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USEFUL TIPS & GUIDES FOR WRITERS, a masterlist by cyrusassists.

It came to my attention that people really like masterlists around this community, so I threw another one together. It’s not specifically for role-playing, as most of mine are, but everything I linked below was designed to help you with your writing, so you should probably check them out anyway.

• Common mistakes in English writing.
• The Guide to the Writing Process.
• Describing a person: Adding Details.
• Masterlist of choice generators, part one.
• Masterlist of choice generators, part two.
• How to end a novel with a punch.
• The ultimate guide to Grammar and Writing.
• Getting your writing done on an online program.
• Useful profile sheet for creating characters!
• Helpful for when there’s a word on tip of your tongue.
• Back to Basics: Writing a Novel Synopsis.
• 25 ways to plot, plan and prep your story.
• 20 writing tips from fiction authors.
• Short writing activities for beginners. [ESL learners]
• How to use an outline to write a first draft.
• 25 ways to improve your vocabulary.
  
• Using people-watching as a learning experience.
• The DO’s and DON’T’s of adding description.
• How to make simple writing more vivid.
• Advice: How to perfect your writing.
• Template for family tree planning.
• The Writer’s Mary Sue Test!
• How to create characters for your story.
• A beautifully written guide to BODY LANGUAGE: EYES.
• Plotting your novel, by Lee Masterson.
• IUP Writing Center: Descriptive Writing.
• Writing well-rounded characters.
• Masterlist of guides to help describe someone/something.
• Masterlist of positive character traits for your characters.
• Heavenly sounds that help you relax + focus.
• Grammar & style: ways to tighten up your writing.
• Different music playlists to inspire you as you write.
• Survey to help you with fully developing a character.
• List of alternatives to overstated words.
• Masterlist of flaws for your characters.
• Steps to writing more and more.
• A guide to role-playing/writing relationships.
• Guide on staying in character.
• Knowing when to stop: expectations for a satisfying ending.
• Creating emotional frustration in your characters.
• Writing out friendships between multiple characters.
• Writing gender-specific dialogue.
• Writing for the young adult audience.
• Write fiction that grabs the readers from day one.
• Finding solid names for your unique characters.
• 7 ways to make a good story great.
• Story Structure: Skipping Time Between Scenes. [x]
• How NOT to start your story.
• Masterlist of 140 character guides.
• Resource blog for writers, #1.
• Resource blog for writers, #2.
• Resource blog for writers, #3.
• Resource blog for writers, #4.
• Resource blog for writers, #5.
• A lot more writing blogs.

This got pretty long, so I’ll insert the rest beneath the cut!

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