Post by Deloclya on Jul 3, 2006 23:21:19 GMT -5
I didn't see a thread for it anywhere else, so I thought I'd start one
These links are carried over from my old forum, lots of stuff for creating your own worlds, languages and fantasy related stuff - - we were really fantasy oriented - - but a lot of great stuff for plotting, naming characters, outlining and other related... stuff Enjoy, and add to it, we could start a collection of links
NEW
writing suspense in romance, but helpful for suspense in general.
www.barbaradawsonsmith.com/writing%20suspense.htm
writing suspense, the best one i've found.
www.michelemartinez.com/article_writing_suspense.htm
The Links
Holly Black's Writing Resources - - all about writing, excellent help with lots of links within the FAQ!
www.blackholly.com/writingresources.htm
Writing Mysteries Tutorial
www.figma.com/howto/rkemp/rk_mystwriting_01.htm
Elements of a Sucessful Story - - one of my favorites, but everything on this site is great.
www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/#2
On Writing by Diana Wynne
www.leemac.freeserve.co.uk/hints.htm
Characterization
www.sfwa.org/writing/character.htm
Baby Names
www.babycenter.com/babyname/
Chris Pound's language machines/Name Generator
www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Epound/
Conlang Profiles at Langmaker.com
www.langmaker.com/
Creating Fantasy Worlds
www.oneofus.co.uk/features/creating_fantasy_worlds.htm
Drawing Maps
www.zompist.com/howto2.htm
Encyclopedia of Mythology
www.pantheon.org/
Fantasy Name Generator
spitfire.ausys.se/johan/names/
Name Generator and Name Meanings
www.kabalarians.com/index.cfm
MapMaking Links
www.hut.fi/~vesanto/link.useful/maps/maps.html
Mysterious Britain ( Great for Creatures!)
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/
WorldBuilder Questions (answer questions on this list to Ensure that you know EVERYTHING about the cultures in your books)
www.io.com/~eighner/world_builder/world_builder_index.html
MapMaking-by Peter
www.brodt.dk/peter/maps.html
Downloadable Programs for Mapmaking
www.profantasy.com/
Tips of Fantasy Writing
www.writing.co.nz/writing/fantasy.htm
The Language Construction Kit - - extremely helpful
www.zompist.com/kit.html
About Getting Published-The Publishing World
www.saradouglass.com/soyou.html
Online Creative Writing Community (Great links, pages, ect. very wide varity!)
www.writing.com/
20000 names
www.20000-names.com
Behind the name- a great site if your looking for names with a certain meaning
www.behindthename.com
A great fantasy name generator
squid.org/tools/names/index.html
Mystical Creatures
members.tripod.com/~waterdragon/
WordIQ- great site to give you simple information and history about many magical creature
www.wordiq.com
English to Finnish Dictionary (other English to Language options)
www.freedict.com/onldict/fin.html
Robert Jordan's tips of Fantasy Writing
www.writing.co.nz/writing/fantasy.htm
World Lingo- Translations (good for when making languages- i borrow from all sorts of languages to make my words up!)
www.worldlingo.com/
Welsh Dictionary
open-dictionary.com/Welsh
www.rsingermanson.com/html/perfect_scene.html
He has 3 very helpful pages; The snowflake (take no notice of the pictures), Snowflake Example and The Perfect Scence.
Creating New Worlds at this site
hiddenway.tripod.com/world/
names and the history behind them
www.behindthename.com/
Outline your novel in thirty minutes
www.sff.net/people/alicia/artout.htm
Plotting you novel
www.writing-world.com/fiction/novelplot.shtml
Five Fatal Flaws that Can Lead to Rejection
www.writing-world.com/basics/flaws.shtml
Advice on Novel Writing by Crawford Kilian
www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/ Very long but very helpful
Writing Workshops with Rob
www.sfwriter.com/owindex.htm
The next two a very good, this whole website is dedicated to writing tips and I found both of them very helpful, theres endless information.
hollylisle.com/fm/Workshops/questioning_your_novel_article.html
teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/?once=true&
and the last to are great generators
www.seventhsanctum.com/index-writ.php
www.thievesguild.cc/generators/
Type in a meaning and it will give you a name at this site!
pregnancy.parenthood.com/babynames.html
SUBMITTED
Limyaael's Fantasy Rants - - Thanks Snoink!
