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LINKS: Fun Stuff for Writers and Readers
- The Anagram Server
- https://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
- Type in a word to find the possible anagrams that can be made from it.
- Book Title Generator
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https://blog.reedsy.com/book-title-generator/
- Pick a genre and enjoy clicking to come up with new, sometimes ridiculous titles.
- Character Name Generator
- https://blog.reedsy.com/character-name-generator/
- This page lets you generate character names by country or language, as well as medieval, mythological, fantasy, and "archetypal" names (e.g., hero, villain, sidekick, etc.)
- Cookfiction.com
- http://cookfiction.com
- This site offers "real recipes for
imaginary foods." From Harry Potter's butterbeer to Nanny Ogg's
Scumble, you'll find recipes for literary entrees, desserts,
beverages and more.
- The Dialectizer
- http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/
- Turn plain English into the comic dialect of your choice.
- Epic Reads
- https://www.epicreads.com/videos/
- OK, so the site is hosted by Harper Collins and is designed to
promote its YA titles, and it won't make you a better writer
(probably), but... It's FUN. The videos on this site will resonate
with any book lover, whether you're into YA or not!
- General Fiction Index
- http://www.philsp.com/
- Database of short stories, searchable by author, title, magazine, date. This index enables you to look up stories and authors by name, story title, or publication - and one leads to the other. I.e., if you wanted to look up the author "John Smith," you'll get a list of all the stories John Smith wrote and published, and where; if you click on a magazine that "John Smith" appeared in, you can then get a table of contents for that magazine issue (and the rest of the issues of that magazine), to find other stories by other authors, and on and on... It's amazing. Put together back when folks loved spending time putting information on the web for the rest of us.
- Linguistic Fun Page
- http://www.ojohaven.com/fun/
- Links to amusing and helpful references on grammatical use and misuse, such as misquoted quotes, funny translation errors, "The Book of Clichés," and more. Most of the "remote" links on the right are outdated; however, the "local" internal links still work. Under "Collective Nouns," for instance, you'll discover "an absence of waiters." Under phobias, you'll learn that "Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth."
- Linguistic Phenomena/Devices
- https://www.site.uottawa.ca/~szpak/ling-devices.html
- "This is a list of some of the lesser known linguistic phenomena and devices used in English writing. You actually know what most of these are, you just didn't know what they were called." Such as... "hypocorisma - Use of pet names, nursery words, diminutives, etc." or "paronomasia - Puns, plays on words, etc. based on similarity between different words or different senses of the same word."
- See also Writing Prompts for a host of sites that will let you generate amusing plot ideas, as well as, of course, inspiration for stories and freewriting.
Last Link Check: January 2024. Find a broken link? Please
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Becoming a successful writer isn't just about mastering great writing skills. It's also about overcoming the challenges and obstacles of the writing life: Rejection, fear of failure, lack of time, writer's block, the "Am I Really a Writer?" syndrome, and, of course, friends and family who just don't get it.
Fortunately, you're not alone. We've all been there. So here's a handy "survival guide" that will bring you inspiration, motivation, support and good old-fashioned advice to help you through the tough times. Don't let those writing gremlins keep you from achieving your dreams!
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