niteling:

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thewritersarchive:

This is an ultimate masterlist of many, many resources that could be helpful for writers/roleplayers.

→ GENERAL

Improvement

• Improve Your Writing Habits Now
• 5 Ways to Add Sparkle to Your Writing
• Getting Over Roleplaying Insecurities
• Improve Your Paras
• Why the Right Word Choices Result in Better Writing
• 4 Ways To Have Confidence in Your Writing
• Writing Better Than You Normally Do
• How’s My Driving?

Describing

• A Description Resource
• 55 Words to Describe Someones Voice
• Describing Skin Colors
• Describing a Person: Adding Details
• Emotions Vocabulary
• 90 Words For ‘Looks’
• Be More Descriptive
• Describe a Character’s Look Well
• 100 Words for Facial Expressions
• To Show and Not To Tell
• Words to Describe Facial Expressions
• Describing Clothes
• List of Actions
• Tone, Feelings and Emotions

Masterlists

• Writing Specific Characters
• Character Guides
• Writing Help for Writers
• Ultimate Writing Resource List
• Lots of RP Guides
• Online Writing Resources
• List of Websites to Help You Focus
• Resources for Writing Bio’s
• Helpful Links for Writing Help
• General Writing Resources
• Resources for Biography Writing
• Mental Ilnesses/Disorders Guides
• 8 Words You Should Avoid While Writing

  Body Language

• Body Language Cheat
• Body Language Reference Cheat
• Tips for Writers: Body Language
• Types of Crying
• Body Language: Mirroring

Grammar/Vocabulary

• Words Instead of Walk (2)
• Commonly Confused Adjectives
• A Guide on Punctuation
• Common Writing Mistakes
• 25 Synoms for ‘Expession’
• How to: Avoid Misusing Variations of Words
• Words to Keep Inside Your Pocket
• The 13 Trickiest Grammar Hang-Ups
• Other Ways to Say..
• Proofreading
• 300+ Sophiscated and Underused Words
• List of Misused Words
• Words for Sex
• 100 Beautiful and Ugly Words
• Words to Use More Often
• Alternatives for ‘Smile’ or ‘Laugh’
• Three Self Editing Tips
• Words to Use Instead of ‘Walk’, ‘Said’, ‘Happy’ and ‘Sad’
• Synonyms for Common Words
• Alternatives for ‘Smile’
• Transitional Words
• The Many Faces and Meanings of ‘Said’
• Synonyms for ‘Wrote’
• A Case Of She Said, She Said

Writer’s Block

• How to: Cure Writer’s Block
• Some Tips on Writer’s Block
• Got Writer’s Block?
• 6 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
• Tips for Dealing With Writer’s Block

→ APPLICATIONS

Application (Itself)

• How to: Make That Application Your Bitch
• How to: Make Your App Better
• How to: Submit a Flawless Audition
• 10 Tips for Applying

Para (Sample)

• Para Sample Ideas
• 5 Tips on Writing an IC Para Sample
• Writing an IC Sample Without Escaping From the Bio
• How to: Create a Worthy IC Para Sample
• How to: Write an Impressive Para Sample
• How to: Lengthen Short Para’s

Prompts

• Drabble Stuff
• Prompts List
• Writing Prompts
• Drabble Prompts
• How to Get Into Character
• Writing Challenges/Prompts
• A Study in Writing Prompts for RPs
• Para Prompts & Ideas
• Writing Prompts for Journal Entries
• A List of Para Starters

→ GUIDES

Personalities

• Angry
• Bad Asses
• Bitches (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Childishness
• Emotional Detachment
• Flirtatious
• The Girl Next Door
• Introverts (2)
• Mean Persons (2)
• Psychopaths
• Party Girls
• Rich (2) 
• Rebels
• Sarcasm
• Serial Killers (2)
• Shyness (2, 3)
• Sluts
• Villains (2)
• Witt

