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Game-Changing Sites for Writers
A recent search for a specific type of site to help me build new characters led me down a rabbit hole. Normally, that would make me much less productive, but I have found a treasure trove of websites for writers.
Bring Characters/Places to Life
There are a few different places you can use to create a picture of something entirely new. I love this site for making character pictures as references, instead of stock photos or whatever pops up on Google Images.
thispersondoesnotexist: every time you reload the page, this site generates a headshot of someone who doesn't exist. This is great if you're thinking about a character's personality or age and don't have specifics for their facial features yet.
Night Cafe: this is an AI art generator that takes your text prompt and generates an image for it. I tried it for various scenery, like "forest" or "cottage." It takes a minute for your requested photo to load, but no more than maybe five for the program to finish the picture.
Art Breeder: this website has endless images of people, places, and general things. Users can blend photos to create something new and curious visitors can browse/download those images without creating an account. (But if you do want to make an account to create your own, it's free!)
Find Random Places on Earth
You might prefer to set a story in a real-life environment so you can reference that place's weather, seasons, small-town vibe, or whatever you like. If that's the case, try:
MapCrunch: the homepage generates a new location each day and gives the location/GPS info in the top left of the screen. To see more images from previous days, hit "Gallery" in the top left.
Atlas Obscura: hover over or tap the "Places" tab, then hit "Random Place." A new page will load with a randomly generated location on the planet, provide a Google Maps link, and tell you a little bit about the place.
Random World Cities: this site makes randomly selected lists of global cities. Six appear for each search, although you'll have to look them up to find more information about each place. You can also use the site to have it select countries, US cities or US states too.
Vary Your Wording
Thesauruses are great, but these websites have some pretty cool perspectives on finding just the right words for stories.
Describing Words: tell this website which word you want to stop repeating and it will give you tons of alternative words that mean the same thing. It typically has way more options than other sites I use.
Reverse Dictionary: type what you need a word for in Reverse Dictionary's search box and it will give you tons of words that closely match what you want. It also lists the words in order of relevancy, starting with a word that most accurately describes what you typed. (There's also an option to get definitions for search results!)
Tip of My Tongue: this website is phenomenal. It lets you search for that word you can't quite place by a letter in it, the definition, what it sounds like, or even its scrambled letters. A long list of potential options will appear on the right side of the screen for every search.
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Hope this helps when you need a hand during your next writing session 💛
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Hi I loved your amnesia fic and I was wondering if you could do a follow up?
Here you go! Thank you for the prompt and compliment and I hope you enjoy because i do love that fic so I’m happy to add to it!
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They don’t go to the loft, not when Magnus has been lax and let too many know its location. He’ll go himself, later and move it, secure it somewhere safe that he can take Alexander back to when he’s better. However the comfort of home can’t provide the safety Magnus’ instincts are requiring.
So Magnus doesn’t take his love to another country, he takes him to another dimension. To the small pocket of home that Magnus once showed him, during a moonlight romance, and that they promised to return to when others needed them less.
No fire messages will work, no tracking will connect and Magnus can keep Alexander safe and secure and protected from all the forces that will try to take him from Magnus.
Even Isabelle and Jace aren’t exempt from Magnus’ new list of enemies.
They’ll think they know better. That they deserve more. They’ll want their brother close by and under angelic protection and they’ll tell Magnus ‘its the best thing for him, we’ll give you updates’. They've done it before and Magnus fought them then and he’ll fight them now.
Except he doesn’t have to fight. Not really.
Alexander made Magnus his legal guardian, a contract more powerful than even their marriage or Alexander’s ties to the clave. He put Magnus in charge of picking the next leader of his Institute and Alexander’s people willingly and happily referred to Magnus as Commander in Alec’s stead.
He wonders what he ever did to earn such devotion and then there is a gasp of, “Magnus! Look at this!” And he looks up to see Alexander — who is finding the world new all over again — turning to him with a butterfly fairy perched on his palm. It’s antennas are tickling his skin, looking for the sweetness of the flowers Alexander’s been touching and marveling over.
It’s like everything he sees is so incredible that he has to touch and Magnus has no desire to stop him, only encourages him further.
He’s never once seen Alexander this vulnerable and open about exploring things and it hurts, to know this part was beaten out of him before Magnus ever got to him.
Sunlight hits the fairy’s wings, during the delicate limbs into a translucent kaleidoscope of color. Like two pieces of stained glass, delicately fluttering and perched on Alexander’s hand.
The fairy leaves and Alexander drops, breathless with delight next to Magnus.
