Links for Writers







General Reference:

Language Phrase Translator and Phrase Translator
Translates phrases in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portugese.
Writer's Free Reference
Links to "maps, encyclopedias, quotes, agents, grammar, slang, and much more."
English Errors and Writing Errors
These sites cover grammar and word usage.
Writing and Grammar Guide
Acronym and Abbreviations
Slang Dictionaries
Early Expressions
This site has expressions that were used in history for different events and everyday occurrences.
Cliche Finder
Encarta Encyclopedia
World Newspapers
Through this site you may access newspapers from around the world.

General Writing Websites:

Fiction Writer's Character Chart
Contents: FILL IN
This is an excellent chart - print out and fill in to help you define your character.
Horror/Scifi Character Profile Worksheet and Character Profile Worksheet
Contents: FILL IN
Several worksheets - one geared toward horror and science fiction. The Character Profile Worksheet has major and minor character worksheet links.
Alicia Rasley's Writers' Corner
Contents: ARTICLES
This site contains some good articles. Be sure to check out "The Top Ten Plotting Problems".
20 Master Plots
Contents: ARTICLE
Wordplay
Contents: ARTICLES, ESSAYS
This site is about screenwriting, but the articles benefit the novel and short story writer as well. Wordplay is an excellent site that features Q&A from letters, 30+ articles on various topics, essays from professional screenwriters, and even more in their archives.
Pure Fiction
Contents: ARTICLES, LINKS
This is an excellent site whether you are just starting your first short story or are an experienced writer. This site covers techniques, copyrights, agents, book reviews and internet research. The resources page has a software archive.
Forwriters.com
Contents: LINKS
This site has various links from general writer's references to science and history references. It is a good resource for researching your book. It also features resources for writing romances, scifi, horror and mysteries.
A Bowl of Writer's Cereal
Contents: LINKS, FILL IN GUIDE
"You Can Write Fiction" contains a fill in step by step guide to help you in writing and working through an idea. This site also features "sites for" readers and writers.
1001 Links to Articles About Fictionwriting
Contents: LINKS
This has links that are categorized and the site is easy to use. It covers every topic imaginable.
The Multimedia Novelist
Contents: ARTICLES
This site features articles on outlining, character profiles, scenes and plots.
The Eclectic Writer
Contents: ARTICLES, LINKS
This site contains articles on manuscript format, query letters, goals, settings, synopsis, endings, writer's block and character charts. It also has links to various writing genres - crime, romance, horror, scifi, technical writing, etc. and some information on agents.
Storymind
Contents: ARTICLES
This website has a free real video writing class and some tips and articles.
Novelwriting
Contents: ARTICLES, LINKS
This website has several articles and links on various writing related topics.
Simahoyo's Writer's World
Contents: LINKS, STORIES
This website has several links to writing websites and historical related websites. Simahoyo is an excellent writer. I highly suggest visiting his site and reading some of his novels.
Manuscript Preparation and Manuscript Format and Manuscript Format and Manuscript Formatting for Beginners and Proper Manuscript Format
Contents: ARTICLES
Various examples on how to properly format a manuscript.

Writing Links on Specific Topics:

The Horror Screenwriter's Page
Contents: LINKS
This site has many links on writing screenplays, writing in general and some specific topics that a horror writer can use in their research.
The Mysterious Home Page
Contents: LINKS
This site contains links about characters in mystery novels, mystery authors, film and tv, and links to publishers. It has mystery games and interactive fiction. There are various mailing lists to which you can subscribe.
Writing Research Papers and Technical Writing
Contents: LINKS
These are great websites for those who wish to know how to write research papers and technical papers and are also good for the non-fiction writer.


Homepage
Topic Links - for researching and preparation to write a story, but not about the craft of writing itself.
Reading Links - to stories that others have written. (This is some good recreation and inspiration for those who are experiencing writer's block.) The stories/links are listed according to subject matter.
Publishing Links - to articles on agents, copyrights, query letters, synopsis and other topics for when the manuscript is finished.
Quick Direct Links - This direct links page is offered for convenience if you need a quick reference while writing and don't want to take the time to search all over the web. These links are to the articles themselves.
Writing Ezines - links to websites offering free writing ezines. The ezines have articles and various other useful information and comes directly to your email.
Writing TipsTips and tricks of the trade submitted by other writers.

If you have any sites you want me to review to add to this site or if you have a story you want to submit, please send me an email.


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