Disorders

• Disorders in general (2, 3, 4, 5) 
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anxiety (2, 3, 4, 5) 
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
• Bipolar Disorder (2, 3)
• Cotard Delusions
• Depression (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)   
• Eeating Disorders (2, 3)
• Facitious Disorders
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Multiple Personality Disorder (2)
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Night Terrors
• Kleptomania (2)
• A Pyromaniac
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychopaths
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (2)
• Sex Addiction (2)
• Schizophrenia (2)
• Sociopaths (2)

Disabilities

• Aspergers Syndrome
• Apathy 
• Someone Blind (2)
• Cancer (2, 3)
• Disability
• Dyslexia
• Muteness (2, 3)
• Stutter

Jobs/Hobbies/Beliefs

• Actors
• Ballet Dancer (2)
• Christianity
• Foreigners
• Gamblers
• Hinduism
• Hitmen
• Satanism
• Smokers
• Stoners
• Taoism
• Journalists
• Vegetarians

Drugs

• Alcohol Influence (2, 3, 4, 5)
• Cocaine Influence
• Ecstasy Influence (2)
• Heroin Use
• LSD Influence
• Marijuana Influence (2, 3)
• Opiate Use

Locations

• Australia
• Boston
• California (2, 3)
• England/Britain (2, 3, 4, 5)
• New York
• Prison
• London
• The South (2)

Genders

• Females (2)
• Males (2)
• Transgenders

Supernatural

• Vampires
• Witches (2)
• Werewolves

Other

• Amnesia
• Children
• A Death Scene
• Loosing Someone (2)
• Old Persons
• Physical Injuries (2, 3)
• Sexual Abuse (2)
• Fight Scenes (2, 3, 4)
• Horror
• Torture

→ CREATING CHARACTERS

Biography Writing

• Components of Your Biographies
• Character sheet (2, 3)
• Need Help With Character Creation?
• How to: Draw Inspiration for Characters From Music
• How to: Write a Biography (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
• How to: Write a Fully Developed Character
• How to: Create a Cast of Characters (2)
• Writing an Original Character (2, 3)
• Creating Believable Characters (2, 3)
• Bio Formats (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• Little Things You Can Add To Your Bios
• Connections (2)
• Titles
• Bio Twists

Names

• Female Names (2, 3, 4, 5)
• Male Names (2, 3, 4, 5) 
• Last Names  (2, 3, 4)

Personalities

• Jung’s 16 Personality Types
• Underused Character Personalities
• Birth-Order: Personality Traits
• The Difference Between Personality and Behavior
• How to: Show a Characters Personality In a Paragraph
• 16 Character Traits
• Underused Personalities

Personality Traits

• Positive (2)
• Negative (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
• Both (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Habits

• Addictions and Bad Habits
• Bad Habits
• Character Habits
• Character Quirks
• Phobias (2)

Secrets

• 300 Possible Secrets to Give Your Characters
• I Bet You Didn’t Know..
• Character Plots And Secrets (2)
• Celebrity Secrets
• Secret Masterlist

Quotes

• Song Lyrics Masterlist
• Songs for Biographies
• Favorite Quotes: TV and Movies
• Favorite Quotes: Notable Authors
• Favorite Quotes: Celebrities
• Favorite Quotes: Popular Books (2)
• Quotes From Songs
• Character Quotes
• Masterlist of Bio Lyrics
• Masterlist of Bio Quotes
• Masterlist of Song Lyrics
• Biography Lyrics
• A Masterlist of Quotes
• +130 Quotes
• The Quotation Garden

Mary Sue’s

• A Mary Sue In The Inbox
• Your Character Is A Sue, Not Just A Mary Or Gary
• Not Writing A Mary Sue

→ WHILE ROLEPLAYING

Para Titles

• 100 Paragraph Titles
• Para Titles - Song Title Edition (2,3)
• A Whole Ton of Para Titles
• 350+ Song Titles
• Para Titles For You (2)

