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This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)
{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource
Planning/outlining Your Work
- How To Outline ***
- Zigzag Method : Creating Plots
- How to Plot a Romance Novel
- Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances
- Let’s talk about brainstorming
- Writing Something With Meaning ***
- Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide
Writing Your Work
- How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***
- How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story
- The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***
- 6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy
- Romance Writing Tips ***
- 20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes
- 7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing ***
- 80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High
- 9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid
- Removing the Creeps From Romance
- 19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***
- 50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***
- How To Write Action And Fight Scenes
- 10 Steps To Write Arguments
- 9 Ways To Write Body Language
- Writing Good Kissing Scenes
- Writing Murders
- Create And Control Tone ***
- Tips for Writing Ghost Stories
- Incorporating Flashbacks
- 12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***
Characters
- Behind the Name
- Top Baby Names
- Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***
- 7 Rules of Picking Names
- Most Common Surnames ***
- Minor Character Development
- Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains
- Characters With Enhanced Senses
- 5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters
- How Do You Describe a Character?
- How To Write Child Characters
- 36 Core Values For Building Character
- Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***
- 4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions
- 5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent
- Character Archetypes
- 25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters
- Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters
- 9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language
- 33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters
- Conveying Character Emotion
- How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…
- How to Create Powerful Character Combos
- How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***
- Describing Clothing And Appearance ***
- Career Masterpost ***
- Creating Your Character’s Personality ***
- Character Flaws ***
Editing
- DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST
- Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***
- Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***
- Grammar and Punctuation ***
- How To Write A Captivating First Sentence
- 10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***
- Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong
- How To Condense Without Losing Anything
- The Stages Of Editing
- Dialogue/Description Balance
- 3 Proofreading Tips
- The Short Story Form
- Chapter & Novel Lengths
- Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***
- How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***
- Where Chapter #2 Should Start
- Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft
- Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***
- How To Kill A Character
- 25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story
- 5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***
Setting
- {Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***
- 20 Questions To Enhance Setting
- How To Bring Your Setting To Life
Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between
- How to Write from a Guy’s POV
- The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus
- Text To Speech Reader
- Compare Character Heights
- A Visual Dictionary of Tops
- Writers Helping Writers
- 7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight
- Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***
- Most Important Writing Tips ***
- Let’s talk about diversity in novels
- Letting Go Of Your Story
- Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***
- How To Create A Good Book Cover
- Write or Die
- Tip of my Tongue
- Character Traits Form
- Online Thesaurus
Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law
- Coma: Types, Causes, etc
- Tips for writing blood loss
- Gunshot Wound Care
- Examples of Hospital Forms
- Common Legal Questions
- The Writer’s Forensics Blog
- Brain Injury Legal Guide
- Types of Surgical Operations
- Types of Mental Health Problems
- A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient
- Global Black Market Information ***
- Crime Scene Science
- Examining Mob Mentality
- How Street Gangs Work
Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity
- Story Plot Generator
- @aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***
- 50 Romance Plot Ideas
- Reading Like A Writer ***
- Defeat Writers’ Block
- Writing In A Bad Mood ***
- Writers Block
- When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***
- What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***
- 9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer
- “I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***
- Real Writing Advice ***
Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of
- A Writer’s Thesaurus ***
- Words To Describe… ***
- Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***
- Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)
- List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***
- List Of Elemental Abilities
- inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting
- Body Language Phrases
- List Of Legendary Creatures
- How To Write Magic
- Hairstyle References
- Hemingway : Writing Checker
- Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around
- Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***
- The Psychology of Color
- The Meaning behind Rose color
- Types of Swords
- Color Symbolism
- How a handgun works
- How to Write a Eulogy
- Types of Crying
- Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***
- Superstitions and More
- The 12 Common Archetypes
- Language of Flowers
- 12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes
Using Feedback And Reviews
- Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***
- Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***
Authonomy
Teen Ink
Figment
Fiction Press
ReviewFuseThese Are Trusted Critique Sites ;)
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