supplies
take better notes
better and easier essays
The Quiet Place Project
White Noise
Reading/Writing
Random
//anxiety//
understanding and recognizing anxiety (x) (x) (x) (x)
deep breathing exercises
three guided relaxation videos
letting go of guilt/regret: tips
asmr for relaxation read about it here (x)
vent anonymously online
how to meditate
unwind with relaxing playlists
hotlines
//food and drink//
foods that reduce stress hormones
stress-reducing teas
affordable tea online
quick & easy comfort foods
microwave mug cakes (yummy and v comforting)
more recipes
//holistic//
using melatonin for sleep
essential oils for relaxation
aromatherapy
incense that i use for stress relief & other relaxing incenses: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Amber, Cedar, and Sage
//bath//
diy bath bombs
diy soap and recipe without lye (x)
hydrate skin naturally
homemade bath salts
for stress relieving soaps, try these scents: grapefruit, jasmine, mandarin, rose, ylang ylang, lavender, and chamomile
soothe skin with oatmeal
12 things to add to your bath
//feminine care//
tips to alleviate cramps
holistic pain relief
specific back pain causes and remedies
how to stop bloating
//yoga//
basic yoga positions
hand postures
40 minute toning
morning yoga poses
learning about chakras
yoga techniques for worry
yoga poses to alleviate cramps
Notetaking and study tips (x) How to study for a test (x)
How to take notes (x)
Revision techniques (x)
Study smarter (x)
School bag essentials (x)
University Q&A (x)
How to survive college (x)
What not to do when studying (x)
Freshman year of college (x)
Revising for exams (x)
Tips/Tricks for homework and study (x)
How to stop procrastinating (x)
Thinking of University/College? Watch (x)
Should you go to university? Watch (x)
"Crash Course" -John and Hank Green (x)
"Fun Science" -charlieissocoollike (x)
Bullet Journal
About/How to set up (x)
Set up (x)
When you need a break from Study
Becoming You (x)
Just say Yes (x)
How to get work done (x)
How to decorate/organize your planner (x)
Stress management (x)
Feeling Down? Watch (x)
Getting out of creative ruts (x)
How to procrastinate like a PRO (x)
Types of people at school (x)
A night terror, sleep terror or pavor nocturnus is a parasomnia or sleep disorder, causing feelings of terror or dread, and typically occurs during the first hours of stage 3-4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Night terrors tend to happen during periods of arousal from delta sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep. During the first half of a sleep cycle, delta sleep occurs most often, which indicates that people with more delta sleep activity are more prone to night terrors. However, they can also occur during daytime naps.
Anxiety related:
Sad?
movies + websites!
free compliments!
whos the cutest?
the nicest place on the internet!
read any book!
the dawn room
the thoughts room
make everything okay
cheer me up
Anxiety/stressed?
rain sounds
do nothing for 2 minutes
silky thingy
plant flowers!!
distracting line thing
explore the world
color game!
paint like jackson pollock
explore the universe
guess where you are
Mad?
ungruntle me
eel slap!
confront yourself and your feelings
thinking of self harming? suicidal?
reasons to live
alternatives to self harm
coping with panic attacks
cut something that isnt skin
suicide hotlines
reminder
crisis/urgent support lines and sites
Calming songs, playlists and instrumentals:
Simple things
Other Nice Things
Grab yourself a warm mug of tea, coffee, milk or the blood of your enemies, and sit down and pick something from this list.
She’ll teach you how to fold an origami dragon. They make cute decorations if you string them together.
He’s got the most aesthetically pleasing voice I know, watch hours of interesting daily vlogs combined with good cinematography. Warning, camera wobble.
Welcome to Nightvale Podcast, the presenter has a nice voice and the story is intriguing. Warning that an existential crisis may evolve from the beauty.
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Webseries, churn your way through 100 episodes, make bets as to when Darcy will show up!
Calming GIFs: Calming cat, loopy loop ball, watch the paint brush.
Watch The Legend of Korra or Avatar: The Last Airbender
Studio Ghilbi Masterpost by Uteki
The Adventures of Lano & Woodley, an Australian comedic sitcom that aired in 1997. 100% ridiculous and guaranteed to make you laugh.
For the hungry who don’t want to cook much:
Quick and warm and delicious chocolate mug cake, should feel like a chocolatey hug.
A bazillion grilled cheese variations, tastes best at 3am (scientifically proven stat).
For those who want to cook:
Pikelets, small pancakes that go really well with berry jam and cream. Put some berries in the mixture for some magic.
Rich chocolate cupcakes, they make my heart go thump-a-thump.
Rice paper rolls, because sometimes healthy food helps.
A PDF of “Good and Cheap” by Leanne Brown. For college cooking on a serious budget.
Finally, some positive/inspirational messages from tumblr text posts that I’ve collected.