Starters

• How to: Create an interesting starter
• How to: Make an Interesting Starter
• Gif Conversations: A Guide
• A Brief Guide to Starters
• Interesting Gif Convesation Starters
• Starters Masterlist
• Gif Starter Posts
• 46 Interesting Gif Chat Starters
• Ideas for Gif Chat Starters
• Starters

Careers/Jobs

• Masterlist: Jobs
• Possible Careers for Characters
• Artistic Occupations
• Martha’s Vineyard Job Masterlist
• Interesting Jobs

Locations/Settings/Activities

• Para Ideas
• Masterlist: Para Ideas
• Top 50 Places for Starters
• Writing Topics: Para Ideas
• 101 Date Ideas
• 68 Date Ideas
• 22 Date Ideas
• Popular Places to Eat

Character Developement

• Character Development Questionaire
• Character Surveys
• C.D. Questionaire
• 30 Day Character Development Meme
• Character Development Questions (2)
• 100 Pt. Questionaire
• IC and OOC Surveys
• Online Test for Character Building
• 30 Days of Character Development
• How to: Develop Characters
• Get To Know Your Characters

→ ROMANCE

Romance (in general)

• The Little Ways a Ship Gets Build
• Roleplaying Relationships
• 8 Ways to Say I Love You
• How to: Make a Set Ship RP Work
• How to: Write a Romantic Scene
• Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Relationships
• Putting a Label on It
• Synonyms for Love
• Pregnancy (2, 3, 4, 5)

Smut

• Smut Guide: Casual Sex
• Smut Guide: For Beginners
• How to: Write a First Time Sex Scene Romantically
• How to: Smut - The Bare Bones
• How to: Smut (For Virgins)
• How to: Write Lesbian Smut
• How to: Write Smut (2, 3)
• How to: Write a Blowjob/Prepping for Smut
• Smut Guides of Tumblr
• Tips on Writing Sex Scenes
• A Guide to Language in Smut
• Domination and Submission
• Making Love
• A Smut Guide

Kisses

• How to: Write a Kiss (2)
• Different Types of Kisses
• Writing Out the First Kiss

→ OTHER

Plot Writing

• How to: Create the Best Plot for Your RP
• How to: Create A Plot Outline in 8 Steps
• How to: Write A Plot in 12 Steps
• How to: Write A Quality Plot
• How to: Spice Up Your Roleplay Plots
• Components of Your Plot Page
• Writing Up A Plot
• Basics of Writing A Plot
• Links for Plot Writing Help
• Eight Unique Plot Ideas
• Plot Twists
• Situation Ideas (2, 3)
• Guide to Plotting

Eras

• Eras Masterlist
• Everything You Need to Know Abut the 20’s
• 20’s Slang
• Primary Sources on Ancient Civilizations
• How to: Play the Greek Goddess ‘Harmonia’
• How to: Roleplay In the Victorian Era
• Victorian Dialogue

thewritingcafe:

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 & Structure:

• 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:

• 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

Characters:

• 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) 

Dialogue:

• 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 and Revision:

• 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

Software:

• 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.

Prompts:

• Inspiration Finder
• Seventh Sanctum
• Writing Prompts Generator
• Timeline Generator
• Writing Prompts
• Plinky
• Random Story Prompts
• Random Prompts
• Prompt Generator (2)
• Writing Prompts
• 14 Prompts

Writing Websites:

• Galley Cat
• Writer’s Digest
• Absolute Write
• Advanced Fiction Writing
• Writer Beware
• Chuck Sambuchino
• Nathan Bransford
• Novel Rocket
• 101 Best Websites for Writers

kannibalprinceref:

I’ve got a few generators you can use.

Need some clothes?

Try Here

Here
or Here
Definitely here
Steam punk clothing
Char Style preference
Dress

Need an Appearance idea?

