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* [http://freemind.sourceforge.net Freemind open source software for mind mapping]; see also [http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html Keynote]
 
* [http://freemind.sourceforge.net Freemind open source software for mind mapping]; see also [http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html Keynote]
 
* [http://www.spacejock.com.au/PlottingANovel.html How to plot your novel using Freemind] - Simon Haynes. Also see [http://crystalking.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/writing-as-therapy/ this blog entry from Crystal King]. [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freemind is a mind-mapping application].
 
* [http://www.spacejock.com.au/PlottingANovel.html How to plot your novel using Freemind] - Simon Haynes. Also see [http://crystalking.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/writing-as-therapy/ this blog entry from Crystal King]. [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freemind is a mind-mapping application].
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=== Organization ===
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* [http://www.storyright.com storyright.com - storyboards, character sheets and more]
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* [http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ tiddlywiki - a self-contained local wiki for you to organize characters, plot, etc]
  
 
=== Generators ===
 
=== Generators ===
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* [http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/RTG.htm Random Title Generator]
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* [http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/RTG.htm Random Title Generator] - good for book/chapter titles or just ideas
 
* [http://www.writingfix.com/ writingfix.com -- interactive site for writers]
 
* [http://www.writingfix.com/ writingfix.com -- interactive site for writers]
 
* [http://traevoli.com/story.php Story Idea generator]
 
* [http://traevoli.com/story.php Story Idea generator]
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* [http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php Surnames]
 
* [http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php Surnames]
 
* [http://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php  Evil name, planet name, angel and demon name generators] Plus lots of links and a place name generator
 
* [http://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php  Evil name, planet name, angel and demon name generators] Plus lots of links and a place name generator
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* [http://incompetech.com/named/ Name database]
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* [http://www.babynames.com/ baby names]
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* [http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm surname meanings]
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* [http://www.last-names.net last name meanings]
  
 
=== Writing Prompts ===
 
=== Writing Prompts ===
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=== World Building ===
 
=== World Building ===
 
* [http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/30days.html 30 days of world building]
 
* [http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/30days.html 30 days of world building]
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* [http://www.tageo.com index of country and city names]
  
 
=== Analysis Tools ===
 
=== Analysis Tools ===
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* [http://www.brendahiatt.com/id2.html - How much will they pay me for my book?] A wonderful site to fantasize over--a survey of typical advances, royalty percentages by publisher. Mostly romance publishers, but TOR is in there, too.  
 
* [http://www.brendahiatt.com/id2.html - How much will they pay me for my book?] A wonderful site to fantasize over--a survey of typical advances, royalty percentages by publisher. Mostly romance publishers, but TOR is in there, too.  
 
* [http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/peala.htm - Predator editor/agents to avoid]
 
* [http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/peala.htm - Predator editor/agents to avoid]
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* [http://www.absolutewrite.com/ absolutewrite.com - writer's resource]; also check out the <em>beware & background check</em> thread in the forums for info on disreputable publishers (<a href="http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/" title="http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/">http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/</a>)
  
 
== Writing References ==
 
== Writing References ==
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* [http://www.truckpoetry.net/resources.php NaNoWriMo resources] (collected by Cameron Matthews)--includes character creator
 
* [http://www.truckpoetry.net/resources.php NaNoWriMo resources] (collected by Cameron Matthews)--includes character creator
 
* [http://www.silveragebooks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mag/ns/november_spawned.htm Rolnikov's November Spawned] site, with four issues of NaNoWriMo-inspired literature and a very useful booklet of writing tips
 
* [http://www.silveragebooks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mag/ns/november_spawned.htm Rolnikov's November Spawned] site, with four issues of NaNoWriMo-inspired literature and a very useful booklet of writing tips
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* [http://babelfish.altavista.com/ babelfish online translator]
  
 
== NaNoWriMo ==
 
== NaNoWriMo ==
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* [http://www.nanowrimo.org/2006 2006 NaNoWriMo]
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* [http://2006.nanowrimo.org 2006 NaNoWriMo]
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* [http://www.nanowrimo.org/2005 2005 NaNoWriMo]
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* [http://2005.nanowrimo.org 2005 NaNoWriMo]
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* [http://www.nanowrimo.org/2004 2004 NaNoWriMo]
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* Unfortunately, archives of years prior to 2005 are not available
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* [http://www.nanowrimo.org/2003 2003 NaNoWriMo]
 
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* [http://www.nanowrimo.org/2002 2002 NaNoWriMo]
 
 
* [http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html NaNoWriMo Windsor: National Novel Writing Month 2003] - lots of great tips and tools.
 