CHOKERS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SWEATERS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SHIRTS - one || two || three || four || five || six
DRESSES - one || two || three
SHORTS - one || two || three
SKIRTS - one || two || three
LEGGINGS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SOCKS - one || two || three
SHOES - one || two || three
click to divide rectangles in half
watch some little bouncy things
paint like pollock
paint with fire
make sand art
listen to wikipedia being edited
live global map of wind currents
see what color it is
answer trivia and feed the hungry
see where people are instagramming
slideshow of google maps screenshots
listen to your favorite song infinitely
live kitty cam
how magic tricks work
pictures of cute animals
balance some things
general;
5 tips to improve your writing
black market information
write using the snowflake method
writing exercises (to improve)
periodic table of story-telling
emotions wheel (great for personal use too)
degrees of emotion (great for personal use too)
emotional vocabulary
beat writer’s block fast
beating writer’s block: a flow chart
another writer’s-block-begone post
defeating writer’s block
common (american) crimes list
types of serial killers
things that generally writers need to know
daily writing tips
chuck palahnuik’s writing advice
describing tone
clothing references
the writer’s toolbox
my personal writing things tag
vocabulary;
good words to know
handy-dandy online thesaurus
know the definition? find the word
know part of a word? find the word
a rhyming dictionary
a whole boat-load of words to use
alternatives to “said”
more alternatives to “said”
alternatives to “whispered”
words to describe light
"deflate" your writing
words to use more often
british words not widely used in the us
britain vs. us words w/ different meanings
american words not widely used in britain
how to say things
describing voices
color thesaurus
plot;
otp au ideas
writing prompts
a whiteboard planning center
the otp au challenge
plotting made simple
how to timeline a plot
amazing outlining tips
hatch’s plot bank
basic plots in literature
internal and external conflict
characters;
so many different character names (by type!)
dictionary of names
top 10 2013 baby names
most popular first names
most popular surnames by region
finding surnames
a great site for names (x)
a great site for surnames (by country!)
character development
family tree explanation
build a family tree (for free!)
make a directory of your characters
creating a fictional character
manifestation of astrological signs
writing about pirates
body-language cheat sheet
heroic traits and their faults
ways to kill your characters
emotions via body language
how to write ptsd
writing character biographies
platonic male friendships
how to flesh out characters
character flaw generator
places;
city and town name generator
useful geographic description
name generator (places AND characters!)
place and people name generator
music to listen to;
masterpost of noises and music
coffitivity (coffee shop sounds!)
make relaxing music
fire, water, any sounds p much
calming nature noises
more nature noises
rainymood (rain sounds)
4 hours of ocean noise
10 hours of storm sounds
all sorts of music
"not a single wasted word"
"concentration"
a collection of study / writing music
a collection of acoustic music
a collection of instrumental music
a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post
General Tips
Tips for Specific Characters
Plot, Conflict, Structure and Outline
NANOWRIMO ADVICE:
Words and References:
World Building:
Point of View:
Genre:
Names:
History:
Query Letters:
- here’s a free alternative to microsoft word
- free web-based graphing and scientific calculator
- read novels online instead of buying them
- textbook torrent database
- make flash cards from your notes
- search a database of flash cards based on textbooks
- try the pomodoro technique
- try the feynman technique
- seriously helpful video tutorials
- how to pull an all-nighter effectively and responsibly
- effectively study at the library
- block social media / distracting websites
- classical 8tracks playlist [2] [3]
- make some lavender hot chocolate
- make some pumpkin spice hot chocolate
- make the perfect cup of tea
- when should i go to bed?
- calming noises (fire/rain/cafe/wind)
- what do i need to get on this test to pass?
take better notes
better and easier essays
- tips for a kickass essay
- "scholarly sources" with google scholar
- citations with google scholar
- tips for proofreading
- word on the tip of your tongue??
- top ten essay mistakes
The Quiet Place Project
White Noise
- Rainy Mood
- Soundrown
- Take a Virtual Shower
- Calming Background
- Control the Weather
- Coffee Shop
- Rainy Cafe
- Snowy Mood
- Draw with Silk
- Color Matching
- Draw a Nebula
- Play with a Blob
- Draw Flames
- Grow Plants
- Go Through a Secret Door
- Follow a Line
Reading/Writing
Random
- Do Nothing For 2 Minutes
- Eel Slap
- All of the Music on Your Blog
- Pug Licking Your Screen
- Microwave Snacks in a Mug
- Things to Keep in Mind When Having a Bad Day
- Explore the Solar System
- Angry Animals Make You Less Angry
- Nicest Place on the Internet
- Color Based on What Time It Is
- Make Everything Okay
- Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
- Find Places to Hang Out with Minimal Humans
- Shakespearean Insult Generator
//anxiety//
understanding and recognizing anxiety (x) (x) (x) (x)
deep breathing exercises
three guided relaxation videos
letting go of guilt/regret: tips
asmr for relaxation read about it here (x)
vent anonymously online
how to meditate
unwind with relaxing playlists
hotlines
//food and drink//
foods that reduce stress hormones
stress-reducing teas
affordable tea online
quick & easy comfort foods
microwave mug cakes (yummy and v comforting)
more recipes
//holistic//
using melatonin for sleep
essential oils for relaxation
aromatherapy
incense that i use for stress relief & other relaxing incenses: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Amber, Cedar, and Sage
//bath//
diy bath bombs
diy soap and recipe without lye (x)
hydrate skin naturally
homemade bath salts
for stress relieving soaps, try these scents: grapefruit, jasmine, mandarin, rose, ylang ylang, lavender, and chamomile
soothe skin with oatmeal
12 things to add to your bath
//feminine care//
tips to alleviate cramps
holistic pain relief
specific back pain causes and remedies
how to stop bloating
//yoga//
basic yoga positions
hand postures
40 minute toning
morning yoga poses
learning about chakras
yoga techniques for worry
yoga poses to alleviate cramps
Notetaking and study tips (x) How to study for a test (x)
How to take notes (x)
Revision techniques (x)
Study smarter (x)
School bag essentials (x)
University Q&A (x)
How to survive college (x)
What not to do when studying (x)
Freshman year of college (x)
Revising for exams (x)
Tips/Tricks for homework and study (x)
How to stop procrastinating (x)
Thinking of University/College? Watch (x)
Should you go to university? Watch (x)
"Crash Course" -John and Hank Green (x)
"Fun Science" -charlieissocoollike (x)
Bullet Journal
About/How to set up (x)
Set up (x)
When you need a break from Study
Becoming You (x)
Just say Yes (x)
How to get work done (x)
How to decorate/organize your planner (x)
Stress management (x)
Feeling Down? Watch (x)
Getting out of creative ruts (x)
How to procrastinate like a PRO (x)
Types of people at school (x)
A night terror, sleep terror or pavor nocturnus is a parasomnia or sleep disorder, causing feelings of terror or dread, and typically occurs during the first hours of stage 3-4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Night terrors tend to happen during periods of arousal from delta sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep. During the first half of a sleep cycle, delta sleep occurs most often, which indicates that people with more delta sleep activity are more prone to night terrors. However, they can also occur during daytime naps.
