Suggest Writing Resources

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Do you know some good writing resources? Suggest them here so they can be added to the Master List of Writing Resources!

[tesni]

For characters, perhaps Charahub and the Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test.

I don't tend to use the internet much for names because I usually find them elsewhere but The Medieval Names Archive is very, very cool and even if I don't need it for writing I could read through its records all day.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Thanks, Tesni! I'm going to add sections for character development and names, so those are all helpful sources to have. :)

[[deleted user]]

Do you want writing communities? If so, add
www.youngwriterssociety.com
The navigation and layout are pretty bad/confusing, but the system for reviewing makes up for that.

[[deleted user]]

Also www.figment.com

Same thing with worse system (a lot of writing gets ignored), but it's easier to find your way around.

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For names
www.nameberry.com is the best. You can browse without being a member, but if you want to ask the users something on the forums, you have to be one (there's a forum specifically for writing, by the way. It's not as active as the rest of the site, but there are people who use it)

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Thanks! I'll add those.

[Allison]

365charques is a really cool PDF file with questions that help with character development. There's one question for every day of the year.

[Allison]

And Writing Excuses is something one of my writing buddies suggested to me. I have yet to try it out but she says it's good.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Thank you, Allison! I hadn't heard of either of those and they both look very useful. :D

[Allison]

:) You're welcome.

[Mindy]

I just finished "Writing Irresistible Kidlit" by mary Kole which was amazing because it is written by a literary agent so she gives very practical tips on how to write a YA or MG story good enough to get published. There are tons of lists of cliches to avoid and examples of what makes a good manuscript. For example she writes a good book that will sell needs four things: a great premise, a riveting plot, good writing, and well developed characters.
Also just read- "Save The Cat" by Blake Snyder. He gives very specific advice and an excellent blueprint for screenwriting.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Thanks Mindy, I'll look into those! They both sound awesome. :) Man I haven't updated this stuff in a super long time, but maybe I will start compiling stuff again, haha.