Awesome Sites and Links for Writers

ghostflowerdreams: Just about every writer out there has several go-to websites that they use when it comes to their writing. Be it for creativity, writer’s block, to put you in the mood or general writing help. These are mine and… Read moreAwesome Sites and Links for Writers

Awesome Sites and Links for Writers

ghostflowerdreams: Just about every writer out there has several go-to websites that they use when it comes to their writing. Be it for creativity, writer’s block, to put you in the mood or general writing help. These are mine and… Read moreAwesome Sites and Links for Writers

NO. NO. NO. Do not do this. Do not freaking do this. I don’t know who decided to lie to you on this day. But they are lying. Semicolons are ONLY for complete thoughts. If you have a fragment, then… Read more

NO. NO. NO. Do not do this. Do not freaking do this. I don’t know who decided to lie to you on this day. But they are lying. Semicolons are ONLY for complete thoughts. If you have a fragment, then… Read more

Things almost every author needs to research

clevergirlhelps: the-right-writing: How bodies decompose Wilderness survival skills Mob mentality Other cultures What it takes for a human to die in a given situation Common tropes in your genre Average weather for your setting yoooo How bodies decompose Wilderness survival… Read moreThings almost every author needs to research

Things almost every author needs to research

clevergirlhelps: the-right-writing: How bodies decompose Wilderness survival skills Mob mentality Other cultures What it takes for a human to die in a given situation Common tropes in your genre Average weather for your setting yoooo How bodies decompose Wilderness survival… Read moreThings almost every author needs to research

What Happens to Sleep Deprived Characters?

thewritershandbook: What Happens to Sleep Deprived Characters?

What Happens to Sleep Deprived Characters?

thewritershandbook: What Happens to Sleep Deprived Characters?

I’ve seen you write some really great in-depth things about firearms and most of it goes way over my head. There are words that I recognize as having to do with guns, and I have no idea what they mean. Any chance you could give kind of a brief Guns And Characters That Shoot Them 101 crash course for those of us who might work with characters that use guns and don’t want to sound like idiots while writing them, but aren’t necessarily going into the nitty-gritty details of gunfighting scenes?

howtofightwrite: Let’s see what I can do. Fair warning, there’s probably going to be a few very minor technical inaccuracies. I’m typing this off the top of my head. Gun: pretty much any gunpowder based weapon. This includes both hand… Read moreI’ve seen you write some really great in-depth things about firearms and most of it goes way over my head. There are words that I recognize as having to do with guns, and I have no idea what they mean. Any chance you could give kind of a brief Guns And Characters That Shoot Them 101 crash course for those of us who might work with characters that use guns and don’t want to sound like idiots while writing them, but aren’t necessarily going into the nitty-gritty details of gunfighting scenes?

I’ve seen you write some really great in-depth things about firearms and most of it goes way over my head. There are words that I recognize as having to do with guns, and I have no idea what they mean. Any chance you could give kind of a brief Guns And Characters That Shoot Them 101 crash course for those of us who might work with characters that use guns and don’t want to sound like idiots while writing them, but aren’t necessarily going into the nitty-gritty details of gunfighting scenes?

howtofightwrite: Let’s see what I can do. Fair warning, there’s probably going to be a few very minor technical inaccuracies. I’m typing this off the top of my head. Gun: pretty much any gunpowder based weapon. This includes both hand… Read moreI’ve seen you write some really great in-depth things about firearms and most of it goes way over my head. There are words that I recognize as having to do with guns, and I have no idea what they mean. Any chance you could give kind of a brief Guns And Characters That Shoot Them 101 crash course for those of us who might work with characters that use guns and don’t want to sound like idiots while writing them, but aren’t necessarily going into the nitty-gritty details of gunfighting scenes?

bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the… Read more

bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the… Read more

I need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks :) <3

All right, I think this is probably the cream of the crop on the subject! Life in the 1980s: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.ushistory.org/us/59d.asp https://www.quora.com/What-was-America-like-in-the-1980s http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remembering-the-1980s-hold-on-was-it-really-like-that/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24pl7r/serious_what_was_daily_life_like_in_the_1980s/ http://hubpages.com/education/What-Was-Life-Like-In-1985 School in the 1980s: https://www.yahoo.com/news/27-normal-things-every-39-80s-kid-did-1313664147980342.html?ref=gs http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kate-chapman/25-things-that-happened-at-school-in-the-80s_b_7746782.html https://www.quora.com/What-was-high-school-like-in-the-80s http://www.popsugar.com/moms/What-School-Like-1980s-42244572#photo-42244572 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2015/09/a_1980s_documentary_about_high_school_is_out_of_storage.html http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1990/01/10/09200009.h09.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2972895/computers/9-awesome-photos-of-school-computer-labs-from-the-1980s.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_about_school Principals… Read moreI need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks 🙂 <3

I need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks :) <3

All right, I think this is probably the cream of the crop on the subject! Life in the 1980s: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.ushistory.org/us/59d.asp https://www.quora.com/What-was-America-like-in-the-1980s http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remembering-the-1980s-hold-on-was-it-really-like-that/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24pl7r/serious_what_was_daily_life_like_in_the_1980s/ http://hubpages.com/education/What-Was-Life-Like-In-1985 School in the 1980s: https://www.yahoo.com/news/27-normal-things-every-39-80s-kid-did-1313664147980342.html?ref=gs http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kate-chapman/25-things-that-happened-at-school-in-the-80s_b_7746782.html https://www.quora.com/What-was-high-school-like-in-the-80s http://www.popsugar.com/moms/What-School-Like-1980s-42244572#photo-42244572 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2015/09/a_1980s_documentary_about_high_school_is_out_of_storage.html http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1990/01/10/09200009.h09.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2972895/computers/9-awesome-photos-of-school-computer-labs-from-the-1980s.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_about_school Principals… Read moreI need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks 🙂 <3

What is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

This is a tough one. I often actually come up with a title and write a story based on it, not the other way around! Some books are titled by a relevant phrase or concept in the story. Take a… Read moreWhat is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

What is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

This is a tough one. I often actually come up with a title and write a story based on it, not the other way around! Some books are titled by a relevant phrase or concept in the story. Take a… Read moreWhat is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

Most Common Surnames [Last Names] in the United States (top 1000)

Need last names? Does it not matter what their last names are? Get some common ones here. Most Common Surnames [Last Names] in the United States (top 1000)

Most Common Surnames [Last Names] in the United States (top 1000)

Need last names? Does it not matter what their last names are? Get some common ones here. Most Common Surnames [Last Names] in the United States (top 1000)

11 Plot Pitfalls – And How to Rescue Your Story From Them

thewordriven: Source: [X]By: Laura Whitcomb We’ve all been there: basking in the glow of a finished manuscript, only to read it over and realize something is wrong with the plot. Finding ourselves unable to identify the problem only makes matters… Read more11 Plot Pitfalls – And How to Rescue Your Story From Them

11 Plot Pitfalls – And How to Rescue Your Story From Them

thewordriven: Source: [X]By: Laura Whitcomb We’ve all been there: basking in the glow of a finished manuscript, only to read it over and realize something is wrong with the plot. Finding ourselves unable to identify the problem only makes matters… Read more11 Plot Pitfalls – And How to Rescue Your Story From Them