Anxiety related:
- Self-Soothing Techniques
- Self-Calming Techniques
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Tips to Self Soothe
- Anxiety BC: How to do Progressive Muscle
- anxietycoach.com: The Key to Overcoming Panic Attacks
- Psychology Today: 5 Quick Tips to Reduce Stress and Stop Anxiety
- Psych Central: Top 10 Lesser-Known Self-Help Strategies for Anxiety
- about health: Ways of Coping With Anxiety
- help with PTSD stress
- self care/ self soothing techniques for PTSD
- Coping with stress using self soothing methods for PTSD
- howard community college: autogenic relaxation
- autogenic relaxation: podcast
- Autogenic Relaxation: free relaxation scripts
- Health Promotion and Wellness: Guided Imagery Exercises
- Guided Imagery Audio Library
- Sample Guided Imagery and Meditations from Dr. Miller
- Imagery International: Podcasts
- soundrown
- Coffitivity
- Rainy Mood
- myNoise™.net
- Calmsound
- Ambient-Mixer
- nature sounds for . me
- Sound Sleeping: Relaxing Music and Sleep Aids
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script
- Inner Health Studio: Free Relaxation Scripts
- Anxiety BC: How to do Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Dartmouth: Relaxation Downloads
- Counseling and Psychological Services: Relaxation Recordings
- Iso-Tones.com: Recreational Tones
- Sound Cloud: Sleep Aid High-Tech Meditation (Delta Relaxation Isochronic Tones)
- Improve Your Brain Power and Mental Well-Being With Isochronic Tones
- Audio Enlightenment: Binaural Beats-Isochronic Tones Relaxation
- Deep Relaxation: Binaural Beats and Isochronic Tones
- Deep Sleep: Sleep Music Binaural Beats and Lullabies
- Sleep Sanctuary: Binaural Beat Suite
- Create a playlist of music that relaxes you. Keep your music player on your night stand so that it is available when you wake up.
- Keep a journal by your bed. When you wake up, write down everything you remember about the nightmare. This will help to focus you on a task and distract you, plus you may start to notice trends. Writing things down can be highly therapeutic.
- Try taking melatonin before bed, as it can help you to relax and sleep better. Benzos (such as diazepam) used at bedtime can reduce night terrors. Prazosin, a blood pressure medication, has also shown promise in PTSD sufferers. If you have an as-needed anxiety medication, keep it on the night stand. Consider talking to your doctor about these options.
- St. John’s Wort may help if taken before bed, but please talk to your doctor / pharmacist before trying this technique as it can have reactions with medications.
- As with most sleep disorders, try to keep a regular sleep-wake cycle. Get up at the same time every day, go to sleep at the same time every night. Having a routine before bed is important as well, as it prepares your brain for sleep.
- Reserve your bed for sleep only: no watching TV, texting, or using your laptop.Regular exercise reduces stress and releases endorphins, and can reduce your night terrors.
Sad?
movies + websites!
free compliments!
whos the cutest?
the nicest place on the internet!
read any book!
the dawn room
the thoughts room
make everything okay
cheer me up
Anxiety/stressed?
rain sounds
do nothing for 2 minutes
silky thingy
plant flowers!!
distracting line thing
explore the world
color game!
paint like jackson pollock
explore the universe
guess where you are
Mad?
ungruntle me
eel slap!
confront yourself and your feelings
thinking of self harming? suicidal?
reasons to live
alternatives to self harm
coping with panic attacks
cut something that isnt skin
suicide hotlines
reminder
crisis/urgent support lines and sites
- hotlines/crisis lines for depression, domestic abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, teens, pregnancy, lgbt and more
- mental support community - a forum where you can post that you are in a crisis right now and need peer support as soon as possible
- imalive crisis chat - online one-on-one chat for if you’re in at risk of hurting yourself etc
- self harm alternatives
- si urges alternatives
- do nothing for two minutes
- interactive silk art
- guided relaxation
- watch a dream
- 100,000 stars
- thisissand - create sandscapes on your screen with your mouse
- calming gif
- the quiet place - find some quiet
- the thoughts room - a super calm page to unburden yourself from bad thoughts
- the comfort spot - a place for anonymous venting with out anybody judging you for who you are
- the dawn room - my personal favourite, especially good for when you feel alone
- know that it will be okay - when a moment is too hard for you - come here.