“It’s so beautiful and light.” He says, and then he grins, unafraid and so happy every time he looks at Magnus. “How did we manage it, being together? I don’t remember much but I know enough of clave laws and—“ he frowns, a glimpse of the man he’s forgotten how to be coming through. “I know it’s exhausting. Trying to figure out how to survive around their laws when half of them overlap. I remember enough of it, but I find it hard to believe they’d let me have this.” And Alexander looks at him, in such tender awe.
“We fought for it.” Magnus tells him quietly. “Both of us, in our own ways and together. So we could be together, because our devotion and love for each other was stronger than the law of the clave.”
Magnus braces himself for whatever Alexander might think of that, but he just gets another warm smile.
“That sounds nice, having someone to fight with against the clave. I can remember why, but I feel like I always thought I’d be on my own. Struggling to stay one step ahead of them, so I didn’t become less of me and more just, nothing."
“You’re very unfiltered, like this. Magnus notes, hesitantly because he doesn’t want Alec to feel like he’s being compared to something he doesn’t remember.
Alexander ponders a moment and then shrugs, reaching out and — when Magnus offers his hand — eagerly taking it.
“I think I’ve forgotten why I had to be quiet. All the reasons the clave beat into me, was to first keep my thoughts to myself and then later, to stop thinking of certain things at all. Simply because probably, at some point, not hoping at all was better than losing it again and again.
Magnus realizes that this is going to be painful; this open and free Alexander. And not because he shies away or is unfamiliar with Magnus — because he’s not, it’s like Alexander thinks the only thing that makes sense is Magnus — but because this is who Alexander should have always been allowed to be.
“Your eyes are like golden moons.” Alexander says, which he has no business doing because Magnus’ heart can’t take much more. “I know of them, but I can't remember quite what the moon looks like. But I feel like I can remember how beautiful it is, when I look at you.”
Magnus takes a breath to steady himself and then leans over, gripping Alwxander’s jaw and holding it still.
Alexander blinks at him, trusting and soft and Magnus sighs and pulls him closer and gives him a gentle, chaste kiss.
“What on earth am I going to do with you, darling?” Because this is just proving to Magnus that he will never be able to resist his beloved, even when his beloved doesn’t remember him.
“Keep me.” Alexander tells him, cheeky and grinning but also with a hint of desperation.
“Oh, well that was always going to happen.” Magnus assures him and gives him another, gentle kiss.
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hey! this is chance & here’s this week’s prompt. what websites or resources do you use while you write or develop a character/story? what do you think of them and would you recommend them?
hi! tysm for the ask! ✨
i don't use that many websites for development, but here are the ones i use for basically every project:
google docs is the software i use for the actual writing and sometimes planning. i've been using it for a while and i like using it because i find it very convenient, esp. the document outline that i can use to quickly jump through novel-length projects. i also like using google sheets for outlines, word count, and other methods of organization as well as google keep for writing down ideas.
if i don't use google docs/etc, i always use campfire. i absolutely love campfire because of its user-friendliness and its personalization. it's very convenient for someone who has multi-faceted worldbuilding or an intricate lore they have to keep track of. since i wrote mostly speculative works, i usually use the character module the most to create profiles of my characters, but will gladly use the other modules as needed.
pinterest is really good for inspiration and gathering images that have the specific vibe of my wips. i love using it for character faceclaims, outfits, settings, etc. and have gotten inspiration from pinterest images many times.
i'm one of those writers who needs background music to function, so i use spotify and make playlists with songs that match the vibe of each wip :3
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Tumblr writers! I need your help please. ♡
What are some good apps that you use to write with? I had Grammarly for a while but that costs money. I've heard of most people using google docs to write with and I've recently started using it write with as well.
Are there any websites or apps that help out with grammar, plotting, chapter outlines, character organization, summaries, and all that good stuff?
I've heard of Scrivener but I'm almost positive that costs money as well...
Any ideas?
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did some writing today, and
considering, that I didn't write all of this in one sitting and that 4thewords actually only times while you are actively writing... it does at least somewhat feel like I've been writing all day ;D
#proud of myself though#writing#writblr#4thewords#writing app#writing game#writing websites#me rambling
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I am once again recommending 4THEWORDS, a customizable-avatar rpg game thtat you can play solo or with friends based around WRITING. You battle unique monsters in different realms and win prizes that you can use to pretty-up your avatar, or boost your stats, or build on personal plots of land, all by upping your word-count on whatever writing project you're currently working on, be it a novel, homework, a blog, fanfiction, or anything else. You can work and play at the same time!
