Guide for New Authors
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Creative Process
* The Creative Spark with Dustin Lance Black
* The Hook – Question Driven Plotting Blog post by Chuck Wendig
Character Development
* Character Development Worksheets
* Describing Physical Appearance
* How to Describe a Person – Key Components of Physical Description
* Master List of Physical Appearance Terms
* Negative Character Traits
* Hair, Skin, and Eyes – Description Help
* GREAT LINK: Juicy Secrets to Jazz Up your Characters
* Name Generator Site with Personality Traits too! Click HERE
* Character Chemistry
Word Cheat Sheets – trying to find another word to describe…
* Fighting Words
* Sexy Words
* 100 other ways to say “GOOD”
* 250 other ways to say “WENT”
* 190 Other ways to say “SAID”
* 200 Ways to describe LIGHT
* Different ways to say “Go,” Went,” and “Walk”
* Describing SOUNDS
* Describing PAIN
* Adjectives to describe Mood, Movement, Character, Emotions, Feelings, Behavior
Writing Tips and Tricks
- Punctuating Dialogue and Direct Quotations: A Dozen Rules 12 Punctuation Tips PDF File
- Great list of ADVERBS
- Great list of ADJECTIVES
- Great list of INTERJECTIONS
- New ways to describe hair color links here
- No more “Thought” verbs in your writing – love this article! Nuts and Bolts: “Thought” Verbs
- A Dirty Tale of “Further” and “Farther”
- A Dirty Tale of “Effect” and “Affect”
- Words to edit out of your writing: CRUTCH WORDS
It’s all in the details
* Writing about Guns – Mistakes not to make
* Physical Limits of the Human Body
Writing Quick Tip Inspirations
* Inspiration Memes to inspire you
* My Pinterest Board on Bookish Stuff
Writer’s Workshop – Writing Prompts
* Characterization of Setting
Attending your first book signing? Tips and suggestions to make your experience better.
* Book Signing Tips