- my anxiety relief playlist - on 8tracks
- my positivity/recovery playlist - on 8tracks
- 'stay strong' playlists - on 8tracks
- coffee shop sounds
- rain sounds
- calmsound - nature sounds
- rainycafe
- one minute cookie in a mug
- brownie in a mug
- several cookie recipes
- 25 hot chocolate recipes
- loads and loads of snacks - 533 quick and easy recipes for a range of snacks on studentrecipe
- lots of different in-a-mug recipes
- chocolate pudding in a mug - my personal fave (lil tip: add mini marshmallows for extra gooey yumminess)
- how to be okay with yourself
- 25 resolutions
- life hacks
- more life hacks
- a hella ton more life hacks - so many life hacks dude soon ur gonna never have a day-to-day stress again
- school masterpost - school sucks so bad but hopefully this can help ease the stress
- how to love yourself
- how to bypass restricted wifi omg
- alleviate menstrual cramps
- boost your confidence
- love yourself!
- self help after anxiety
- stop biting your nails
- stop procrastinating
- stop skipping breakfast
- cure to sadness (video)
- the movie blog - a blog dedicated to movie masterposts you will never be without a movie to watch again
- cute roulette - THE BEST PLACE ON THE INTERNET ITS LITERALLY JUST A HUGE ROULETTE OF VIDEOS OF CUTE ANIMALS WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT FROM LIFE
- random acts of kindness caught on film
- disney movies
- movies for angsty teens
- rice questions - answer simple questions and donate free rice to people in poverty!!
- click to give - just click a button to donate (it costs nothing) food to animals shelters, people in poverty and homeless veterans; mammograms to fight breast cancer; therapy for people on the autism spectrum; alzheimer’s and diabetes research; a book to a child; protect wildlife habitat
- break something - good for anger
- loads of cute games
- how to make a blanket nest
- learn something new - a masterpost of hobbies
- exercise like a superhero
- nice words
- things to do when your sad
- slap a bald guy with an eel - this is ridiculously entertaining
- watch a dog lick your screen - it loops, so you could literally watch for hours if you want
- calmingmanatee
- daily puppy
- how to make a comfort box
- download free books
- emergency compliment!
- lots of compliments - they even include ur name aw
- huge list of bloggers who have put themselves forward as willing to listen/chat without judgement
- getting anon hate?
- :) tag - all the posts that i’ve tagged for making me happy
- 7cupsoftea - free, anonymous, confidential talks with trained listeners
- get a hug
Calming songs, playlists and instrumentals:
- Sing Me to Sleep
- The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
- Boost your Mood (peppier and happy songs)
- The Driving Mixtape
- Study
- Summer Nights
- It’s Going to be Fine
- Calm & Collected
- Once Upon a December - Piano (song)
- Clair de Lune (song)
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (song)
- The Quiet Place
- Rainymood.com
- Calm.com
- Soundrown.com - calming sounds to mix and match
- A website to distract yourself
- A recovery masterpost
- A post of interesting things
- Ungruntle yourself
- Press a magic button and fix everything
- Play cute games
- Almost every movie your little heart desires (i suggest you use with adblocker)
- How to love yourself
- A website that compliments you
- Glitter calm jars
- A list of things to do to curb anxiety
- Make a blanket nest
- Silky summer legs
- Lots of food recipes; mostly desserts
- For bad days masterpost
- Make some microwave snacks
- Five minute fudge
- Make a phone case
- A bunch of hobbies!
- Self care list!
- Pretty gold-dipped feathers (for decorating or anything)
- You’ve been triggered
- You’re having an anxiety attack
- You’re having a panic attack
- Your face is red and puffy after crying
- You just had a fight
- You hate yourself
- You want to avoid being stressed
- You want to get over your ex
Simple things
- Pretty Tree
- When You Feel You Have Lost Everything
- See Some BLOOD
- Press a Button to Make Everything OK
- Calming Manatee
- Calming Gif
Other Nice Things
- A Page To Help You Recover!!!
- Coping Skills & Distractions
- The Quiet Place. Shhhhh
- For When You’re Upset
- The Nicest Place on the Internet
- Player 2
- 10 Most Relaxing Online Games
- Talk To Someone That Will Listen
- Not Having a Good Day?
- How-to Love Yourself
- Ground Yourself X X X
- Mood Chart
- Do Nothing For Two Minutes
- Rainymood
- The Comfort Spot
- Weave Silk
- Seed Plant Breeder
- This Is Sand
- C.A.L.M
- Room 733
- Pete the Moonshiner
- 630-296-7536
- Her Name was Emma
- Why I didn’t Shower for 21 Years
- Lost Episodes
- The Strangest Security Tape I’ve Ever Seen
- Grocery List
- The Girl in the Photograph
- Ted the Caver
- The Showers
- One Man Hide and Seek
- 1999
- Lightning
- Autopilot
- Chatting
- The Cell Phone Game
- 12 Minutes
- Children’s Playground
- The Grifter
- Betsy the Doll
- I was a Part of Queen’s Guard in England
- Bedtime
- Psychosis
- Annabelle
- I’m not Supposed to Tell Anyone This
- This New Old House
- White Bridge
- I Thanked the Man Who Murdered My Only Friend
- What We Sacrifice for our Children
- Radio Silence
- I Hid in a Supply Closet for an Hour After a Kid Shot Up My High School
- The Disappearance of Ashley Morgan
- Warwood Elementary
- The Enigma of Amigara Fault
- La Pascualita
- Scariest Things Hikers Have Found in the Wild
- Creepy Things Kids Say 1
- Creepy Things Kids Say 2
- Death at 423 Stockholm Street
- The Dyatlov Pass Incident
- Copper Canyon
- Just Another Night
- Psychology Experiment
- The Smiling Man
- The Diner
- Why Babies are Born Screaming
- If You Ever Hear Static…
- Creepy Things Kids Say 3
- The Story of Her Holding an Orange
Grab yourself a warm mug of tea, coffee, milk or the blood of your enemies, and sit down and pick something from this list.