* [http://www.tinman.org/nanowrimo/home.html NaNoWriMo Windsor: National Novel Writing Month 2003] - lots of great tips and tools.
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* [http://www.zokutou.co.uk/wordmeter/ Create word-count bars for your journal/blog]
  
 
== Other Writing Links ==
 
== Other Writing Links ==
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* [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9476.phtml RPGnet: Review of Nanofictionary]
 
* [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9476.phtml RPGnet: Review of Nanofictionary]
 
* [http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Nanofictionary/NanoBlanks.html NanoBlanks: Make-Your-Own Nanofictionary Cards]
 
* [http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Nanofictionary/NanoBlanks.html NanoBlanks: Make-Your-Own Nanofictionary Cards]
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== Writing software ==
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* [http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter.html - yWriter: Free word processor software specifically for novel-writing]
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* [http://baara.com/q10/ q10: free portable writing program that can run off a pen drive.]
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* [http://www.richardsalsbury.com/ Another novel word processor]
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* [http://docs.google.com google word processor and spreadsheet] - can access from any computer, collaboratively edit and save to Microsoft formats

Revision as of 07:26, 20 October 2007

Web Tools Useful for Writers

Mind Mapping

Organization

Generators

Character Names

Writing Prompts

World Building

Analysis Tools

Writing Software

Writing Advice and Articles

Starting your Novel/Inspiration

Writer's Block Advice

Finishing your Novel

Children's Novel Writing

Editing

About Copyright

Because there are HUGE misunderstandings about what a copyright is these days and I keep seeing them repeated over and over again. I thought I could help.

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

There's a good start.

So, yes fan fiction is a violation of copyright.

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

Copyrights are made as soon as you make them into apparent form. So automatically everything in this post is being copyrighted as I write it.

This post will be invalid in its copyright after I'm dead for EIGHTY years.

Also another thing to know is that an official copyright is EXPENSIVE, which is why most publishers will do it for you. It will cost you quite a bundle, unless you intend to have a high volume, and should be done through a lawyer. Trade mark and copyright often get confused, BTW, but you can't copyright titles to books, etc. You can copyright ideas, expressions of art, etc. specific phrases, slogans and titles are trademarks. ^_^

  • MThornton

official copyright requires the filing of form TX for literary works, sending along 1 or more copies of the work to be copyrighted and $30.00 Copyright itself is not the expensive part. correcting an error in the submission is $100.00 and any investigation into existing copyrights is $75.00 per hour.

Trademark application as of this year is $325.00 per each class of goods or service that you submit.

ISBN registration is done in blocks of 10 and begins at $225.00 with an additional publisher registration fee of $25.00

I've got a list of links to various agencies US, UK, Aus and others listed here, along with other information for registration or self publishing, including ISBN and barcode ordering.

Writing Communities

Self Publishing and Publishing Refs

Writing References

NaNoWriMo

Other Writing Links

Where am I?

A phenomenally complete Excel spreadsheet that helps you keep track of your progress. It could save you time, unless you use it obsessively just to watch the charts and graphs change. Includes a morale tracker.

What AM I doing?

character worksheet and other resources It may be a bit late muck around with plotting, but you never know what you're gonna need. This is where our character worksheet came from. The site also includes character biography worksheet, fantasy and sci-fi world-building forms, and story starters.

Is this for real?

Check out the Character and Plot Realism thread on the NaNo forum. This is the place to go for the skinny on weight-lifting, Italian folk magic, creative assassinations, or summoning angelic beings. It's also a great place to mess around when all you really want to do is, well, procrastinate.

Writing Games

Writing software

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