Writing-related links

[Tamur]

This likely exists somewhere, but I've been running into quite a few good sites in the past few weeks I'd like to share, just in case they're helpful. If anyone else has some, do feel free to post them up.

Writing Style

• The Punctuation of Dialogue - our own Ludens with a very helpful article on a tricky subject
• Strunk's Elements of Style

Writing Exercises/Writers Block Breakers

• oneword.com - get a random word, write for sixty seconds on it, and it's on their website
• Language is a Virus - many different techniques for engaging creativity

Writing Technique & Strategies

• Choosing a Topic - an essay by the Org's The Shadow One
• Story Form - another great essay by The Shadow One
• Optimising Copy - sounds dry but there are some gems of wisdom in here for any writer

Reference

• 100 Ways To Say "Said" ...using only a quarter of the english alphabet. You'll look at this list and say "I knew that" but it's a good reminder of how many ways English has to add colour to poetry or prose
• Psychology for Writers
• Visuwords - Very cool visual thesaurus
• Character Traits - thorough coverage of characteristics with which to define a character

Expert Advice

• C.J. Cherryh
• Ernest Hemingway
• Kurt Vonnegut - basics of fiction
• Kurt Vonnegut - "How to Write With Style"
• Isabel Wolff - novel-specific
  

Writing Tools

• Q10 - highly recommended (unfortunately only for Windows). Free text editor with on-screen word count, timer, and that's about it. Excellent for making you focus.
• Title Generator - just hit the button and get six titles! Thought provoking at the least.