

• Grammar Girl
• Common Errors In English Usage
• Common Writing Mistakes
• Grammar Handbook
• A Guide on Punctuation
• The 13 Trickiest Grammar Hang-Ups
• English Practice
• Guide To Grammar And Style
• Commonly Confused Adjectives
• The Tongue Untied
• Guide To Grammar And Writing
• Hypergrammar
• How To Use English Punctuation Correctly

PUBLISHING

Self-Publishing

• Making Your Own Poetry Chapbooks
• Content Models for Spreading Poetry on the Internet
• The Future of Ink: Digital Publishing
• Putting Your Poetry In Order: The Mixtape Strategy
• Top 10 Digital Publishing Posts for 2013
• DIY Poetry Publishing Cooperative
• Internet Poetry & Self Publishing
• Making Chapbooks

Agents

• 1000 Literary Agents
• Agent Query
• Preditors & Editors
• Subscribe to Publisher’s Marketplace 
• AAR (Association of Author Representatives)
• US Literary Agents
• Poetry & Writers Guide to Finding an Agent

Software

• Scribus
• PagePlus
• Libre
• Spring Publisher

Querying

• Query Shark
• Writer’s Digest Series on Writing Queries
• Media Bistro 

Literary Magazines

• How to Submit to Literary Magazines
  
• AIM (America’s Intercultural Magazine)
• Calliope
• Cicada
• Cricket 
• Listen Magazine
• Seventeen
• Suddenly Lost in Words
• Sucker 
• YARN

Publishing

• 25 STEPS TO BEING A TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED AUTHOR: LAZY BASTARD EDITION

ACADEMIC

General

• The Five-Paragraph Essay
• Using Punctuation Marks
• Deadly Sins Checklist
• Formatting Your Paper
• Writing About Literature
• Basic Essay
• Revision Checklist
• Planning And Organization
• Editing And Proofreading
• Latin Terms
• Essay Structure
• Tips On Introducing Quotes
• Academic Writing Tips

Introductions

• Introductory Paragraphs
• Introductions
• Writing An Introduction
• Preparing To Write An Introduction
• Introduction Strategies
• The Introductory Paragraph
• Writing Effective Introductions
• In The Beginning
• Introductions And Conclusions
• The Introductory Paragraph
• Writing Introductory Paragraphs
• How To Write An Intro

Body Paragraphs

• Paragraph Development And Topic Sentences
• Transitions
• Transitions
• Transitions
• Four Components Of An Effective Body Paragraph
• Writing Paragraphs
• Paragraph Development
• Body Paragraphs
• Body Paragraphs
• Strong Body Paragraphs
• Body Paragraphs
• Writing Body Paragraphs
• How To Write Body Paragraphs
• Writing The Body
• Writing Body Paragraphs
• Body Paragraphs
• Body Paragraphs That Defend A Thesis
• How To Write Body Paragraphs
• The Perfect Paragraph

Topic Sentences

• Topic Sentences
• Writing Topic Sentences
• Topic Sentences
• Topic Sentences
• The Topic Sentence
• Paragraphs And Topic Sentences
• The Topic Sentence
• Topics, Main Ideas, And Topic Sentences
• Writing A Good Topic Sentence
• Good Topic Sentences

Conclusions

• Writing Effective Conclusions
• Introductions And Conclusions
• Conclusion Paragraphs
• Conclusion Strategies
• Conclusions
• Tips For A Strong Conclusion
• The Concluding Paragraph
• Ending The Essay
• Types Of Conclusions
• Writing A Strong Conclusion
• How To Write A Conclusion
• Writing Conclusions
• Guide To Conclusions

Thesis Statements

• The Thesis Statement
• Thesis Statements
• Writing A Thesis Statement
• Thesis Statement
• Tips And Examples
• Writing A Thesis
• Writing The Thesis
• How To Write Your Thesis
• The Thesis
• Thesis Statements
• Guidelines For Writing A Thesis
• Thesis Statements
• Thesis
• Thesis Statements
• The Thesis
• Create A Strong Thesis
• How To Write A Thesis
• Developing A Thesis
• Guide To Writing Thesis Statements
• Thesis Statements

Citing

• When To Cite
• Apa Documentation
• Mla Documentation
• Suggestions For Citing Sources
• Research And Citation Resources
• Citation Information
• Mla Guidelines For Citing Poetry
• Mla Style For Poetry
• How To Format Your Paper

Argumentative Essays

• Argumentative Essays
• Argument
• Argumentative Essays
• Persuasive Or Argumentative Essays
• Argumentative Essay
• Argument/Argumentative
• Argumentative Essays
• How To Write A Good Argument
• How To Write An Argumentative Essay
• Writing Conclusions To Argumentative Essays
• Argumentative Essay
• Persuasive Essay Writing
• Writing Concluding Paragraphs
• Constructing The Argumentative Essay

Writing About Poetry

• Writing About Poetry
• Writing About Poetry
• Writing About Poetry Q & A
• Poetry Explications
• Writing About Poetry
• Writing About Poems
• Explicating A Poem
• Writing About Poetry
• Writing A Thesis Paper About A Poem
• How To Start A Poetry Introduction
• Poetry Essay Structure
• Poetry Explication

Expository Essays

• Structure Of A General Expository Essay
• Expository Essay Examples
• Sample Expository Essay
• Expository Writing
• Expository Essay Model
• Elements Of Expository Essays
• Expository Writing Information
• Expository Essays
• Writing Expository Essays
• How To Write An Expository Essay
• Tips On Writing An Expository Essay
• Expository Essays
• Essay Map
• Writing Expository Essays
• How To Create A Strong Expository Essay
• Expository Essay Writing
• The Expository Essay

Research Papers

• How To Write A Research Paper In Literature
• Writing A Research Paper
• The Research Paper
• How To Write A Research Paper
• Five Paragraph Research Paper
• Sample Research Paper
• Writing A Research Paper
• Tips For A Research Paper
• How To Write A Research Paper
• Writing A Scientific Research Paper
• Writing Research Papers
• Research And Writing
• Research Papers That Rock
• How To Write An Effective Research Paper

College Application Essays

• Application Essay Tips
• Application Essays
• Tips
• 10 Tips
• Application Essays
• How To Write A College Application Essay
• Tips For An Effective Essay
• Do’s And Don’t’s
• College Application Essay
• How To Write A College Application Essay

Narrative Essays

• Narrative And Descriptive
• Narrative Essay Writing
• The Personal Essay
• Narrative Essays
• Narrative Essays
• Writing Narrative Essays
• Narrative/Descriptive
• Narrative Essay
• Writing A Narrative Essay
• Tips On Writing A Narrative Essay

INCREDIBLY helpful! :)