#I did not think y/n is in active usage in fanfiction still

[jade-cooper]

Cooper’s Writing Masterpost

Tools

► yWriter – I am starting with the writing software I am using for years now. It is simple, it lets you write chapter by chapter, organise scenes, reorganise everything again and again. It's available for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac. And: IT IS FREE! Check this video for more information: 

► WriteOrDie – A software, which urges you to write for your life with the devil right at your heel. It's not free but...

► WriteOrDie WebAPP – Try it... with Kamikaze Mode and set to „evil“... It will automatically delete your sentences word by word if you stop writing! ;)

► Scrivener – Also not free, but this is a small developers team and it's really worth it!

► Ulysses – A writing App for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Here is a video about it: https://vimeo.com/182869039

► iWriter – Another Writing App for Mac, iOS and Android.

Plotting tools

► Zim Desktop – It's a text editor to create a collection of wiki pages, comparable to Wikipedia, MediaWiki, TiddlyWiki, Twiki, but with one great difference: You do not upload any of your precious ideas to the net. Zim Desktop uses your private computer as database source. You can export it as html file and uplaod it to your other devices for offline usage when you're not at home. It's free.

► Zim Desktop Plugins – Also free ;)

► FreeMind –  For the start of your great novel ideas.

Dictionaries, Synonyms etc.

► Thesaurus.com – The title says it all.

► Woxikon – one of my favourites, because it's available in german, english, spanish, french, italian, portuguese, dutch, swedish and polish.

► WordNet – A lexical database for english.

► GermaNet – A lexical database for german.

► Heinzelnisse – A norwegian online dictionary in english.

► GEMET – General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus

► Openthesaurus – Thesaurus in german.

► Old High German Dictionary – in german ;) Here's the direct link to the dictionary

► Thesaurus Linguae Graecae – A digital library of greek literature

► Latin dictionary – A list of latin words, without search function

► Eurovoc – A european thesaurus provided in several european languages.

Names – for like e v e r y t h i n g !

► »Yet another Fanatasy Name Generator« – Yafnag for short – This random name generator provides lists of fantasy names. You can change the number of minimum or maximum letters and you can use the filter to names with your preferred prefix and suffix.

► The 7 Rules of Picking Names for fictional characters 

► Seventh Sanctum – A name generator for nearly EVERYTHING, e.g. characters, races, realms, traits, titles.... really... try it out!

► Arwen Undomiel – An elvish name generator

► Fantasy Name Generators – Also a name generator for everything, also for coat of arms, flags and armor.

► Fantasy Name Generator by Samural Stoddard  – Last update 2011, but still working and still useful.

► A list of Nahuatl names and Nahuatl Pronunciation and Spelling Guide (Aztec) 

► Serendipity   – Not only a random generator, but also a random description generator for your fantasy city.

► Random RPG Generator  – For names, cities, creatures, prompts

► Dictionary of Names

Prompts

► Write real people – click and drag 

► Seventh Sanctum  – Quick Story idea generator (Told you so... it's great for everything.)

► Try their Writing challenge generator 

► Adam Maxwell's Fiction Lounge – Writing prompt generator and much more

► Chaotic Shiny – good for everything:

Story Arc Generator 

Inspiration finder 

Writing exercise generator 

► The Writer – writing prompts 

► 1001 Story Ideas

► 20 prompts for when you're blocked 

► Prompts and prompt writing 

► 50 Quick writing prompts for Journals, Blogs, and Essays 

► 501 Writing Prompts – PDF file

► Hourly Writing prompts  – Mostly active during nanowrimo

► Writer's Digest  – Writing Prompt Boot Camp

► Creative Writing Solutions  – Creative Writing Prompts

► Awesome writing prompts 

► The Story Starters  – A story starter generator

Writing Tips:

► Stephen King's Top 20 Rules for writers 

► Andreas Eschbach – Mythen übers Schreiben  (german only. Sorry, but english is not the only language in the world ;) )

► Marcus Johanus' Top 10 Schreibtipps (also german only)

► PIXAR's 22 rules of storytelling

► Neil Gaiman's 8 rules of writing

► Getting yourself to write 

► 12 Editing and Proofreading tips

► The 5 words theory

► Words to use more often 

► Character Trait Cheat Sheet 

► Help! I have a Mary Sue!

► How to write a scene in 11 steps 

► Tips for creating a compelling plot

► Outlining your novel 

► I have a Beginning and End, but no Middle! 

► The Snowflake Method for designing a Novel  – Really important and useful to prevent writer's blocks. Available in German, Italian, Russian, French, Spanish and Japanese

► Planning your Novel 

► Fictional Location Reference

► 123 ideas for character flaws 

► A character building question meme 

► How to make a character's death sadder 

► Writing Tips: Writing Blood Loss 

► Underused personalities / traits 

► Character virtues and vices 

► Tip of my tongue  – Find the words you're searching for

► FamilyEcho  – Create a family tree of your characters

► 23 emotions people feel, but can't explain 

► Start your novel 

► Finish your novel 

► Guide to write Science Fiction

► 5 Ways to get out of your Comfort Zone 

► Do's and Don'ts 

References, history, good to know or creepy facts

► How to tape your hands before a fight 

► Animal tracks 

► Medieval Torture Devices 

► Cultural differences in communication 

► The Sand Floor Room 

► Medieval Herbs and their uses 

► Historical Fashion Masterpost

► Illustration of a flintlock mechanism's function 

► Different types of carriages

► A timeline of 18th century shoes 

► The 11 most sexually depraved things the roman emperors ever did 

► The Revolutionary power of fanfiction for queer youth 

► Lost places gallery  for your thriller and horror inspiration

► Meditations by Marcus Aurelius  Quotes

► Poetry Recources  Everything about poetry

► Google Scholar 

Mythology

► Symbolism: Birds 

► Fearsome critters 

► Skandinavian Folklore 

► In which Diversity isn't a Myth 

► Wikipedia: Mythology main article 

► Wikipedia: List of legendary creatures by type 

► Factmonster 

► Creatures and Monsters from Greek Mythology 

► The List of Mythical Creatures 

► Ancient Origins 

► Mythical Creatures from A-Z 

► Norse Mythology

Free goodies

► Project Gutenberg  – Free ebooks

► Projekt Gutenberg DE  – German Version

► LibriVox –   Free public domain audiobooks

► Bartleby.com  – Great books online

► Poemhunter –  All about poems

► Zeno.org – Classic German literature in Old High German. Want to read Grimm's Fairy Tales in its original language? Here you go! 

► Free historical children's books 

► The New York Public Library Digital Collections – Search and use public domain resources for free

Competitions and Communities

► Autorenwelt – A list of many competitions in and around Germany.

► National Novel Writing Month  – November is the month for all writers to go nuts! 50.000 words in 30 days! NaNoWriMo is actually not a competition but a call to kick your own ass to get yourself to write like a maniac. Check the Wikipedia article, still not convinced? Check the massive community or ask your followers how many participated in it in the past. ;)

► Writers' Cafe 

► Writer's Dock 

Raise your spirits! ;) Life is too short to be too serious!

► 26 of the greatest book dedications 

► How people think I write smut 

► The process of writing a fanfiction 

► Lesser known editing and proofreading marks 

  and...

► 18 ways to tie a necktie – Not useful for writing, but I thought you should know about it.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

– Vladimir Nabokov

I will probably edit this list and add more links to it, e.g. music lists for special moods. Do you  have a suggestion? Hit my ask box with your ideas! :)