WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}
1. E.A. Deverell – FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.)
and paid courses;
2. Hiveword – Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources,
too);
3. BetaBooks – Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one),
and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;
4. Charlotte Dillon – Research links;
5. Writing realistic injuries – The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing
about an injury, take a look at this useful website;
6. One Stop for Writers – You guys… this website has literally everything we
need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps,
d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f)
Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6
months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;
7. One Stop for Writers Roadmap – It has many tips for you, divided into three
different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to
revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!
8. Story Structure Database – The Story Structure Database is an archive of
books and movies, recording all their major plot points;
9. National Centre for Writing – FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has
also paid courses;
10. Penguin Random House – Has some writing contests and great
opportunities;
11. Crime Reads – Get inspired before writing a crime scene;
12. The Creative Academy for Writers – "Writers helping writers along every
step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;
13. Reedsy – "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It
has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;
14. QueryTracker – Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this
before, but I thought I should feature it here);
15. Pacemaker – Track your goals (example: Write 50K words – then, everytime
you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for
you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;
16. Save the Cat! – The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find
posts, sheets, a software (student discount – 70%), and other things;