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Tag: writing help
☼ Masterlist ☼
☼ Masterlist is updated regularly & subject to frequent change
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My Current Work In Progress @talkingstoriesandstuff
☼ Writing Help Articles ☼
- Beginning A Story And Sticking With It
- Tips and Advice For Aspiring Writers, Authors, and Poets
- How To Write An Article That People Will Read
- How To Motivate Yourself To Write
- Improving Flow In Writing
- Kiss Scenes 101: How to Write The Perfect Kiss
- Step-By-Step Plan: Editing Your Own Writing
- Novel Planning 101
- How To Write A Good Plot Twist
- How To Foreshadow
- Setting: How To Describe The Setting In Your Stories
- Tips For Fanfiction Writers
- Tips For Writers Who Want To Post Their Work Online
- Commentary On Social Issues In Writing
- How To Incorporate Health Into Your Writing Routine
- What To Cut Out Of Your Story
- How To Fall In Love With Writing
- Constructive Criticism: How To Give, Receive, and Utilize
- Tackling Subplots
- How To Make A Scene More Heartfelt
- Tips For Songwriters
- How To Develop A Distinct Voice In Your Writing
- How To Perfect The Tone In A Piece Of Writing
- 20 Mistakes To Avoid When Writing Young Adult Fiction/Romance
- Tips On Writing Skinny Love
- Writing Through Mental Health Struggles
- Tips On Dialogue
- How To Actually Get Writing Done
- Writing On A Schedule
- Tips On Writing About Mental Illness
- Editing & Proofreading Cheat Sheet
- Things A Reader Needs From A Story (feat. @papercutwriting)
- Tips For Horror Writers
- A *Strange* Method Of Brainstorming Character Styles & Traits
- A Guide To Tension & Suspense In Your Writing
- How To Turn A Good Idea Into A Good Story
- Writing Arguments Between Characters
- Planning A Scene In A Story
- Editing: What To Change, Draft By Draft
- Ways To Fit Character Development Into your Story
- Things To Know About Your Real-Life Setting
- When To Stop Planning
- Pros and Cons of Different Points Of View
- Tips On Writing A Blurb
- Why “Burnout” Is Okay – The Creativity Cycle
- 21 Plot Shapes and the Pros and Cons Of Each
☼ Writing For Beginners Series ☼
- Dialogue Punctuation
- Tips On Screenwriting
- Finding & Fixing Plot Holes
- Using Vocabulary
- How To Capture Emotion In Song Lyrics
☼ Prompt Lists
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- Challenges For {Types Of} Writers
- Challenges For {Types Of} Writers II
- Tol & Smol Prompts
- Enemies Turned Lovers Prompts
- Best Friends Turned Lovers Prompts
- Study Date Prompts
- Skinny Love Prompts
- Seasonal Prompts: Spring
- Dark Quotes & Prompts
- 50 Things Couples Can Do Together
- 50 More Things Couples Can Do Together
- Forbidden Love Prompts
- Angst Prompts
- 20 Sentence Story Prompt
- Interview As Your Character
☼ Monthly Reading/Writing Challenges ☼
- 31 Days Of Prompts: Wordsnstuff January Writing Challenge
- 28 Days Of Memories: Wordsnstuff February Writing Challenge
- #10weektbrchallenge : March/April Reading/Reviewing Challenge
- 31 Days Of Character Development: Wordsnstuff May Writing Challenge
☼ #10weektbrchallenge ☼
- What It Is
- My TBR
- Week #1 Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
- Week #2 Review: Dangerous Creatures by Margaret Stohl & Kami Garcia
☼ Synonyms Lists
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- Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around
- Words To Describe…
- Words To Describe Someone’s Voice
- All About Colors
- A Writer’s Thesaurus
☼ Playlists ☼
Writing Playlist // Spotify **Updated Frequently**
Things To Listen To When You’re Working *Masterpost*
- Chaos Killed The Dinosaurs Chaos and impeding doom. We’re all in the middle of it, so let’s suffer together and try to our universal struggle more poetic. Listen On Spotify
- Sweet Dreams & Beautiful Nightmares This playlist is a beautiful mix of sweet melody and sinister undertones. This playlist will help you drift into a peaceful sleep and comforting nightmares. Listen On Spotify
- Ambient Ambient tunes to calm you down and inspire you. Whether turned on for a relaxing evening, a late night of deep thinking, or just something to listen to that’s catchy, but not too heavy, this is perfect for any time. Listen On Spotify
- Classical & Instrumental Whether you’re studying, reading, sipping Earl Grey, writing, etc. this playlist will relax and inspire you. Listen On Spotify
- Badassery Embrace your inner badassery and do it to the perfect soundtrack. Listen On Spotify
- Stay Wild Everyone needs adventure and some risk in their lives. Sneak out, dance, experiment, and have fun while you’re young and free. Roll down the windows, activate your soundtrack, and stay wild;) Listen On Spotify
- Like Or Like-Like You may be going through a breakup or relationship troubles in general. Sometimes you just need to listen to music and either cry, or get mad. Here’s the perfect soundtrack. Listen On Spotify