She’ll teach you how to fold an origami dragon. They make cute decorations if you string them together.
He’s got the most aesthetically pleasing voice I know, watch hours of interesting daily vlogs combined with good cinematography. Warning, camera wobble.
Welcome to Nightvale Podcast, the presenter has a nice voice and the story is intriguing. Warning that an existential crisis may evolve from the beauty.
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Webseries, churn your way through 100 episodes, make bets as to when Darcy will show up!
Calming GIFs: Calming cat, loopy loop ball, watch the paint brush.
Watch The Legend of Korra or Avatar: The Last Airbender
Studio Ghilbi Masterpost by Uteki
The Adventures of Lano & Woodley, an Australian comedic sitcom that aired in 1997. 100% ridiculous and guaranteed to make you laugh.
For the hungry who don’t want to cook much:
Quick and warm and delicious chocolate mug cake, should feel like a chocolatey hug.
A bazillion grilled cheese variations, tastes best at 3am (scientifically proven stat).
For those who want to cook:
Pikelets, small pancakes that go really well with berry jam and cream. Put some berries in the mixture for some magic.
Rich chocolate cupcakes, they make my heart go thump-a-thump.
Rice paper rolls, because sometimes healthy food helps.
A PDF of “Good and Cheap” by Leanne Brown. For college cooking on a serious budget.
Finally, some positive/inspirational messages from tumblr text posts that I’ve collected.
CHOKERS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SWEATERS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SHIRTS - one || two || three || four || five || six
DRESSES - one || two || three
SHORTS - one || two || three
SKIRTS - one || two || three
LEGGINGS - one || two || three || four || five || six
SOCKS - one || two || three
SHOES - one || two || three
click to divide rectangles in half
watch some little bouncy things
paint like pollock
paint with fire
make sand art
listen to wikipedia being edited
live global map of wind currents
see what color it is
answer trivia and feed the hungry
see where people are instagramming
slideshow of google maps screenshots
listen to your favorite song infinitely
live kitty cam
how magic tricks work
pictures of cute animals
balance some things
general;
5 tips to improve your writing
black market information
write using the snowflake method
writing exercises (to improve)
periodic table of story-telling
emotions wheel (great for personal use too)
degrees of emotion (great for personal use too)
emotional vocabulary
beat writer’s block fast
beating writer’s block: a flow chart
another writer’s-block-begone post
defeating writer’s block
common (american) crimes list
types of serial killers
things that generally writers need to know
daily writing tips
chuck palahnuik’s writing advice
describing tone
clothing references
the writer’s toolbox
my personal writing things tag
vocabulary;
good words to know
handy-dandy online thesaurus
know the definition? find the word
know part of a word? find the word
a rhyming dictionary
a whole boat-load of words to use
alternatives to “said”
more alternatives to “said”
alternatives to “whispered”
words to describe light
"deflate" your writing
words to use more often
british words not widely used in the us
britain vs. us words w/ different meanings
american words not widely used in britain
how to say things
describing voices
color thesaurus
plot;
otp au ideas
writing prompts
a whiteboard planning center
the otp au challenge
plotting made simple
how to timeline a plot
amazing outlining tips
hatch’s plot bank
basic plots in literature
internal and external conflict
characters;
so many different character names (by type!)
dictionary of names
top 10 2013 baby names
most popular first names
most popular surnames by region
finding surnames
a great site for names (x)
a great site for surnames (by country!)
character development
family tree explanation
build a family tree (for free!)
make a directory of your characters
creating a fictional character
manifestation of astrological signs
writing about pirates
body-language cheat sheet
heroic traits and their faults
ways to kill your characters
emotions via body language
how to write ptsd
writing character biographies
platonic male friendships
how to flesh out characters
character flaw generator
places;
city and town name generator
useful geographic description
name generator (places AND characters!)
place and people name generator
music to listen to;
masterpost of noises and music
coffitivity (coffee shop sounds!)
make relaxing music
fire, water, any sounds p much
calming nature noises
more nature noises
rainymood (rain sounds)
4 hours of ocean noise
10 hours of storm sounds
all sorts of music
"not a single wasted word"
"concentration"
a collection of study / writing music
a collection of acoustic music
a collection of instrumental music
a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post
General Tips
- Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
- Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
- 34 Writing Tips that will make you a Better Writer
- 50 Free resources that will improve your writing skills
- 5 ways to get out of the comfort zone and become a stronger writer
- 10 ways to avoid Writing Insecurity
- The Writer’s Guide to Overcoming Insecurity
- The Difference Between Good Writers and Bad Writers
- You’re Not Hemingway - Developing Your Own Style
- 7 Ways to use Brain Science to Hook Readers and Reel them In
- 8 Short Story Tips from Kurt Vonnegut
- How to Show, Not Tell
- 5 Essential Story Ingredients
- How to Write Fiction that grabs your readers from page one
- Why research is important in writing
- Make Your Reader Root for Your Main Character
- Writing Ergonomics (Staying Comfortable Whilst Writing)
- The Importance of Body Language
- 10 days of Character Building
- Name Generators
- Name Playground
- Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
- Seven Common Character Types
- Handling a Cast of Thousands Part 1 - Getting To Know Your Characters
- Web Resources for Developing Characters
- Building Fictional Characters
- Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
- Character Building Workshop
- Tips for Characterization
- Character Chart for Fiction Writers
- Villains are people too but…
- How to Write a Character Bible
- Character Development Exercises
- All Your Characters Talk the Same - And They’re Not A Hivemind!
