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NewMexicoKid
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We have a collection of useful sites and pages documented on the regional wiki. Tonight, I added one that I ran across in the helpful resources and sites forum:

The NoWhiteSpace writing cheat sheet--a simple two-page cheatsheet chock-full of writing references (leaving very little white space ;-) )

What helpful resources do you know about and use?

NewMexicoKid
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This thread talks about oneword.com, a site that prompts you with a single word and gives you 60 seconds to write about it.

Quite a bit more intense and much less time-consuming than 750words.com (another helpful site that promotes people writing something/anything every day.

KatherineWriting
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perpetual calendar

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/generate.html

NewMexicoKid
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Thanks, Katherine. That inspired me to create


(click on image to download full-sized image)

Background stock graphic image Vanilla Sky by ~brujo (Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share Alike License 2.0)

eb87 10 months ago
eb87
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I noticed on your list you have behind the name but not one for last names, so here it is: http://surnames.behindthename.com/

NewMexicoKid
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Thanks! I've added it.

NewMexicoKid
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Here is Kate Monk's Dictionary of Names, as contributed by cd0189 (Claire).

Thanks, Claire!

NewMexicoKid
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Over 2000 mainstream plots are shared at a plot bank (and those of us who write in other genres can be inventive and adapt them to our own needs).

NewMexicoKid
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(fantasy) worldbuilding framework -- exercises, questions and a free e-book: all you need to be prompted to ensure you have sufficient background on your world for your story.

NewMexicoKid
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This is a pretty neat story analyzer. Might be best to leave it to December and afterwards (editing phase).

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