Humanoid generator? check

Non-Humanoid? Got that too
and this
and maybe this
Need Monsterpeople? 
I’ve got you.
Maybe you need Cats?

Need some details and shit like that?

Bam

Backgrounds and stuff? yep
Personality. you need that shit
Need something fandom related?
World-building?
location? got ya
City generator hell yeah
make your own god damn laws
Oh shit someone died
Landscape.
CHAR DEVELOP QUESTION GEN
Profile
Thingy
Have some dates
Quirks

You thought I was done? Nope.
Motha. Fuckin. Names.

So many fuckin names

MOTHERLOAD OF NAMES

Plant Names

Magic Book title

Just search ur ass up some names man

Items. Yeah. You heard me.

Medicine? got it

Items out the ass
more items wow

Other shit.

Wow

Yep
Plots
More writing stuff
This site has everything so fucking go for it
Need AUs?
How the shit did these two meet?
Fanfic plots. you bet your ass. (tag me in the shit u write i wanna see what you get)
What does it do thing (you come up with a better name for this one. fuckin fight me.

You bet your ass I will continue to update this. If you’ve got something I should add to this hmu. Now, go forth! Make characters and live yo life.
UPDATE: Added more shit everywhere.

anomalously-written:

You know what I love? 
Names. 
You know what I love more than just names? 
Geographically accurate names.

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(Current popular names all over the world)

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The following information was found here

Names From The Ancient World

• Eastern
• Egypt
• Greece
• Rome
• Africa

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Medieval European Names
Medieval English Names

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Anglo-Saxon/Old English Names

• Dithematic Names (Name with two elements)
• Monothematic Names (Single element names & bynames)
• Religion (Gods; Goddesses; Calendar)
• Rulers

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CELTIC

• Ireland 
  [Celtic-Male Origin | Celtic-Female Origin | More]
• Scotland 
  [Naming Patterns | Celtic Origin | Biblical Origin | More]
• Wales 
  [Naming Practices | Biblical Origin | Welsh Surnames | More]
• Brittany 
  [Male | Female | Surnames | More]
• Old Celtic 
  [Male | Female | Religion | Cornwall | Isle of Man | More]

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Modern English First Names

• The Central Stock of English First Names
• Linknames (feminine forms of Biblical, Celtic, germanic, Greek, Latin and Modern male names)
• Saints (calendar of saints, patron saints)
• Modern Coinages
  Placenames | Blended | Combined | Borrowed Words | Unisex
• Surname Adaptations (English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Foreign surnames used as first names)
• Themed Names (twins, mulit-births, colors, creatures dates, etc)
• More

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Western European Names

• France | Naming Practices | Medieval | More
• Italy | Latin | Medieval | More
• Germany | Naming Practices | Medieval | More
• Austria | First Names | Surnames | Rulers
• Switzerland | First Names | Surnames
• Netherlands | Naming Practices | Friesland | More
• Belgium | Naming Practices | Walloon | More
• Spain | Catalonia | Aragon | Asturias | Galicia | More
• Portugal | Biblical Origin | Latin Origin | More
• Basque | Male | Female | Surnames
  

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Eastern European Names

• Poland | Slavonic Origin | Various | More
• Hungary | Pronunciation etc | Names | More
• Czech-Slovak | Czech | Slovak | Czechoslovakia | More
• Albania | Male | Female | Surnames
• Bulgaria | First Names | Surnames | More
• Romania | Male | Female | Surnames
• Former Yugoslavia
  Former Yugoslavia | Bosnia-Hercegovina | Croatia | Macedonia | Montenegro | Serbia | Slovenia
• Greece | Greek Origin | Latin Origin | Surnames | More

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Scandinavian Names

• Old Norse | Male | Female | Name Elements | More
• Norway | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More
• Sweden | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More
• Denmark | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More
• Iceland | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More
• Faroe Islands | Norse Origin | Foreign Origin | