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  1. Comprehensive Character Profile Sheet
    Includes a personality-specific variant and the detailed original version. - by Dean Stride
    Updated: May 21, 2014
  2. Writing with Color: Words for Skin Tone
    A blog dedicated to writing and resources centered on racial & ethnic diversity. - by Spacer
    Updated: Nov 8, 2017
  3. Describing POC Skin Color
    Easy Writing Tutorial To Improve Your Writing People of Color - by Stormburn
    Updated: Apr 19, 2021
  4. Fake Identity
    Generate an identity by country and country of residence - by Lifeline
    Updated: Nov 21, 2016
  5. Tips if you want to write a blind character
    What's it like to be blind? - by Link the Writer
    Updated: May 16, 2016
  6. Character Name Generator
    A web site for creating real and fantasy names. - by Allan Adams
    Updated: Feb 4, 2021
  7. How Steinbeck used his diary
    steinbecks journal while writing grapes of wrath - by minstrel
    Updated: Jul 30, 2019
  8. A Woman in Berlin DVD (and book)
    Good resource material for anyone writing about the aftermath of WW2 - by Lifeline
    Updated: Sep 14, 2017
  9. Tips from a publisher
    Originally posted by Kaeso - translated from a norwegian writing blog - by kaeso
    Updated: Aug 12, 2017
  10. From Dictatorship to Democracy
    How to topple a regime. - by Scot
    Updated: Aug 21, 2016
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  1. Rad Scribbler

    Plain English Campaign, Free guides 2022-03-16

    Rad Scribbler, Mar 16, 2022
    Free guide to simple English usage
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    5
    Updated:
    Mar 16, 2022
  2. Scot

    From Dictatorship to Democracy 2016-08-21

    Scot, Aug 21, 2016
    How to topple a regime.
    5/5, 1 rating
    Downloads:
    5
    Updated:
    Aug 21, 2016
  3. GingerCoffee

    Sparknotes 2013-12-06

    GingerCoffee, Dec 7, 2013
    Symbolism and themes in published novels
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    4
    Updated:
    Dec 7, 2013
  4. ChickenFreak

    Limyaael Rants Archive 2017-09-30

    ChickenFreak, Oct 1, 2017
    A bunch of really good rants about writing fiction, mostly fantasy.
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    3
    Updated:
    Oct 1, 2017
  5. GingerCoffee

    Large cache of original records of escaped slaves 2015-03-21

    GingerCoffee, Mar 22, 2015
    A treasure trove of original accounts of how and why slaves escaped, who assisted them, and more.
    4/5, 1 rating
    Downloads:
    2
    Updated:
    Mar 22, 2015
  6. fantasyart

    Book Covers :) 2014-01-01

    fantasyart, Dec 31, 2013
    Premade Book Covers over 500 professional covers for you
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    2
    Updated:
    Dec 31, 2013
  7. BogLady

    Link: Tips for Writing by David Cornwell/ 60 Minutes Overtime on CBS 2017-09-18

    BogLady, Sep 18, 2017
    Writing tips from well known author David Cornwell
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    1
    Updated:
    Sep 18, 2017
  8. Link the Writer

    Tips if you want to write a blind character 2016-05-16

    Link the Writer, May 16, 2016
    What's it like to be blind?
    5/5, 2 ratings
    Downloads:
    1
    Updated:
    May 16, 2016
  9. w. bogart

    the story grid writing podcast

    w. bogart, Nov 24, 2022
    new author and veteran editor writing discussion
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Nov 24, 2022
  10. w. bogart

    the Story grid writers room.

    w. bogart, Nov 24, 2022
    editors break down the story behind movies
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Nov 24, 2022
  11. Stormburn

    Describing POC Skin Color

    Stormburn, Apr 19, 2021
    Easy Writing Tutorial To Improve Your Writing People of Color
    5/5, 2 ratings
    Updated:
    Apr 19, 2021
  12. Allan Adams

    Character Name Generator

    Allan Adams, Feb 4, 2021
    A web site for creating real and fantasy names.
    5/5, 1 rating
    Updated:
    Feb 4, 2021
  13. Stormburn

    Describing Body Language and Facial Expression

    Stormburn, Feb 1, 2021
    A Resource for Describing Body Language and Facial Expression
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Feb 1, 2021
  14. EFMingo

    Essay Writing Skills Handbook

    EFMingo, Nov 7, 2020
    University constructed handbook on essay writing.
    3/5, 1 rating
    Updated:
    Nov 7, 2020
  15. Stormburn

    Fear and Writing with Emma Newman

    Stormburn, Jul 30, 2019
    Writing excuses podcast
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Jul 30, 2019
  16. BayView

    Digging deeper in writing

    BayView, Jul 30, 2019
    An example of how mundane events can have deeer meanings
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Jul 30, 2019
  17. Iain Aschendale

    Cory Doctorow Cold Equations and Moral Hazard

    Iain Aschendale, Jul 30, 2019
    This is an interesting article by Cory Doctorow on the limiting situations that characters face
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Jul 30, 2019
  18. Steerpike

    Shirley Jackson talks about writing

    Steerpike, Jul 30, 2019
    Newyorker article
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Jul 30, 2019
  19. big soft moose

    To busy to focus?

    big soft moose, Jul 30, 2019
    Few people need convincing that intense focus is a good thing, the challenge is acheiving it
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Updated:
    Jul 30, 2019
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