- I Was Never What You Wanted A lot of people are in that bubbly, exciting place, where you’re trying to figure out if they like you back. Here’s to new romance and the pain and butterflies that come with it. Listen On Spotify
- Soaked To The Skin With Emotion These song’s are bursting at the seams with emotional weight, and it can be therapeutic to indulge in someone else’s overwhelming thoughts. These songs are relatable, nostalgic, depressing, and honest, and they’re well worth a listen. Listen On Spotify
- New Old Favorites Classics and love songs ~ From Sinatra to Lana, this playlist takes you back to the good old times.. whenever those were. Listen On Spotify
- “Just Friends” “Just friends” don’t look at each other like that… Listen On Spotify
- Calmly Sad Sometimes it’s important to take the time and let the emotions flow. For those rainier days, here is some calm music to listen to while you clear your system of whatever is bringing you down. Listen On Spotify
- Skin Emotion is like skin. Some is soft, some is rough, some is dark, and some is light. All emotion should be felt, through our skin and inside our bones. Here’s a list of songs to sit back and let sink in through the skin. Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Cuddles To Kisses Night in with your favorite person? Need some romantic, slightly steamy ambiance? These songs will set the mood for a memorable evening. Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Hurt Me, Won’t You? All the songs she cried to over you.. Listen On Spotify
- Pagan Underground In history class, we learned about witches. About them being hunted down. We were told this was all a misconception. That true witches were never to be found. But I know the real truth, the one everyone says is wrong. Listen On Spotify
- Driving At Night Windows down, stereo loud, and our throats raw from singing along as our worries are soaked up by the stars above.. Listen On Spotify
- 2 AM With You On The Beach Here I am, drowning in an ocean of you.. Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Rebellious Teenagers The greatest pleasure in life is doing what others say you cannot.. Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Silk Sheets & Afternoon Tea We all need a calm day in bed with a cup of tea sometimes, as well as a soundtrack to go with..Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Warmth Warm songs for cold days..Listen On Spotify
- Valentine’s Day You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams..Listen On Spotify (feat. @redwatersounds)
- Good Old Days When we had the time to just lay and listen..Listen On Spotify
- We Were Picturesque Remember those days? I’m starting to forget…Listen On Spotify
- Mocha Sit back, sip a coffee, and enjoy…Listen On Spotify
- Home The songs that embody home and familiarity..Listen On Spotify
- Speeding To A Stop We all need a soundtrack to increase the drama of driving on a freeway at night.. Listen On Spotify
- Dancing With Myself Allow yourself to trust joy and embrace it. You will find you dance with everything.. Listen On Spotify
- Moody Day For those days when you just need to pout about stuff, or when you’re writing an exceptionally angsty scene. Your choice. Listen On Spotify
- Star Crossed For those lovers who were torn apart and brought together again.. Listen On Spotify
- Original Character Playlists
- Wordsnstuff’s Writing Playlist
☼ Resources For Writing ☼
- Useful Writing Resources
- Useful Writing Resources II
- Resources For Romance Writers
- Resources For Fantasy & Mythology Writers
- Resources For Crime, Mystery, & Thriller Writers
- Resources For Writing Sketchy Topics
- Resources For Describing Physical Things
- Resources For Describing Characters
- Resources For Describing Emotions
- Resources For Creating Characters
- Resources For Worldbuilding
- Resources For Plot Development
☼ Resources For Writing Period Pieces Series ☼
- Resources For Writing Period Pieces: High Middle Ages & Renaissance
- Resources For Writing Period Pieces: 1600s
☼ Miscellaneous ☼
- Book Recommendations
- Word Counts Converted To Novel Pages
- Mental Illness Awareness
- 10 Easy Changes You Can Make To Your Lifestyle To Be Happier And Healthier Almost Instantly
- 25 Study Tips To Make Your Life Easier
- Reasons To Improve Your Lifestyle
- How To Make Study Dates More About Studying (And Have Fun At The Same Time)
- Study Environment & How To Make Studying Easier
- Healthy Forms Of Motivation
- How To Have A Productive Mindset
- So You Want To Start A Blog
- Resources For Students
- How To Improve Your Life In Little Ways
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Side Notes {Based On Frequently Asked Questions}
- You can request playlists. Send me a quote, phrase, concept, etc. and I will make it!