Most importantly, I just wrote 200+ words in 10 minutes just by going against a monster that needed 150 words in 15 minutes to defeat it!
They keep the word-count and countdown timer right next to each other, and the monster and it's hp right next to those, and I don't know how to explain how motivating seeing those next to next is. It applies just the amount of deadline pressure I need to self-motivate, but also keeps things fun by applying gaming psychology. I was ready to jump on a harder monster as soon as I was done with the first one!
I used to play on a free trial account back when the game was still in beta, and let me tell ya, the expansion since then has been massive! The writing interface alone rivals Google Docs.
Look how cute I am in just the starter outfit!
And this world map! Beautiful!
It's $4 a month, but the free trial is also a month, provides the full unlimited experience of a regular account, and doesn't require any credit card or banking information from you unless you decide to subscribe for more time. You can also earn crystals which can be used to purchase more subscription time as well. And even if you choose to walk away after the free trial, your account will remain unlocked with all you previously wrote saved for if ever you decide to come back and subscribe for more time.
Go to app.4thewords.com, and if you decide to subscribe for another month or more, use my code TXQZX29134 to get 22 free crystals for your 1st purchase!
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(I’m in limbo waiting for a colleague to be ready for a video chat so, naturally, here I am)
I know the hellsite has weathered every storm and likely will this one as well, but I still keep thinking I should at least back up this blog to a wordpress or a dreamwidth, just to be pragmatic
the thing is though, I get overwhelmed with new settings very quickly due to neuroweird issues. like, tumblr for all its flaws is kind of great for how my brain works, because I just need to change my icon and some color preferences and boom, we’re off to the races.
both wordpress and dreamwidth seem much more involved in terms of getting things set up. I’ve tried putting together a writing wordpress a few times as a portfolio for all the job apps I have to send out soon, and I don’t know if it’s my browser being a little bitch or what, but I feel like every time I try to adjust my page appearance it tells me that I need to have a premium plan for that particular color of font or background (???) so I just give up after a bit so I don’t have to fight with it.
does anyone have any tips for someone new to either site who wants to set up a somewhat minimalist page for their writing, akin to here? or have any recommended alternatives? (I have a pillowfort, but it feels like every time I go, no one’s actually there, and I think they’re in just as dire straits currently so it wouldn’t be any more stable ig).
here’s a photo of my cat the goblin prince as thanks for anyone who stops by
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-Psssst- Hey, you!
Yeah, you! The person reading this post right now!
Are you, perhaps a writer of sorts? If yes, then may I recommend you Writer? {the link :D}
This isn't any fancy writing website, just something where you can comfortably write online! I've only been using it for a few minutes, and it's very user friendly!!
You can customize your interface, like the fonts, how many spacing you have, changing the colours of your text and/or background, and some more!!
I really like this website, so if you want to write on a website with your preferred interface, feel free to use Writer!
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Hey! You posted about late 19th early 20th century european fashion recently. There's a site called https://fashionheritage.eu in which you can see pieces from european museums: clothes, accessories, random things. You can't search by country but you can search by period and when you click on the objects, you can sometimes find out what country it's from. It might not be the most useful site out there, it's a little impractical, if I'm being honest, but there's a lot of photos there, so you might find some inspiration :)
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THANK YOU SO MUCH ANON THIS’LL HELP ME SO MUCH
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I've Joined Two More Writing Websites.
I recently decided to take the leap and join Medium and Vocal Media, which have both been added to my Linktree.
I’m grateful to be a freelance writer. I love what I do, and I enjoy working with my clients. But sometimes, I need a creative outlet to just express myself and interact with others. I can do just that on Medium and Vocal Media.
Now, I don’t expect to make bank on either website (I was just accepted into the Medium Partner Program and Vocal Media pays per view. I’ll have to elaborate on each website at some point). It would be a nice little side hustle; spare change to add to my savings account. However, I know that’s going to take time to get to that point. I’ve been freelance writing since 2009, so this isn’t my first rodeo. I took my time gaining followers on Medium, so I can take my time with earning on both websites.
Right now, I’m enjoying having other places to share my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. :) And hey, maybe I’ll make some new friends! I don’t really have a lot of friends in the writing community because it’s not something I thought or knew to branch out in, so maybe that’ll change on these websites.
I did link both of my pages in the opening paragraph, so you’re welcome to follow me on either if you have an account and want to (but no pressure or obligation).
