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*[http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/30days.html 30 days of world building]  
 
*[http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/30days.html 30 days of world building]  
*[http://www.tageo.com index of country and city names]
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*[http://www.tageo.com index of country and city names]  
*[http://www.larseighner.com/world_builder/ Patricia C Wrede's worldbuilder questions] - very good prompts for world builders
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*[http://www.larseighner.com/world_builder/ Patricia C Wrede's worldbuilder questions] - very good prompts for world builders  
*[http://www.elfwood.com/farp/thewriting/liljenbergworlds/liljenbergworlds.html Article on world building]
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*[http://www.elfwood.com/farp/thewriting/liljenbergworlds/liljenbergworlds.html Article on world building]  
*[http://www.thescriptorium.net/world1.html world building reference at thescriptorium]
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*[http://www.thescriptorium.net/world1.html world building reference at thescriptorium]  
 
*[http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ General references from the seventhsanctum]
 
*[http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ General references from the seventhsanctum]
  
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*[http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm Jarnal], open source software to annotate PDF files  
 
*[http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm Jarnal], open source software to annotate PDF files  
 
*Need help with time management/motivation? Try [http://todoist.com todoist] and [http://www.joesgoals.com Joes Goals]!  
 
*Need help with time management/motivation? Try [http://todoist.com todoist] and [http://www.joesgoals.com Joes Goals]!  
*[http://softwarebybrian.com/cms/content/view/20/2/ TextBlockWriter] - Windows freeware that lets you manipulate virtual index cards.
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*[http://softwarebybrian.com/cms/content/view/20/2/ TextBlockWriter] - Windows freeware that lets you manipulate virtual index cards.  
 
*'''Also see [http://naperwrimo.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software_for_writers this list from our NaperWriMo Wiki]'''
 
*'''Also see [http://naperwrimo.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software_for_writers this list from our NaperWriMo Wiki]'''
  
== Writing using index cards ==
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== Writing using index cards ==
''Rescued from the 2007 NaNoWriMo Technology forum article by [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/4423 MSRenfrow]''
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*[http://www.pileofindexcards.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Pile of Index Cards] - a wiki dedicated to the use of index cards
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''Rescued from the 2007 NaNoWriMo Technology forum article by [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/4423 MSRenfrow]''  
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*[http://www.pileofindexcards.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Pile of Index Cards] - a wiki dedicated to the use of index cards  
 
*[http://absolutewrite.com/novels/index_cards.htm Holey 3x5 Cards Empower Creativity] by Will Mitchell.  
 
*[http://absolutewrite.com/novels/index_cards.htm Holey 3x5 Cards Empower Creativity] by Will Mitchell.  
*[http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-Index-Cards-to-Write-a-Novel-Outline&id=537666 How to Use Index Cards to Write A Novel Outline] by Stuart Brown.
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*[http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-Index-Cards-to-Write-a-Novel-Outline&id=537666 How to Use Index Cards to Write A Novel Outline] by Stuart Brown.  
*[http://www.autocrit.com/articles/?a=articles&p=85 12 Easy Steps Make a Novel] by Ann Major. Advocates always carrying around index cards in first stages of plotting.
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*[http://www.autocrit.com/articles/?a=articles&p=85 12 Easy Steps Make a Novel] by Ann Major. Advocates always carrying around index cards in first stages of plotting.  
*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Idea_Recording/lila.htm Extract from Lila] by Robert M. Pirsig Published by Bantam Press – 1991. Actual real-live novel excerpt where the main character describes his method of using index cards.
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*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Idea_Recording/lila.htm Extract from Lila] by Robert M. Pirsig Published by Bantam Press – 1991. Actual real-live novel excerpt where the main character describes his method of using index cards.  
 
*[http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Index_Cards 43 Folders Wiki entry: Index Cards]. Discusses several other authors who use index cards.
 
*[http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Index_Cards 43 Folders Wiki entry: Index Cards]. Discusses several other authors who use index cards.
  
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*[http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/ plainlanguage.com]  
 
*[http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/ plainlanguage.com]  
 
*[http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk/ Phrase Thesaurus]  
 
*[http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk/ Phrase Thesaurus]  
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*[http://www.writingforums.org/showthread.php?t=15157 more action verbs] from writingforums.org
 
*[http://www.msgarrettonline.com/descripwords.html descriptive words], [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/actionverbs.html action verbs], [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/100ways.html 100 ways to say said] and [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/trans.html transition words]  
 
*[http://www.msgarrettonline.com/descripwords.html descriptive words], [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/actionverbs.html action verbs], [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/100ways.html 100 ways to say said] and [http://www.msgarrettonline.com/trans.html transition words]  
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper/ Evelyn Leeper's homepage with many useful links]  
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper/ Evelyn Leeper's homepage with many useful links]  

Revision as of 13:13, 11 October 2008

Web Tools Useful for Writers

Mind Mapping

Organization

Generators

Character Names

Writing Prompts

World Building

Analysis Tools

Writing Software

Writing using index cards

Rescued from the 2007 NaNoWriMo Technology forum article by MSRenfrow

Writing Advice and Articles

Starting your Novel/Inspiration

Writer's Block Advice

Finishing your Novel

Children's Novel Writing

Editing

Writer Beware!

Here are some cautionary sites (taken from an article by AngelSong):

About Copyright

Because there are HUGE misunderstandings about what a copyright is these days and I keep seeing them repeated over and over again. I thought I could help.

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

There's a good start.

So, yes fan fiction is a violation of copyright.

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

Copyrights are made as soon as you make them into apparent form. So automatically everything in this post is being copyrighted as I write it.

This post will be invalid in its copyright after I'm dead for EIGHTY years.

Also another thing to know is that an official copyright is EXPENSIVE, which is why most publishers will do it for you. It will cost you quite a bundle, unless you intend to have a high volume, and should be done through a lawyer. Trade mark and copyright often get confused, BTW, but you can't copyright titles to books, etc. You can copyright ideas, expressions of art, etc. specific phrases, slogans and titles are trademarks. ^_^

  • MThornton

official copyright requires the filing of form TX for literary works, sending along 1 or more copies of the work to be copyrighted and $30.00 Copyright itself is not the expensive part. correcting an error in the submission is $100.00 and any investigation into existing copyrights is $75.00 per hour.

Trademark application as of this year is $325.00 per each class of goods or service that you submit.

ISBN registration is done in blocks of 10 and begins at $225.00 with an additional publisher registration fee of $25.00

I've got a list of links to various agencies US, UK, Aus and others listed here, along with other information for registration or self publishing, including ISBN and barcode ordering.

Writing Communities

Self Publishing and Publishing Refs

Writing References

Science Fiction

NaNoWriMo

Other Writing Links

Where am I?

A 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?

character 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 NaNo 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.

Writing Games

Writing software