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This section contains information about all kinds of writing, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, UX or Design or something else.  
This section contains information about the act of writing, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, UX or Design or something else. For literature, poetry, etc. see [[:Category: Reading]]
 
==Writing advice==
* [https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/107713982316/i-have-been-trying-to-write-for-a-while-now-i I have been trying to write for a while now....] Q&A with Neil Gaiman


==Ideas==
==Ideas==
* [[Writing idea generation]]
* [[Writing idea generation]]
* [http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/stories-weve-seen-too-often/ Stories we've seen too often] at Strange Horizon
* [http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/horror-stories-weve-seen-too-often/ Horror stories we've seen too often] at Strange Horizon


==Research==
==Research==
* [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] -- And if you're not giving money to Wikipedia for the work you're getting from Wikipedia, you're part of the problem.
* [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] -- And if you're not giving money to Wikipedia for the work you're getting from Wikipedia, you're part of the problem.
* [https://greensdictofslang.com Green's Dictionary of Slang]


==Story Structure==
==Story Structure==
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* [https://www.invisionapp.com/blog/web-copy-writing-techniques/ Web Copy Writing Techniques]
* [https://www.invisionapp.com/blog/web-copy-writing-techniques/ Web Copy Writing Techniques]


==Editing==
=== Naming things===
* [[Name Generators]]
* [http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm 18th Century PA German Naming Customs]
====Names I've saved because I like them====
* [http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/ariadne Ariadne]
* [https://www.babynames.com/name/Callista Callista]
 
==Editing, Business, and Selling==
* [[Beta Readers]]
* [[Beta Readers]]
* [[Stories from the Slush Pile]]
* [https://www.shunn.net/format/story.html William Shunn: Manuscript Format] - for short stories
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2016/05/zen-art-short-fiction-titling/ Zen in the art of short fiction titling] by John Joseph Adams, who many in the field have told me is the best titler in science fiction
* [http://neil-clarke.com/the-truth-about-short-story-titles/ The truth about short story titles] by Neil Clarke
* [http://neil-clarke.com/top-ten-most-common-short-story-names/ The top 10 most common short story names] at Clarkesworld
* [http://www.writeintoprint.com/2012/09/self-editing-4-fiction-1-intro.html Self Editing 4 Fiction] is 8+ articles on how to do your own editing
* [http://www.malloryomeara.com/blog/2019/7/29/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-book-came-out Things I wish I knew before my book came out] by Mallory O'Meara
* [http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/ Writer Beware] - a resource for keeping up with what publishers are playing fast and loose with the "rules" of good business practice.
* [https://alexshvartsman.com/2016/05/09/how-to-write-a-proper-short-story-cover-letter/ How to write a proper short story cover letter]
* [http://maryrobinettekowal.com/series/debut-author/ Debut Author Lessons] by Mary Robinette Kowal


==Tools==  
==Tools==  
===Tools I use===
===Tools I use===
* Apple Pages
* Apple Pages
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Word
 
* [https://750words.com 750 words], which challenges you to write just 750 words a day
* [https://litreactor.com LitReactor] is a writing community and classroom
* [https://www.etymonline.com Online Etymology Dictionary] for all kinds of reasons


===Tools I haven't tried===
===Tools I haven't tried===
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* [https://readable.io Readable] is another product I haven't tried, but it appears to do roughly the same things as After the Deadline and Hemingway.
* [https://readable.io Readable] is another product I haven't tried, but it appears to do roughly the same things as After the Deadline and Hemingway.
* [https://www.wonderdraft.net Wonderdraft] is a fictional map creator.
* [https://www.wonderdraft.net Wonderdraft] is a fictional map creator.
* [https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com Worldbuilding on Stack Exchange] is a social media site for world building discussions

Revision as of 21:17, 13 August 2019

This section contains information about the act of writing, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, UX or Design or something else. For literature, poetry, etc. see Category: Reading

Writing advice

Ideas

Research

Story Structure

The hard bits: the actual words

Naming things

Names I've saved because I like them

Editing, Business, and Selling

Tools

Tools I use

Tools I haven't tried

  • After the Deadline promises to be a better spellchecker and grammar checker. I haven't tried it but it does have a demo section on the site.
  • Hemingway App is a much-loved product for looking at your writing style, detecting things like weak verbs, complex words, and other things that make your writing harder to read. It includes a reading level calculator.
  • Readable is another product I haven't tried, but it appears to do roughly the same things as After the Deadline and Hemingway.
  • Wonderdraft is a fictional map creator.
  • Worldbuilding on Stack Exchange is a social media site for world building discussions

Pages in category "Writing"

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