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WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}

E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;

Rach Academia - FREEBIES (workbook, notion template, games, challenges, etc.);

Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);

BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;

Charlotte Dillon - Research links;

Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;

One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;

One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!

Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;

National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;

Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;

Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;

The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;

Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;

QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);

Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;

Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;

I hope this is helpful for you!

Also, don't forget to check my gumroad shop, where you can find plenty of FREEBIES (from notion templates for writers to workbooks and sheets).

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Happy writing! <3

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worldbuilding is inventing an entire universe but forgetting to explain how people do taxes or go to the bathroom.

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your writing doesn’t have to be perfect. it just has to make someone feel something.

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Writers block has been hitting hard these past few days

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the sheer chaos of naming fictional places: is it a random collection of letters that looks cool but is impossible to pronounce? or is it a weirdly basic name, like “the green valley,” that makes your high-fantasy world sound like a tourist brochure?

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writing a novel is just a fancy way of saying i live in a constant state of self-doubt and over-caffeination.

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I'm going to need some song recs for writing. Drop them down so I can add them to my playlist. <3

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Writemas Day 3

Heyo! I am currently battling the flu so todays piece is not my best work but I wanted to get something out since I missed yesterday. Enjoy! Again thank you @agirlandherquill for the prompts

The blazing fire gleaming in her eyes as she watched the very creation she spent the last 20 years of her life on bursting into flames around her. A normal person would be screaming and crying as they watched their home burn along with everything they ever worked for inside, but Elynor was no normal person. Her fiery red hair matching the color of the flames, both swaying in the cold night air, her ash covered hand gripping the match box as she watched her empire crumble to her feet. 

Her husband Ranoldo ran up to her his muscular hands holding her cheeks looking for any sign she had gotten hurt. “Elynor what happened?” his voice worried as the flames reflected in his chocolate eyes. “I did what I had to” she said with a sadistic smile tugging at her lips. Ranoldo looked at her panicked wondering what his wife had done, the moment the flames caught his eyes once more it clicked. The love of his life had burned down everything, every photo, every document, and every accomplishment. “Tell me everything, what did you do?” he barks at her wanting confirmation.

Her golden eyes looked into his, the flames licking at her pupils. “I did what I had to” she whispers manically. 

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First Day of Writemas

thank you @agirlandherquill for creating the prompts for writemas this year. Admittedly this is my first time participating in any prompt writing trend on tmblr or writeblr, so give me some grace. For me it is always spooky season, so I hope you enjoy my little spooky story.

-Love Grace-Thomas <3

“We shouldn’t be here” She whispered the words falling off her lips quickly as she looked around at the gothic manor they had stepped into. 

Allison was all for ghost hunting in abandoned places, but something about the chill of this place rubbed her the wrong way. Issac stood next to her, the black backpack slung over his shoulder holding their equipment. The walls were a dark black oak with beautiful rusted gold antique mirrors and paintings. The central staircase welcomed them as soon as their feet hit the white marble floors. The staircase was probably the only welcoming part about the manor they stood in, “If any place was going to be haunted it would be this place.” Issac says almost sounding proud of himself for finding death's manor. “If I die I promise I will haunt you for the rest of your life.” Allison says the camera in her hand panning around the room, so she can show the viewers how immensely creepy their current location was.

Their footsteps echoed as they walked and with each step Allison was cursing Issac for wearing his heavy duty combat boots. “Can you not walk quieter?” she snaps keeping her voice in a whisper as she glared at him. Her eyes moved away from him scanning their surroundings as she walked. She noticed the gothic wooden decals on the walls, her nimble fingers gliding over them as she walked. She had always appreciated the architecture of Victorian homes, even ones as creepy as this one.

Issac stopped walking and pulled the backpack off his shoulder resting it on the kitchen table. Supposedly this was the “safest” room in the house. He spread out their supplies making a game plan of where they would go first……

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This song has been the soul inspiration on one scene of my book.

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Me: Okay, Brain. Think about what happens next in this chapter.

Brain: *Skips three chapters ahead*

Me: No, no. This one, this chapter, the one we are writing right now.

Brain:.......*47 scenes forward*

Me: NO

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Why is coming up with a title that has never been used, one of the hardest things I’ve ever done?

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plot twist? no, just me discovering that i actually have no idea what the plot even is

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Why am I writing more lore on a character that doesn’t even count as a background character, than the actual main character? She’s like an ex boyfriend to the plot.