- Medieval Names Archive
- Sympathy Without Saintliness
- Family Echo (Family Tree Maker)
- Behind The Name
- 100 Character Development Questions for Writers
- Aether’s Character Development Worksheet
- The 12 Common Archetypes
- Six Types of Courageous Characters
- Kazza’s List of Character Secrets - Part 1, Part 2
- Creating Believable Characters With Personality
- Body Language Cheat Sheet
- Creating Fictional Characters Series
- Three Ways to Avoid Lazy Character Description
- 7 Rules for Picking Names for Fictional Characters
- Character Development Questionnaire
- How to Create Fictional Characters
- Character Name Resources
- Character Development Template
- Character Development Through Hobbies
- Character Flaws List
- 10 Questions for Creating Believable Characters
- Ari’s Archetype Series
- How to Craft Compelling Characters
- List of 200 Character Traits
- Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex
- Making Your Characters Likable
- Do you really know your characters?
- Character Development: Virtues
- Character Development: Vices
- Character Morality Alignment
- List of Negative Personality Traits
- List of Positive Personality Traits
- List of Emotions - Positive
- List of Emotions - Negative
- Loon’s Character Development Series - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
- Phobia List A-L (Part 1), M-Z (Part 2)
- 30 Day In Depth Character Development Meme
- Words for Emotions based on Severity
- Eight Bad Characters
- High Level Description of the Sixteen Personality Types
- How Not to Write Female Characters
- Writing Female Characters
- How to write empowering female characters
- Why I write strong female characters
- Red Flags for Female Characters Written by Men
- Writing strong female characters
- The Female Character Flowchart
- Eight Heroine Archetypes
Tips for Specific Characters
- Writing A Vampire
- Writing Pansexual Characters
- Writing Characters on the Police Force
- Writing Drunk Characters
- Writing A Manipulative Character
- Writing A Friends With Benefits Relationship
- Writing A Natural Born Leader
- Writing A Flirtatious Character
- Writing A Nice Character
- Fiction Writing Exercises for Creating Villains
- Five Traits to Contribute to an Epic Villain
- Writing Villains that Rock
- Writing British Characters
- How To Write A Character With A Baby
- On Assassin Characters
- It’s Not What They Say…
- Top 8 Tips for Writing Dialogue
- Speaking of Dialogue
- The Great Said Debate
- He Said, She Said, Who Said What?
- How to Write Dialogue Unique to Your Characters
- Writing Dialogue: Go for Realistic, Not Real-Life
Plot, Conflict, Structure and Outline
- Writing A Novel Using the Snowflake Method
- Effectively Outlining Your Novel
- Conflict and Character Within Story Structure
- Outlining Your Plot
- Ideas, Plots and Using the Premise Sheets
- How To Write A Novel
- Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
- Plunge Right In…Into Your Story, That Is
- Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
- 36 (plus one) Dramatic Situations
- The Evil Overlord Devises A Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plot Tricks
- Conflict Test
- What is Conflict?
- Monomyth
- The Hero’s Journey: Summary of Steps
- Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes
- Plotting Without Fears
- Novel Outlining 101
- Writing The Perfect Scene
- One-Page Plotting
- The Great Swampy Middle
- How Can You Know What Belongs In Your Book?
- Create A Plot Outline in 8 Easy Steps
- How to Organize and Develop Ideas for Your Novel
- Create Structure in your novel using index cards
- Choosing the best outline method for you
- Hatch’s Plot Bank
- Magical Word Builder’s Guide
- I Love The End Of The World
- World Building 101
- The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help Bring Your Settings to Life
- Creating the Perfect Setting - Part 1
- Creating a Believable World
- Setting
- Character and Setting Interactions
- Maps Workshop - Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping
- World Builders Project
- How To Create Fantasy Worlds
- Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
- *Creative Writing Prompts
- *Ink Provoking
- *Story Starter
- *Story Spinner
- *Story Kitchen
- *Language is a Virus
- *The Dabbling Mum
- Quick Story Idea Generator
- Solve Your Problems By Simply Saying Them Out Loud
- Busting Your Writing Rut
- Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips To Engineer A Productive Flow
- Writing Inspiration, Or Sex on a Bicycle
- The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes
- Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits
- Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
- Random Book Title Generator
- Finishing Your Novel
- Story Starters & Idea Generators
- Words to Use More Often
- How To Rewrite
- Editing Recipe
- Cliche Finder
- Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written
- Writing 101: Revising A Novel
- 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes
- Synonyms for the Most Commonly Used Words of the English Language
- Grammar Urban Legends
- Tip Of My Tongue - Find the word you’re looking for
- Write or Die - Stay motivated
- Stay Focused - Tool for Chrome, lock yourself out of distracting websites
- My Writing Nook - Online Text Editor, Free
- Bubbl.us - Online Mind Map Application, Free
- Family Echo - Online Family Tree Maker, Free
- Freemind - Mind Map Application; Free; Windows, Mac, Linux, Portable
- Xmind - Mind Map Application; Free; Windows, Mac, Linux, Portable
- Liquid Story Binder - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free trial, $45.95; Windows, Portable
- Scrivener - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free trial, $39.95; Mac
- SuperNotecard - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable
- yWriter - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free; Windows, Linux, portable
- JDarkRoom - Minimalist Text Editing Application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable
- AutoRealm - Map Creation Application; free; Windows, Linux with Wine
- Fashion Terminology
- All About Kissing
- Genre Help: Romance
- 187 Mental Illnesses
- Types of Mental Illness
- Eye Color List
- Spectral Groupings
NANOWRIMO ADVICE:
- 10 Tips from the Writing Box
- Five Things I Wish I’d Known Going Into My First NaNoWriMo
- Pre-NaNoWriMo Tips
- October 31st Planning Advice
- How To: Write a Novel in 30 Days
- How To: Start Your Novel
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers
- Is Your Novel Working?
