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* [[http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/RTG.htm][Random Title Generator]]
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== Chicago Western Suburbs -- NaNoWriMo ==
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* [[http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/wrlinks-wordstuff.htm][Internet writing links for writers]]
 
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* [[http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html][Common Errors in English]]
 
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* [[http://www.nanowrimo.org/userinfo.php?uid=9203][lazym]] posted this at NaNo:
 
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<pre>
 
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What's in a name?
 
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http://www.kleimo.com/random/name.cfm
 
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Random name generator uses data from the US Census to match first and
 
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last names with differing degrees of probability
 
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http://www.20000-names.com/
 
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Names from around the world
 
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http://www.behindthename.com/
 
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Etymology and history of first names
 
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/surnames/a.html
 
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Surnames
 
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http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php
 
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Evil name, planet name, angel and demon name generators. Plus lots of links
 
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http://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php
 
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Place name generator
 
  
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Where am I?
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=== Web Tools Useful for Writers ===
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http://www.erikbenson.com/nanowrimo-report-card.xls
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* [[http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/RTG.htm|Random Title Generator]]
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A phenomenally complete Excel spreadsheet that helps you keep track of
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* [[/fog|A readability analysis CGI]]
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your progress. It could save you time, unless you use it obsessively
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  using Lingua::EN::Fathom and the UNIX style utility.
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* [[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus|Merriam-Webster OnLine]]
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* [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net|Freemind open source software for mind mapping]]; see also [[http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html|Keynote]]
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=== Writing Advice and Articles ===
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* [[http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/the_snowflake.html|"The Snowflake Process for Writing a Novel" by Randall Ingermanson]]
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* [[http://www.talewins.com/plotting.htm|"Plotting" by Jeff Heisler, of Heisler Ink]]
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* [[http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/plot.shtml|"Plotting by Personality" by Marg McAlister]]
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* [[http://www.sfwa.org/beware/copyright.html|Copyright info]] and
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  [[http://www.sfwa.org/beware/epublishers.html|Electronic publishing]] info from the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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* [[http://www.hollylisle.com/|HollyLisle.com]]
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* [[http://www.midtel.net/~roediger/faq.html|Patrice Kindl, Children's Author]]
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* [[http://www.underdown.org/basics.htm|Getting Started: Really Basic Information for Children's Writers and Illustrators]]
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* [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/3E0D2R49QS6FV/102-1456311-9564914|Amazon.com: So You'd Like to... Write Classical Children's Fantasy]]
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* [[http://www.nanoedmo.org/|National Novel Editing Month]] (<em>March</em>)
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* [[http://arwenbooks.com/a_brilliant_opening.htm|The Opening Sentence</A>
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* [[http://creativecommons.org/projects/founderscopyright/|Founders' Copyright | Creative Commons]]
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=== Writing Communities ===
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* [[http://www.fmwriters.com|Forward Motion Writer's Community]] -- looks really good!
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* [[http://www.critters.org|aburt's critters Writers' Workshop]], a large, active community of writers who
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  help each other through frequent critiques.
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* [[http://www.scbwi.org/|The Society of Children's Book Writers &amp; Illustrators]]
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* [[http://www.geocities.com/arwzone/|ARWZ.com: Alternative Reality Writers' Zone. An online community for writers and readers of speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, horror, supernatural, cross genre]]
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* [[http://diaryland.com/error.phtml|Diaryland members area</A>
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* [[http://www.write-on.org/|Write On! || Discuss the art and craft of writing]]
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=== Self Publishing ===
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* [[http://www.lulu.com/|Lulu: Marketplace for digital content]]
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=== Writing References ===
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* [[http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html|Common Errors in English]]
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=== Other Writing Links ===
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* [[http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/wrlinks-wordstuff.htm|Internet writing links for writers]]
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* [[http://www.nanowrimo.org/userinfo.php?uid=9203|lazym]] posted this at NaNo:
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<blockquote>
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** [[http://www.kleimo.com/random/name.cfm|What's in a name?]]
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** [[http://www.20000-names.com/|Random name generator]] uses data from the US Census to match first and
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  last names with differing degrees of probability
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** [[http://www.behindthename.com/|Names from around the world]]
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** [[http://genforum.genealogy.com/surnames/a.html|Etymology and history of first names]]
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** [[http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php|Surnames]]
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** [[http://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php| Evil name, planet name, angel and demon name generators]]
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  Plus lots of links and a place name generator
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==== Where am I? ====
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[[http://www.erikbenson.com/nanowrimo-report-card.xls|A phenomenally complete Excel spreadsheet]] that helps  
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you keep track of your progress. It could save you time, unless you use it obsessively
 