Okay, I do have a freelance writing order for a client to work on, so I need to get that finished. I may catch you all a little later. :)
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Here’s four websites that I recommend when for writing ✍️
✨Fantasy Name Generators✨ this is a great site to use when you’re still in the very early stages of planning your story. Selecting names can be hard, especially if you have A LOT of characters to name, and there’s so many options to choose from!
✨Pinterest✨I always use Pinterest when I need images to reference important details in my books. Places, people, themes, this is the best place to make aesthetic and develop the overall look of your novels 😊
✨Canva✨I use Canva to design book covers—admittedly I’m not the best at it—but if you need to make a quick cover for something that you posted online (i.e. Wattpad, Inkitt, etc.) , Canva is your best tool.
✨Inkarnate✨ this site is amazing! I have used Inkarnate to create all the maps for my books. If you like to do your own cartography, then I recommend using this site. You can pay an annual fee to use all of the sites applications freely, but fear not the free version still has a wide range of tools and will work just as well as the paid version👍 it’s a really helpful website.
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I'm having the hardest time finding a good way to keep track of timelines from multiple perspectives. Theoretically I could have them be all in one, but I'd prefer to be able to have them separate but comparable if that makes sense. Is there a good way to do this? Some tool that I haven't discovered? Every time I look up timeline tools I get business presentation nonsense.
There are a couple different ways I’m reading this, so bear with me for a minute because I’m going to address both! My deepest apologies if I’m not reading this right and neither of these talk about what you’re trying to solve. Please message me again if so!
How to Track Timelines From Different Periods of Time
The first thing your question made me think of was the Outlander series (minor spoiler alerts for the third book, Voyager). The protagonist, Claire, decides to go back in time from the 1960s to the 1740s to be with her soulmate. In doing so, she leaves her grown daughter behind. For a while, the book jumps between Claire’s experience in the 1740s and her daughter’s experience in the 1960s.
When I picture Diana Gabaldon keeping both timelines straight along the same plot, I imagine three sets of outlines. The first outline would be what she wanted the entire plot to accomplish. Beginning, middle, end. Throw in a few plot twists.
The second and third outlines may have drawn inspiration from what the general plot needed to be and added in more detail by writing each character separately.
You could keep track of this by taping index cards to a wall in three horizontal rows. Use three separate colors for each part of your plot, like with this generalized example:
The different pen or highlight colors keep things visually separate while the index cards would remain generally aligned underneath the plot cards they line up with chronologically.
You could also create a virtual corkboard of cards or Post Its with free sites like:
Pinup
Ryeboard
Lino
These are also some great resources for writing dual timelines in with different places/lengths of time/years:
6 Ways to Pull Off Dual Timelines
How to Write a Multiple Timeline Story
How to Write a Novel With Dual Timelines
How to Track Timelines From Multiple Points of View
I also feel like your question might relate to a story you’re trying to write from at least two or more points of view from different characters. They’re all in the same universe and time period, but you jump back and forth for narrative purposes.
If that’s the case, you can also use the index card/Post-It notes method from above. Let’s break down Gone Girl. There are two perspectives in that book that change about halfway through. That outline would have one long row of notes that breaks halfway through, splitting into two colors as Amy takes over the narrative and catches the reader up on what she was actually doing during the first half of the book.
You could also write a general description of your main plot and expand on multiple points of view by writing beneath it. You might switch between three or more characters while they’re all living through the same set period of time, like Rick Riordan’s characters in The Heroes of Olympus books. Each of their perspectives expands on their character development in separate chapters while working along how the overarching plot is supposed to get them from beginning to end.
Websites and Software For Plotting Timelines
That was a lot of words. Let’s get to the fun part.
Try some free software to see what works for you! I know I’m a card/bullet point type of plot planner, but there are many online resources that let users expand on plot lines with different tools.
Note, most of these will require payment at some point, if not upfront. I’ll start with what I’ve heard most writers using and work my way down:
($) Scrivener: many published and unpublished writers use Scrivener to write everything from short stories to novels. It has seemingly endless planning tools for however your mind best organizes information or wants to see it displayed on your screen.
(Free and $) Bibisco: this is a text-based writing software that’s more limited, but has specific places to plan narrative strands and sections within the Architecture of Your Novel folder. Note—you’ll have to pay for this software to access the planning features. The free version only has the narrative strands capability.
($) Manuskript: has fewer options than Scrivener, but still organizes everything in expandable files. Use those to organize your plot points and brainstorm away.
($) Plotter: you can use Plottr to create lists, boxed outlines or linked text boxes in different colors to map your plots. It’s excellent and the most budget-friendly site for writers from this list.
