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Post by Emmie on May 12, 2009 0:13:02 GMT -5
WRITING BASICS Dictionary - sometimes you just need a dictionary at hand. Words are your friends. OneLook Reverse Dictionary - OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. A Guide to Grammar, Usage & Style - Always a good idea to hone your mastery of the language. Arduinna's Chrestomathy - A guide for grammar and fic-writing structure. Very useful. OWL - Online Writing Lab - Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. Contains tutorials on all the basic grammar rules, as well as practice exercises to test your skills. HyperGrammar - Contains tutorials on all the basic grammar rules, as well as practice exercises to test your skills. ADVANCED WRITING Writing 4 Success - This website contains lots of pointers and articles to help guide writers. Sensual Thesaurus - Yep, this is for those smutty smut scenes. Types of Poetry - Different types of poetry and examples provided here. Writing Tics - A journal entry listing some things to look out for when editing your work. "The Fine Art of Pacing" by minisinoo - A journal entry discussing the, well, fine art of pacing action in a story. "The Most Difficult Thing . . . Writing 'Sinew'" by minisinoo - An introductory excerp: "When writing, among the most difficult things for me to get smooth are the simple 'connective' sections -- 'sinew,' as I think of it. The "Then he went there and did that ..." sections." "What's your premise?" - A primer on the difficult task of summing up your story in one sentence. "The Ten Mistakes" - Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do). "Staying in Character" - A guide to developing your character as the backbone of your story. He Said; She Said: Comments on Dialogue in Fiction - An excellent guide to writing dialogue.
BUFFYVERSE AND FANFICTION-SPECIFIC
Fanfic Glossary - To help define the fanfiction lingo. BtVS Writer's Guild Essays on Writing - A writing guide specific to the Buffyverse. All About Spike - Resource for Writers - This page provides more links to great resources as well as information about getting a beta to review and help edit your work. Fanfic Symposium - A site dedicated to providing an extensive collection of essays on writing fanfiction. "When Size Matters" - An article that discusses the different types of fic based on word count. "How To Write Marginally Readable Fanfiction" by Ms. Nitpicker - A general guideline of common missteps in writing. "Why I'm Not Going to Read Your Fanfic" - A helpful list of "what not to do" along with some tips on what makes a good fic. REFERENCE SOURCES
Masquerade's All Things Philosophical on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: the seriesBuffyverse Dialogue Database - Great for keeping your character voices sound and true, especially if you're quoting lines from a specific episode. A Guide to Worldbuilding - From character building, to historical facts, to mythology. A great resource if you're looking to beef up your fiction with some interesting locales, history and/or mythos. *** Special thanks to Gabrielleabelle, Moscow Watcher, Shapinglight, Secret Scoobie, Menomegirl and Eowyn_315 for assisting in the compilation of links above.
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Post by The Night Lord on May 12, 2009 1:23:23 GMT -5
Very interesting, Emmie, I like this. Just checked out the fanfic glossary to see if there's anything I don't know bout the lingo. Well, I know a fair few, but it doesn't hurt. Thanks for this  |
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Post by Emmie on May 12, 2009 1:28:55 GMT -5
Sure! Glad to help. And if there are any websites you like to use as a writing resource, be sure to share it here with everybody. |
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Post by Secret Scoobie on May 12, 2009 9:49:08 GMT -5
These are great, I had no idea what fanfic terms meant! There are so many  I haven't read all the links yet so not sure if this is one of the bottom ones. littlecalamity.tripod.com/HowTo2.htmlit is a how to write marginally readable fanfic by the person who did that glossary of terms. It seems like it has SOME good stuff and it easy to read. |
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Post by meliafairy on May 12, 2009 17:45:48 GMT -5
Thanks for working so hard to get us this list Em! Writing Fanfic seems to have so much more to it than I could have ever imagined. Eeek! I'm sure my first ones will suck... I'm a big fan of poetry and I just thought I would post this link for those who might not be familiar with the different types of poems. www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html |
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Post by Secret Scoobie on May 12, 2009 22:26:52 GMT -5
Me too Meliafairy! You should post some of your poetry! I'd love to read it Ooh can be we have a Whedon Poetry comp for one of the themes? |
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Post by meliafairy on May 13, 2009 0:13:33 GMT -5
Glad to hear that someone else loves poetry Scoobie.
As far as posting any of my work, I am seriously overtly self-analyzing and would probably have a nervous breakdown after posting some of my older work. Well not really but I will think about it. Though, you are forewarned that a lot of it is kinda sad since I get the urge to write most often when I am hurting.
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Post by Secret Scoobie on May 13, 2009 0:28:59 GMT -5
Glad to hear that someone else loves poetry Scoobie. As far as posting any of my work, I am seriously overtly self-analyzing and would probably have a nervous breakdown after posting some of my older work. Well not really but I will think about it. Though, you are forewarned that a lot of it is kinda sad since I get the urge to write most often when I am hurting. So do I, it's the most vivid material to work with where the cliches aren't all run dry already. I have a couple of mine up.. Purge & Patches (Two of my better ones) and two crap ones (Neglected & Dead Hopes) There are the threads in the poetry/fanfic section if you care so look! But no one does so that's okay if you don't! Once you've seen how bad mine are I hope you'll have to confidence to post some of yours! Or PM to me! |
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Post by meliafairy on May 13, 2009 1:02:32 GMT -5
I will definitely take a look at the works you have put up.
I am at home on disability leave and I have so much free time and can actually sit and read things that I had no time for before. This is actually the reason I have been a member since "may 2008" but made my first post in may 2009.
P.S - (This is in no way a reflection of your work or my desire to read it but just a side note)
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Post by xaphania on Sept 4, 2009 13:36:58 GMT -5
This was posted by someone on my LJ flist this morning, and I've just had a quick scan through it and it seems pretty interesting. It's geared slightly to writing HP fic - in that the author uses examples from the HP fandom (although I did notice some links to essays written by people in the Buffy fandom) - but there's some good general advice. A (Beginner's) Guide to Fanfiction |
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Post by sagewoman on Sept 12, 2010 0:36:47 GMT -5
Just checked this out and think that some of the sources will help me in business writing to (the ten mistakes column, for example).
Thanks!
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