- If you have a request, I prefer if you send it through my ask box, rather than private message. I get a lot of messages from people and your request may be drowned out or forgotten about. My ask box is where I keep track of reader suggestions/input, so please use that instead.
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@loriwrites THANKS!!! @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan there’s some really good nuggets here!!
Resources For Writing Sketchy Topics
Medicine
- A Study In Physical Injury
- Comas
- Medical Facts And Tips For Your Writing Needs
- Broken Bones
- Burns
- Unconsciousness & Head Trauma
- Blood Loss
- Stab Wounds
- Pain & Shock
- All About Mechanical Injuries (Injuries Caused By Violence)
Writing Specific Characters
- Portraying a kleptomaniac.
- Playing a character with cancer.
- How to portray a power driven character.
- Playing the manipulative character.
- Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.
- Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.
- Writing a character who lost someone important.
- Playing the bullies.
- Portraying the drug dealer.
- Playing a rebellious character.
- How to portray a sociopath.
- How to write characters with PTSD.
- Playing characters with memory loss.
- Playing a pyromaniac.
- How to write a mute character.
- How to write a character with an OCD.
- How to play a stoner.
- Playing a character with an eating disorder.
- Portraying a character who is anti-social.
- Portraying a character who is depressed.
- How to portray someone with dyslexia.
- How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.
- Portraying a character with severe depression.
- How to play a serial killer.
- Writing insane characters.
- Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.
- Tips on writing a drug addict.
- How to write a character with HPD.
- Writing a character with Nymphomania.
- Writing a character with schizophrenia.
- Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
- Writing a character with depression.
- Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.
- Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.
- How to play a victim of rape.
- How to play a mentally ill/insane character.
- Writing a character who self-harms.
- Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.
- How to play the stalker.
- How to portray a character high on cocaine.
- Playing a character with ADHD.
- How to play a sexual assault victim.
- Writing a compulsive gambler.
- Playing a character who is faking a disorder.
- Playing a prisoner.
- Portraying an emotionally detached character.
- How to play a character with social anxiety.
- Portraying a character who is high.
- Portraying characters who have secrets.
- Portraying a recovering alcoholic.
- Portraying a sex addict.
- How to play someone creepy.
- Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.
- Playing a character under the influence of drugs.
- Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.
Illegal Activity
- Examining Mob Mentality
- How Street Gangs Work
- Domestic Abuse
- Torture
- Assault
- Murder
- Terrorism
- Internet Fraud
- Cyberwarfare
- Computer Viruses
- Corporate Crime
- Political Corruption
- Drug Trafficking
- Human Trafficking
- Sex Trafficking
- Illegal Immigration
- Contemporary Slavery
Black Market Prices & Profits
- AK-47 prices on the black market
- Bribes
- Computer Hackers and Online Fraud
- Contract Killing
- Exotic Animals
- Fake Diplomas
- Fake ID Cards, Passports and Other Identity Documents
- Human Smuggling Fees
- Human Traffickers Prices
- Kidney and Organ Trafficking Prices
- Prostitution Prices
- Cocaine Prices
- Ecstasy Pills Prices
- Heroin Prices
- Marijuana Prices
- Meth Prices
- Earnings From Illegal Jobs
- Countries In Order Of Largest To Smallest Risk
Forensics
- arson
- Asphyxia
- Blood Analysis
- Book Review
- Cause & Manner of Death
- Chemistry/Physics
- Computers/Cell Phones/Electronics
- Cool & Odd-Mostly Odd
- Corpse Identification
- Corpse Location
- Crime and Science Radio
- crime lab
- Crime Scene
- Cults and Religions
- DNA
- Document Examination
- Fingerprints/Patterned Evidence
- Firearms Analysis
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Art
- Forensic Dentistry
- Forensic History
- Forensic Psychiatry
- General Forensics
- Guest Blogger
- High Tech Forensics
- Interesting Cases
- Interesting Places
- Interviews
- Medical History
- Medical Issues
- Misc
- Multiple Murderers
- On This Day
- Poisons & Drugs
- Police Procedure
- Q&A
- serial killers
- Space Program
- Stupid Criminals
- Theft
- Time of Death
- Toxicology
- Trauma
Oh My Goodness @wordsnstufftoremember THIS IS AMAZING> Thank you, as always!!!!
Useful Writing Resources
This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)
{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource
Planning/outlining Your Work
- How To Outline ***
- Zigzag Method : Creating Plots
- How to Plot a Romance Novel
- Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances
- Let’s talk about brainstorming
- Writing Something With Meaning ***
- Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide
Writing Your Work
- How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***
- How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story
- The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***
- 6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy
- Romance Writing Tips ***
- 20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes
- 7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing ***
- 80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High
- 9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid
- Removing the Creeps From Romance
- 19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***
- 50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***
- How To Write Action And Fight Scenes
- 10 Steps To Write Arguments
- 9 Ways To Write Body Language
- Writing Good Kissing Scenes
- Writing Murders
- Create And Control Tone ***
- Tips for Writing Ghost Stories
- Incorporating Flashbacks
- 12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***
Characters
- Behind the Name
- Top Baby Names
- Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***
- 7 Rules of Picking Names
- Most Common Surnames ***
- Minor Character Development
- Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains
- Characters With Enhanced Senses
- 5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters
- How Do You Describe a Character?
- How To Write Child Characters
- 36 Core Values For Building Character
- Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***
- 4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions
- 5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent
- Character Archetypes
- 25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters
- Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters
- 9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language
- 33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters
- Conveying Character Emotion
- How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…
- How to Create Powerful Character Combos
- How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***
- Describing Clothing And Appearance ***
- Career Masterpost ***
- Creating Your Character’s Personality ***
- Character Flaws ***
Editing
- DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST
- Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***
- Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***
- Grammar and Punctuation ***
- How To Write A Captivating First Sentence
- 10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***
- Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong
- How To Condense Without Losing Anything
- The Stages Of Editing
- Dialogue/Description Balance
- 3 Proofreading Tips
- The Short Story Form
- Chapter & Novel Lengths
- Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***
- How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***
- Where Chapter #2 Should Start
- Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft
- Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***
- How To Kill A Character
- 25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story
- 5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***
Setting
- {Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***
- 20 Questions To Enhance Setting
- How To Bring Your Setting To Life
Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between
- How to Write from a Guy’s POV
- The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus
- Text To Speech Reader
- Compare Character Heights
- A Visual Dictionary of Tops
- Writers Helping Writers
- 7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight
- Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***
- Most Important Writing Tips ***
- Let’s talk about diversity in novels
- Letting Go Of Your Story
- Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***
- How To Create A Good Book Cover
- Write or Die
- Tip of my Tongue
- Character Traits Form
- Online Thesaurus
Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law
- 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 ***
- Crime Scene Science
- Examining Mob Mentality
- How Street Gangs Work
Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity
- Story Plot Generator
- @aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***
- 50 Romance Plot Ideas
- Reading Like A Writer ***
- Defeat Writers’ Block
- Writing In A Bad Mood ***
- Writers Block
- When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***
- What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***
- 9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer
- “I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***
- Real Writing Advice ***
Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of
- A Writer’s Thesaurus ***
- Words To Describe… ***
- Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***
- Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)
- List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***
- List Of Elemental Abilities
- inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting
- Body Language Phrases
- List Of Legendary Creatures
- How To Write Magic
- Hairstyle References
- Hemingway : Writing Checker
- Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around
- Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***
- The Psychology of Color
- The Meaning behind Rose color
- Types of Swords
- Color Symbolism
- How a handgun works
- How to Write a Eulogy
- Types of Crying
- Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***
- Superstitions and More
- The 12 Common Archetypes
- Language of Flowers
- 12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes
Using Feedback And Reviews
- Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***
- Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***
Authonomy
Teen Ink
Figment
Fiction Press
ReviewFuseThese Are Trusted Critique Sites 😉
For all the writers out there. Please reblog this!
Oh. My. God. This is straight-up porn for me. All these lists, all this organization….oh, I need to fan myself. @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan check this out for your resource doc!!! Oh and ppl, DO NOT JUDGE, I love my words and words love me. 🙂
site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word
site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition
THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS
-Sherry
@winecatsandpizza FUCK IT’S OUR HOLY GRAIL!!!!
I’m not a writer but I foresee this would be useful in some other way….
Wow. @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan whaddya think?
Oh yes, thank you @stevieang. This will definitely come in handy.
@captain-rogers-beard @bionic-buckyb @carryonmywaywardcaptain @sunriserose1023 Hell, everyone!