(Free trial and $) Scapple: if you want to make basic text maps, Scapple could be the best fit for you. You can even fill in text boxes with different colors if your maps get visually confusing.
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Again, please let me know if I misinterpreted anything! I hope these options help a bit and I’m here if you want to expand more on the topic.
The best way to get used to writing a complicated timeline story is by diving into it. Practice with one method and switch to another if you’re not totally enjoying your process. You may even mesh a few techniques together to find something that works for you.
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Starting A New Writing Project!
I decided to start another writing project WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
It’s called:
A Missing Unknown
It’s a coming-of-age/supernatural story about a girl who feels empty inside and her journey on expanding her small, little world.
My mind set my other story to be “professional”: A story that I need to write in it’s entirety and edit the living crap out of it after to either self-publish or officially publish.
This project is going to be on a chapter by chapter basis, which means I’m going to do some bare bone plotting, then I’m going to write a chapter and edit the crap out of that, and publish it on a writing website.
I would publish the chapters on Quotev (my childhood writing website), Wattpad (a writing website I grew to love with how it formats writing), Tapas, and here. I might look for other places to post my writing, but ultimately, these places are what I know they will be at.
I’m thinking maybe this would help my deep need to finish something, because the thought of having to take years to write and publish a book is overwhelming for me, and feels like an impossible goal. This story is meant to practice writing with setting small goals I can achieve and maybe dabble in different writing processes.
If you want to know more about the deeper meaning behind this project, continue reading. It includes working with mental issues.
I feel like it’s important for me to make this story set-up because I lost my freedom to write what I want to; my ability to lose my inner critic and just write. It’s challenging for me to shut it off, and I think it causes me to have writer’s block.
In high school, I didn’t have this problem. I filled up two spiral notebooks of flash fiction or scenes then, my mind went to a dark, dark place. My mind convinced me that God didn’t want me to write anymore, and I would be listening to the devil if I do. I’m not all that religious even back then, and I knew that this thought was ridiculous, but all I know is that after this episode, I struggled to write. I couldn’t write in notebooks anymore, because I overthought too much. I felt like acid ate away at my brain whenever I thought too much on any topic including writing.
I thought since I struggle with writing this much maybe, if I just worry about the chapter and polish it to publish it, these small accomplishments would help me not just in my writing, but in general, and to build myself up again. So it’s a mindfulness thing for me.
If you made it this far, thanks for taking the time to read this :) I never got to figure out what the frick I went through back then, but I’m trying to work around it. Wish me luck, I need it.
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i'm begging you guys to start pirating shit from streaming platforms. there are so many websites where you can stream that shit for free, here's a quick HOW TO:
1) Search for: watch TITLE OF WORK free online
2) Scroll to the bottom of results. Click any of the "Complaint" links
3) You will be taken to a long list of links that were removed for copyright infringement. Use the 'find' function to search for the name of the show/movie you were originally searching for. You will get something like this (specifics removed because if you love an illegal streaming site you don't post its url on social media)
4) each of these links is to a website where you can stream shit for free. go to the individual websites and search for your show/movie. you might have to copy-paste a few before you find exactly what you're looking, but the whole process only takes a minute. the speed/quality is usually the same as on netflix/whatever, and they even have subtitles! (make sure to use an adblocker though, these sites are funded by annoying popups)
In conclusion, if you do this often enough you will start recognizing the most dependable websites, and you can just bookmark those instead. (note: this is completely separate from torrenting, which is also a beautiful thing but requires different software and a vpn)
you can also download the media in question (look for a "download" button built into the video window, or use a browser extension such as Video DownloadHelper.)
#for adblocking--ublock origin is my favorite but adblocker plus is also popular#also i once again highly recommend using firefox especially on mobile#to enable adblock on firefox mobile just click 3 dot menu > addons > addon manager > enable uBlockOrigin#that's for android i assume it's similar for iOS#update it is NOT similar for iOS bc Apple hates you. i'll write another post later#anyway. PLEASE USE AN ADBLOCK ALL THE TIME (except for specific websites you want to support)#your internet browsing experience will be so enormously improved#also on firefox if you want to get past a paywall click the 'Toggle reader view' button as soon as the page loads#(it's on the right of the taskbar. a little rectangle with horizontal lines)#works for most news sites by showing you the webpage text that is hidden under the 'you've run out of free articles' popup#doesn't work for everything but it's worth a shot
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What are some things or features you would like to see on more writing websites?
This could mean anything from community engagement to genres to resources, etc.
I thought it would be interesting hobby to develop a writing website from scratch. So, I’m just getting general ideas.
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