Resources for writers

This page lists useful online Resources for writers / Authors. Please realize this list is opinionated and is subject to LinkRot.

Vocabulary, grammar, and style

• Thesaurus
• Dictionary
• Other dictionaries
• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
• [Grammarly is a tool for Grammar checking]
• Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch
• The University of Victoria Writer's Guide
• Common Errors in English
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab

Researching facts

• Wikipedia
• Google
• Infoplease - an Information Reference Library

Translation tools

• Babel Fish
• Google Translate

Guides to writing and publishing erotica

• Tips on Writing Erotica by Oliver Klosov
• Tommyhawk's Guide to Writing Erotica
• Poison Pen's Guide for Amateur Writers of Erotica
• A Crash Course in Grammar by KillerMuffin, on Literotica.com
• Art of Erotica by Quint, on Literotica.com
• Writing Quality Sex Scenes by TheEarl, on Literotica.com
• How To Write Sex Stories Good by Michael K. Smith
• Writing Erotica by John McMullen
• Story themes
• Scams in publishing

Source of photos/images

• https://www.bing.com/
• https://images.google.com/

Other resources

• List of passive verbs (useful for writing BDSM/spanking stories)
• Behind the Name - a big directory of first names

Maintaining you own Website

• [GoDaddy.com] for registering your own website/name/applications
• [WordPress] A really good Blogging software
• Wikipedia / MediaWiki should be investigated if you are going to have a large site

Links

Here you can find further resources:

• Writers Resources on the Open Directory
• Style Guides on the Open Directory

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