NaperWriMo Wiki

Chicago Western Suburbs -- NaNoWriMo

Web Tools Useful for Writers

• Title Generator
• [/fog|A readability analysis CGI]

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

• OnLine
• open source software for mind mapping; see also [1]

Writing Advice and Articles

• "The Snowflake Process for Writing a Novel" by Randall Ingermanson
• "Plotting" by Jeff Heisler, of Heisler Ink
• "Plotting by Personality" by Marg McAlister
• info and

 publishing info from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

• [2]
• Kindl, Children's Author
• Started: Really Basic Information for Children's Writers and Illustrators
• So You'd Like to... Write Classical Children's Fantasy
• Novel Editing Month (March)
• Opening Sentence
• Copyright | Creative Commons

Writing Communities

• Motion Writer's Community -- looks really good!
• critters Writers' Workshop, a large, active community of writers who

  help each other through frequent critiques.

• Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
• Alternative Reality Writers' Zone. An online community for writers and readers of speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, horror, supernatural, cross genre
• members area
• On! || Discuss the art and craft of writing

Self Publishing

• Marketplace for digital content

Writing References

• Errors in English

Other Writing Links

• writing links for writers
• [3] posted this at NaNo:

• • in a name?
  • name generator uses data from the US Census to match first and

last names with differing degrees of probability

• • from around the world
  • and history of first names
  • [4]
  • Evil name, planet name, angel and demon name generators

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.

• 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.

• whole bunch of writing resource links -- found this referred to on

the [5] site.

• this intriguing nanowrimo resource site with lots of great tips and tools.
• Gutenberg
• [6]
• Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction
• Advice from Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver
• Windsor: National Novel Writing Month 2003
• Notebooks, Journals, and Date Books - MoleskineUS
• Review of Nanofictionary
• Make-Your-Own Nanofictionary Cards