- Story Idea Generator
- How To: Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal
- Staying Motivated
- Developing a Well Paced Novel
- How To: Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
- The Opening Hook
- How To: Write a Novel
- Effectively Outlining Your Plot
- Developing Your Style
- Novel Outlining 101
- 9 Simple Writing Habits
- Dialogue Writing
- Busting Your Writing Rut
- Name Generator
- Name Playground
- Behind the Name
- Characterization Tips
- Character Chart
- Seven Common Character Types
- Advice for Writing Specific Characters
- Pre-Writing Characters
- Main Character Tropes
- Creating a Likeable Character
- The Universal Mary Sue Test
- Myers Briggs Personality Test
- 100 Positive Traits
- Character Development Exercises
- Eight Bad Characters
- Using Mental Illness in Your Writing
- Family Tree Designer
- 123 Character Flaws
- Writing Realistic Platonic Male Friendships
- Writing Intriguing Male and Female Characters
- Writing POCs
- Writing Sexuality
- Writing Primary Characters
- Writing Secondary Characters
- How To: Write Without a Plot
- 36 Dramatic Situations
- Tips for Writing a Compelling Plot
- Plot Development
- The Art of Foreshadowing
- Plotting Without Fears
- What is Conflict?
- Conflict Test
- 5 Tips for Writing an Effective Plot Twist
- How To: Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes
- 25 Ways to Plot, Plan, and Prep
- Plot Bank
- The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development
- 12 Things to Keep in Mind When Writing an Ending
- Various Plot Resources
Words and References:
- Massive Dictionary for Writers
- Writing a Series
- Visual Dictionary
- Grammar Definitions
- Glossary of Book Terms (2)
- Literary Terms
- Some Words About Word Count
- English Grammar (with Russian translation)
- Pronunciations of Words from All Languages
- Punctuation Guide
- Plot Terms and Definitions
- Plot Development
- Developing Events in Your Story
- The Hero’s Journey
- Four Essential Plot Points
- Basic Plots in Literature
- Ten Simple Keys to Plot Structure
- Plot vs Exposition
- Plot Checklist
- Exposition in Fiction
- Balancing Exposition
- Easing Exposition
- Setting or Exposition
- 3 Rules for Writing Endings
- Writing Powerful Endings
- Successful Endings
- Writing a Story Middle
- Beginnings, Middles, and Ends (2)
- Three Parts to Every Story
- Subplots
- 7 Ways to Add Great Subplots to your Novels
- The 7 Shoulds of Writing a Subplot
- Who Needs Subplots?
- Subplots
- Knowing Your terms: Subplots
- Weave Subplots into your Novel
- Understanding the Role of Subplots
- Plot, Plot Layers, and Subplots
- Plot and Subplot
- Subplots - Chicken Soup for your Novel
- How Many Subplots are Acceptable?
- Subplots by Word Count
- Too Many Subplots?
World Building:
- World Building Links
- World Building Questionnaire (2)
- Planet Maker
- World Building 101
- World Building for Science Fiction
- Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
- The Seed of Government (2)
- The Magic of World Building
- Story Guide Worksheet
- How to Create Great Characters
- Character Arc 101
- "Hero" is a Four Letter Word
- Character Questionnaire (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Character Justification
- Conflict Can Limit Your Characters
- Creating Characters from Plot
- Character Bio
- Guide to Writing a Villain
- Eight Female Archetypes
- Sixteen Personality Types
- Charahub
- Fixing Unlikable Characters
- Offensive Mistakes Well-Intended Writers Makes (2)
- Character Sheet
- Morality Alignment
- Morality Alignment Test (2) (3)
- Creating Compelling Characters
- Consistency is Key
- Desires and Conflict
- Mary Sue Test
- Mary Sue Villain Test
- Writing Lycanthropy
- Body Language (2) (3)
- Character Conversations
- How to Write Dialogue (2) (3) (4)
- Speaking of Dialogue
- Ten Tips
- Character Dialogue
- Believable Dialogue
- 25 Things You Should Know About Dialogue
- Witty Dialogue Reference Post
- Dialogue Tips
- Writing Really Good Dialogue
- Writing Good Dialogue
- Dialogue
Point of View:
- Types of POV
- Point of View
- Third Person Multiple POV
- First Person vs. Third
- Third Person Omniscient vs. Limited
- Using Third Person Omniscient
- Writing Exposition in the First Person
- Writing in First Person
- First Person POV (2)
- First Person or Third?
- How to Write Winning First Person Stories
Genre:
- Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories
- Crime Fiction Sub Genres
- So You Want to Write Crime Fiction
- How to Write Crime Fiction
- Smut Writing Guide Master List
- Adding Sexual Tension
- How to Write Sexual Tension
- Literary Genres
- Genre Index
- 13 Horror Writing Tips
- Classic Horror Novel Structure
- 10 Laws of Good Science Fiction
- Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Names:
- Irish Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
- Irish Surnames (2) (3) (4)
- Scottish Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
- Scottish Surnames (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
- Welsh Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
- Welsh Surnames (2) (3)
- English Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
- English Surnames (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Brittany Names (2)
- Gaelic Names (2)
- Cornish Names (2) (3) (4)
- Cornish Surnames
- Celtic Female Names (2) (3)
- Celtic Male Names (2) (3)
- Bible Names (2)
- Find Names by Sound
- Medieval Asian Names
- Medieval Islamic Names
- Medieval Names & Titles
- Middle Eastern Names
- North American Indian Names (2)
- French Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
- French Surnames (2) (3) (4)
- German Names (2) (3) (4) (5)
- German Surnames (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Western African Names (2) (3)
- Northern African Names (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Latin American Names (2)
- Traditional Hispanic Last Names
- Chinese Names (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Asian and Pacific Names (2)
- African and Middle East Names
- Italian Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
- Italian Surnames (2) (3) (4)
- Name Generator (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (Fantasy (2) (3) (4)) (Sci-fi (2))
- Jewish Names (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Jewish Surnames (2) (3) (4)
- Russian Names (2) (3) (4)
- Russian Surnames (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
- Scandinavian Names (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
- Scandinavian Surnames (2) (3)
- Spanish Names (2)
- Pagan Names
- Nook of Names
- What a Lovely Name
- List of Names from Around the World
- Etymology Dictionary
- Name Playground
- What’s in a Name?