just to watch the charts and graphs change. Includes a morale tracker.
 
just to watch the charts and graphs change. Includes a morale tracker.
  
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What AM I doing?
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==== What AM I doing? ====
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http://www.thescriptorium.net
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[[http://www.thescriptorium.net|character worksheet and other resources]]
 
It may be a bit late muck around with plotting, but you never know what
 
It may be a bit late muck around with plotting, but you never know what
 
you're gonna need. This is where our character worksheet came from.
 
you're gonna need. This is where our character worksheet came from.
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world-building forms, and story starters.
 
world-building forms, and story starters.
  
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Is this for real?
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==== Is this for real? ====
 
Check out the Character and Plot Realism thread on the  
 
Check out the Character and Plot Realism thread on the  
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[[http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb][NaNo forum]]. This
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[[http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb|NaNo forum]]. This
 
is the place to go for the skinny on weight-lifting, Italian folk magic,
 
is the place to go for the skinny on weight-lifting, Italian folk magic,
 
creative assassinations, or summoning angelic beings. It's also a
 
creative assassinations, or summoning angelic beings. It's also a
 
great place to mess around when all you really want to do is, well,
 
great place to mess around when all you really want to do is, well,
 
procrastinate.
 
procrastinate.
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</blockquote>
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* [[http://www.lulu.com/static/nanowrimo.php|lulu self-publishing company]] offered one free published B&W book for each NaNoWriMo
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* [[http://www.lulu.com/static/nanowrimo.php][lulu self-publishing company]] offered one free published B&W book for each NaNoWriMo
 
 
novel. Offer expired 01/15/2005 but maybe they'll repeat it.
 
novel. Offer expired 01/15/2005 but maybe they'll repeat it.
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* [[http://www.fmwriters.com][Forward Motion Writer's Community]] -- looks really good!
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* [[http://margaretfisk.home.comcast.net/links/writing.htm|A whole bunch of writing resource links]] -- found this referred to on
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* [[http://margaretfisk.home.comcast.net/links/writing.htm][A whole bunch of writing resource links]] -- found this referred to on
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the [[http://www.nanowrimo.org|NaNoWriMo]] site.
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the [[http://www.nanowrimo.org][NaNoWriMo]] site.
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* [[http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html|Found this intriguing nanowrimo resource site]] with lots of great tips and tools.
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* [[http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/the_snowflake.html]["The Snowflake Process for Writing a Novel" by Randall Ingermanson]]
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* [[http://www.gutenberg.org/|Project Gutenberg]]
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* [[http://www.talewins.com/plotting.htm]["Plotting" by Jeff Heisler, of Heisler Ink]]
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* [[http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/|plainlanguage.com]]
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* [[http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/plot.shtml]["Plotting by Personality" by Marg McAlister]]
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* [[http://dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/Fiction/|Open Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction]]
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* [[http://www.critters.org][aburt's critters Writers' Workshop]], a large, active community of writers who
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* [[http://www.starrigger.net/advice.htp|Writing Advice from Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver]]
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  help each other through frequent critiques.
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* [[http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html|NaNoWriMo Windsor: National Novel Writing Month 2003</A>
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* [[http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html][Found this intriguing nanowrimo resource site]] with lots of great tips and tools.
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* [[http://www.moleskineus.com/|Moleskine Notebooks, Journals, and Date Books - MoleskineUS</A>
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* [[http://www.sfwa.org/beware/copyright.html][Copyright info]] and
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* [[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9476.phtml|RPGnet: Review of Nanofictionary</A>
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  [[http://www.sfwa.org/beware/epublishers.html][Electronic publishing]] info from the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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* [[http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Nanofictionary/NanoBlanks.html|NanoBlanks: Make-Your-Own Nanofictionary Cards</A>
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* [[/fog][A readability analysis CGI]]
 
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  using Lingua::EN::Fathom and the UNIX style utility.
 
