Here are some useful links to sites and articles that offer some general writing advice and tips: Last updated: 27/01/2013 Blogs by and for WritersWriting the Perfect SceneAdvice for Writers by David RobbinsNovel Writing TipsAdvice from Jeffrey CarverFantasy Writing PodcastsHow to Write Faster, Better and EasierHow to be CreativeHow to Write DialogueNovel Writing Tips Notes from […]
Here are some links to novel writing software programs that you may find useful. I’ve tried to collect a lot of free ones too! I personally use NewNovelist, which is pretty good. When it is released for windows in early 2010 I will be buying Scrivener, because the virtual corkboard looks incredible, and hopefully if […]
Here are some articles, prompts and databases I have found or created for helping you to build a realistic setting for your novel. Tizzy’s Ultimate Setting Chart (my own) Novel Settings Randomizer Index of Country and City Names World Building Prompts Article on World Building
Here are some great plot planning worksheets, blog posts and articles to help you structure your novel: The Nine Grid Plan 10 Ways to Organise Your Book 5 Classic Plots Plot Twists Plot Worksheet Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes Top Ten Plotting Mistakes Plotting by Jeff Heisler Plotting by Personality Various Plotting Tools and […]
Here is a collection of character planning worksheets and name databases that I have found on my travels or created myself. Enjoy! Planning Characters Tizzy’s Ultimate Character Chart (my own)List of Character Traits Detailed Character Chart Naming Characters Fantasy Name GeneratorNymbler-a website where you can type in up to 6 names you like and it […]
Here’s a collection of resources that I’ve stumbled across on my travels that have been created specifically for NaNoWriMo participants . I hope you find them useful. Don’t forget there are other more general novel writing resources on this blog from name generators to plot worksheets. You can find all the novel writing resources here. […]
NaNoWriMo has finally kicked off! I have added a new feature to the blog- a box that tracks all my Nano stats-and I will be updating it daily. I will also try to post a daily update on my progress if I get the time. Although some crazy people got up at midnight to start […]
The opening lines of a novel or short story are probably the most important. They are the first thing that will be read, and readers will decide from that whether they want to continue, so you have to set them up well to make people want to read on. You don’t want to start […]