www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=limyaael&keyword=Limyaael's+Fantasy+Rants&filter=all
These links are carried over from my old forum, lots of stuff for creating your own worlds, languages and fantasy related stuff - - we were really fantasy oriented - - but a lot of great stuff for plotting, naming characters, outlining and other related... stuff Enjoy, and add to it, we could start a collection of links
NEW
writing suspense in romance, but helpful for suspense in general.
www.barbaradawsonsmith.com/writing%20suspense.htm
writing suspense, the best one i've found.
www.michelemartinez.com/article_writing_suspense.htm
The Links
Holly Black's Writing Resources - - all about writing, excellent help with lots of links within the FAQ!
www.blackholly.com/writingresources.htm
Writing Mysteries Tutorial
www.figma.com/howto/rkemp/rk_mystwriting_01.htm
Elements of a Sucessful Story - - one of my favorites, but everything on this site is great.
www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/#2
On Writing by Diana Wynne
www.leemac.freeserve.co.uk/hints.htm
Characterization
www.sfwa.org/writing/character.htm
Baby Names
www.babycenter.com/babyname/
Chris Pound's language machines/Name Generator
www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Epound/
Conlang Profiles at Langmaker.com
www.langmaker.com/
Creating Fantasy Worlds
www.oneofus.co.uk/features/creating_fantasy_worlds.htm
Drawing Maps
www.zompist.com/howto2.htm
Encyclopedia of Mythology
www.pantheon.org/
Fantasy Name Generator
spitfire.ausys.se/johan/names/
Name Generator and Name Meanings
www.kabalarians.com/index.cfm
MapMaking Links
www.hut.fi/~vesanto/link.useful/maps/maps.html
Mysterious Britain ( Great for Creatures!)
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/
WorldBuilder Questions (answer questions on this list to Ensure that you know EVERYTHING about the cultures in your books)
www.io.com/~eighner/world_builder/world_builder_index.html
MapMaking-by Peter
www.brodt.dk/peter/maps.html
Downloadable Programs for Mapmaking
www.profantasy.com/
Tips of Fantasy Writing
www.writing.co.nz/writing/fantasy.htm
The Language Construction Kit - - extremely helpful
www.zompist.com/kit.html
About Getting Published-The Publishing World
www.saradouglass.com/soyou.html
Online Creative Writing Community (Great links, pages, ect. very wide varity!)
www.writing.com/
20000 names
www.20000-names.com
Behind the name- a great site if your looking for names with a certain meaning
www.behindthename.com
A great fantasy name generator
squid.org/tools/names/index.html
Mystical Creatures
members.tripod.com/~waterdragon/
WordIQ- great site to give you simple information and history about many magical creature
www.wordiq.com
English to Finnish Dictionary (other English to Language options)
www.freedict.com/onldict/fin.html
Robert Jordan's tips of Fantasy Writing
www.writing.co.nz/writing/fantasy.htm
World Lingo- Translations (good for when making languages- i borrow from all sorts of languages to make my words up!)
www.worldlingo.com/
Welsh Dictionary
open-dictionary.com/Welsh
www.rsingermanson.com/html/perfect_scene.html
He has 3 very helpful pages; The snowflake (take no notice of the pictures), Snowflake Example and The Perfect Scence.
Creating New Worlds at this site
hiddenway.tripod.com/world/
names and the history behind them
www.behindthename.com/
Outline your novel in thirty minutes
www.sff.net/people/alicia/artout.htm
Plotting you novel
www.writing-world.com/fiction/novelplot.shtml
Five Fatal Flaws that Can Lead to Rejection
www.writing-world.com/basics/flaws.shtml
Advice on Novel Writing by Crawford Kilian
www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/ Very long but very helpful
Writing Workshops with Rob
www.sfwriter.com/owindex.htm
The next two a very good, this whole website is dedicated to writing tips and I found both of them very helpful, theres endless information.
hollylisle.com/fm/Workshops/questioning_your_novel_article.html
teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/?once=true&
and the last to are great generators
www.seventhsanctum.com/index-writ.php
www.thievesguild.cc/generators/
Type in a meaning and it will give you a name at this site!
pregnancy.parenthood.com/babynames.html
SUBMITTED
Limyaael's Fantasy Rants - - Thanks Snoink!
www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=limyaael&keyword=Limyaael's+Fantasy+Rants&filter=all