- 7 Rules for Picking Names
- How to Invent Names
- Nickname Lists (2) (3)
- Latin Place Names
- Name Dictionary
- First Names Reference Database
- Slave Trade Names Database
History:
- 1920’s Reference Post
- 1920’s Setting
- History of Childbirth
- 1920’s Slang
- Medieval Reference Post
- Medieval Scotland
- All About Scotland
- World Myths, Creatures, and Folklore
- Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry
- National Heraldry
- Titles in the Elizabethan Era
- Titles Explained
- Peerage Basics
- National Museum of the American Indian
- American Indian Tribes and Languages Master List
- Historical Resources
Query Letters:
- How to Write a Query Letter
- The 10 Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Query Letter
- Anatomy of a Query Letter: A Step-By-Step Guide
- Successful Query Letters for Literary Agents
- Query Letter FAQ
- Master the Art of the Query
- Writing a Solid Query Letter
- Writing a Query Letter that Sells
- Dos and Don’ts: How to Write the Perfect Query Letter
- Query Letters
- Rachelle’s Query Tips
- How to Query a Literary Agent
- Query Letters
- A Pitch is a Pitch
- Make the Perfect Pitch: The Novel Query
- How to Write Great Queries
- How to Write a Query Letter
- How to Query an Agent
- How to Write a Dynamic Query Letter
- Writing a Good Query Letter
- Sample Query Letter PDF
- Sample Novel Query Letter
- Ten Ways to Hook a Literary Agent
- What Not to Put in Your Query Letter
- What (Not) to Put in Your Query Letter
- Query Letters - What, Why, How?
- What (Not) to do Before Querying
- What to Write in the Bio Section of your Query Letter
- How to Write a Bio Paragraph in your Query Letter
- The Last Paragraph of your Query Letter: the Author Bio
- Writing the Hook for your Query
- Query Letter Dos and Don’ts
- Agent Reveals Pet Peeves
- How to Write a Query Letter
- Query Letter Mad Lib
- How to Format a Query Letter
- 15 Reasons Agents Pass Over Query Letters
- The Right Way to Write a Query Letter PDF
- Query Letters
- Writing a Query Letter
- The Query Letter
- How to Write a Query Letter
- How to Write a Kick-Ass Query Letter
- How to Write a Great Query Letter PDF
- Query Letter to Agents
- Writing a Killer Query Letter
- 15 Resources for a Better Query Letter
- 25 Reasons Your Query Letter Sucks
- Query Letters: My Personal Journey
- How to Write a Query Letter
- A Bit of Regurgitated Query Letter Advice
- Query Letter Advice: Let Someone Else Write It
- Writing a Query Letter Part One: The Hook
- Part Two: The Setup
- Part Three: The Conflict
- Part Four: The Consequence
- Part Five: Everything Else
- The Importance of Voice
- The Query Letter that Won Me an Agent
- How Not to Write the Perfect Query Letter
- FAQ The Query Letter
- Query Letters
- Editing Checklist
- List of Freelance Editors
- Tighten Your Manuscript
- Editing Recipe
- 7 Editing Questions
- How to Rewrite
- Revising a Novel
- Editing Tips
- Self Editing
- How to Edit a Novel
- Tip of my Tongue
- Liquid Story Binder
- Q10
- 25 Writing Softwares
- Jarte**
- AbiWord
- Calligra
- Celtx**
- Open Office
- Scrivener*
- Final Draft*
- Atlantis Nova
- Zoho**
- Lit Lift
- Hiveword
- Story Book**
- Character Writer*
- Write Room (mac only)
- Dark Room
- Q10
- Liquid Story Binder*
- Now Novel**
- yWriter 5
- Time Toast
- Interactive Timeline
- Timeline Maker*
- Preceden
- Tiki Toki**
- Time Glider**
- Timeline Maker
- My Timeline
- Timeline JS
- X Timeline
- Our Story**
- Dipity
- Timeline Software*
- Timelines*
- Meograph
- Timeline Charts*
- Family Echo
- Genealogy
- Legacy Family Tree Maker**
- Family Tree Builder**
- XY Family Tree
- Bubbl
- Cliche Finder
- *Not free. May include free trial.
- **Includes free and premium content.
- Inspiration Finder
- Seventh Sanctum
- Writing Prompts Generator
- Timeline Generator
- Writing Prompts
- Plinky
- Random Story Prompts
- Random Prompts
- Prompt Generator (2)
- Writing Prompts
- 14 Prompts
- Galley Cat
- Writer’s Digest
- Absolute Write
- Advanced Fiction Writing
- Writer Beware
- Chuck Sambuchino
- Nathan Bransford
- Novel Rocket
- 101 Best Websites for Writers