A Somewhat Useful Masterpost for Writers

writing-prompt-s:

thesteadyflame:

Websites for Critique:

• Authonomy
  It’s been a while since I used this website in particular, but it’s useful for helpful critique and to get your original works out there. If your book get on the top five list at the end of the month Harper Collins will read it for possible publication.
• Teen Ink
• Figment
• Fiction Press
  
• ReviewFuse
• and of course… Tumblr

Other Websites:

• Write or Die is great if you want to give yourself a certain amount of time to write a set amount of words.
• Tip of my Tongue for when you can’t remember the exact word
• Character Traits Form 
• Online Thesaurus where you just type in a word and you get a cluster of different words

Characters

• Top 10 Questions for Creating Believable Characters
• How to Create a Fictional Character
• Describing Clothing and Appearance
• The Difference between Ethnicity and Nationality
• Describing a Voice

Characters (part 2)

• How to write Funeral Directors 
  I’ve read quite a few fanfics where they just have funeral directors slapping clothes on a body and calling it a day. As a former funeral services major I can tell you that’s not the only thing they do.
• How to write Drug Dealers
• How to write Gamblers
• Interview with a Hitman
• Terms for royalty

Naming Characters

• Behind the Name
• Top Baby Names
• Looking for a name that means a certain thing?
• 7 Rules of Picking Names
• Most Common Surnames

Medical/Crime/Legal

• Coma: Types, Causes, etc 
• Tips for writing blood loss
• Gunshot Wound Care
• Examples of Hospital Forms
• Common Legal Questions
  
• The Writer’s Forensics Blog
• Brain Injury Legal Guide
• Types of Surgical Operations
• Types of Mental Health Problems
• A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient
• Global Black Market Information Because where else would you find out how much money it takes to get a 16 year old girl to kill someone in Mexico?
• Crime Scene Science
• Examining Mob Mentality
• How Street Gangs Work

Other Helpful Stuff

• Poisonous Herbs and Plants
• The Psychology of Color
• The Meaning behind Rose color
• Compare Character Heights – I personally love this site so much. 
• Types of Swords
• Color Symbolism
• How a handgun works
• Blueprints for Houses
• The Six Types of Haunting Activities
• The Difference Between lay and lie
• 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
• 5 Easy Tips to Improve Your Writing
• How to Write a Eulogy
• Types of Crying
• Career Masterpost
• Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes
• Tips for Writing Ghost Stories
• A Spell to See Spirits
• Make Graphics out of Quotes
• Superstitions and More
• The 12 Common Archetypes
• Language of Flowers
• Military Sign Language
• A Visual Dictionary of Tops
• Describing Tiaras
• What author do you most write like? (I’ve gotten Stephenie Meyer)
• 12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes
• Japanese honorifics

Dress Up Games 
I personally like to find games that I can make my OCs with.

• Azalea’s Dolls
• Doll Divine x
• Dress Up Games
• Shidabeeda Games

Free Writing Software

• Google Docs (automatically saves as you write. 100% recommend)
• EverNote
• OpenOffice (a free version of Microsoft Office)

Articles

• 25 Steps To Edit the Unmerciful Suck out of Your Story
• 10 Rules for Writing First Drafts
• 10 Things Teenage Writers Should Know About Writing
• Create a Plot Outline in 8 Easy Steps
• Publishing Agencies to Stay Away From
• 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive

Books:

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing
• Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul
• Writing Great Books for Young Adults

Inspirational Quotes: x x 

And I couldn’t find the original post for these so (pictures under the cut)

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Thanks @happydooky for sharing