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* [[http://www.lulu.com/][Lulu: Marketplace for digital content]]
 
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* [[http://www.gutenberg.org/][Project Gutenberg]]
 
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* [[http://www.hollylisle.com/][HollyLisle.com]]
 
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* [[http://www.midtel.net/~roediger/faq.html][Patrice Kindl, Children's Author]]
 
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* [[http://www.underdown.org/basics.htm][Getting Started: Really Basic Information for Children's Writers and Illustrators]]
 
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* [[http://www.scbwi.org/][The Society of Children's Book Writers &amp; Illustrators]]
 
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* [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/3E0D2R49QS6FV/102-1456311-9564914][Amazon.com: So You'd Like to... Write Classical Children's Fantasy]]
 
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* [[http://www.nanoedmo.org/][National Novel Editing Month]] (<em>March</em>)
 
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* [[http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/][plainlanguage.com]]
 
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* [[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus][Merriam-Webster OnLine]]
 
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* [[http://dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/Fiction/][Open Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction]]
 
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* [[http://www.starrigger.net/advice.htp][Writing Advice from Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver]]
 
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* [[http://www.geocities.com/arwzone/][ARWZ.com: Alternative Reality Writers' Zone. An online community for writers and readers of speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, horror, supernatural, cross genre</A>
 
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* [[http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html][NaNoWriMo Windsor: National Novel Writing Month 2003</A>
 
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* [[http://diaryland.com/error.phtml][Diaryland members area</A>
 
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* [[http://www.moleskineus.com/][Moleskine Notebooks, Journals, and Date Books - MoleskineUS</A>
 
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* [[http://arwenbooks.com/a_brilliant_opening.htm][The Opening Sentence</A>
 
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* [[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9476.phtml][RPGnet: Review of Nanofictionary</A>
 
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* [[http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Nanofictionary/NanoBlanks.html][NanoBlanks: Make-Your-Own Nanofictionary Cards</A>
 
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* [[http://creativecommons.org/projects/founderscopyright/][Founders' Copyright | Creative Commons]]
 
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* [[http://www.write-on.org/][Write On! || Discuss the art and craft of writing]]
 
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* [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net][Freemind open source software for mind mapping]]; see also [[http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html][Keynote]]
 

Revision as of 16:40, 27 September 2005

Chicago Western Suburbs -- NaNoWriMo

Web Tools Useful for Writers

 using Lingua::EN::Fathom and the UNIX style utility.

Writing Advice and Articles

 [publishing] info from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Writing Communities

  help each other through frequent critiques.

Self Publishing

Writing References

Other Writing Links

last names with differing degrees of probability

Plus lots of links and a place name generator

Where am I?

[phenomenally complete Excel spreadsheet] that helps you keep track of your progress. It could save you time, unless you use it obsessively just to watch the charts and graphs change. Includes a morale tracker.

What AM I doing?

[worksheet and other resources] It may be a bit late muck around with plotting, but you never know what you're gonna need. This is where our character worksheet came from. The site also includes character biography worksheet, fantasy and sci-fi world-building forms, and story starters.

Is this for real?

Check out the Character and Plot Realism thread on the [forum]. This is the place to go for the skinny on weight-lifting, Italian folk magic, creative assassinations, or summoning angelic beings. It's also a great place to mess around when all you really want to do is, well, procrastinate.

novel. Offer expired 01/15/2005 but maybe they'll repeat it.

the [[5]] site.

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