Feel free to copy and use the following papers I have developed. Let me know how they helped you, or if you have other suggestions.
1. Fictional Character Development Sheet - view and download here.
2. Fictional Setting Development Tools Sheet - view and download here.
3. Fictonal Plot Work Sheet - view and download here (coming).
The following are copyrighted materials.
From a few of my writing cyber-pals:
- A freelance Editor shares her Simple Tools for editing
This is one of the best checklists I've seen for writers!
- Ever wanted to try writing devotionals? Here are tips from Julie Scudder Dearyan, senior editor of Victory in Grace
- Your Hero's Spiritual Journey
Tips from Lynn Squire on spiritual characterization from her blog, Faith, Fiction Fun, and Fanciful
- For Beginners: The Nuts and Bolts of Submission
Find out about submissions, queries, synopses and the little details that make up a standard proposal. The following lessons are from the May 2011 ACFW online workshop:
May 1, 2011 - Introductions and Overview
May 2, 2011 - Lesson One
May 9, 2011 - Lesson Two
May 16, 2011 - Lesson Three
May 23, 2011 - Lesson Four
- How to Build a Great Book Review, a mini workshop in five sessions for anyone who wants to write book reviews
From the Muse online conference, October 3-9, 2011
- OnLine Resources
- http://dictionary.reference.com/
- http://thesaurus.reference.com/
- AlphaDictionary -http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml provides access to a variety of different dictionaries and articles on words and word usage.
- Online Etymology Dictionary - provides historical meaning and sounds of words. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
- Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
- Nonverbal Dictionary http://collection-of-dictionaries.blogspot.com/2008/07/download-nonverbal-dictionary-of.html- this is a 781 page pdf file that provides gestures, signs, and body language - a must for any fiction writer.
- Using Body Language -http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/body_language.htm -A great resource on how emotions and mental states reveal themselves in body language.
- http://Timeanddate.com - provides historical printable calendars and other great information
- http://www.copyright.gov/ - United States Copyright office online
- Writer's Dream Tools -http://www.writersdreamtools.com/view/decades/default.asp?Decade=1650 great reference site for historical research
- www.CostumeGallery.com - provides information on clothing from the 18th Century to the 20th Century.
- http://www.costumes.org/ - a broader resource on historical clothing.
- www.OldandSold.com Antiques Auction and Marketplace - A great resource for finding historical artifacts.
- http://www.newspaperarchive.com
- Word hippo – http://www.wordhippo.com
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com
- http://www.visuwords.com
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/
- http://www.learn2.com/
- http://names.mongabay.com/baby_names/ for character names in any era; learn the most popular names of historical periods, in cultures, or develop a unique one of your own.
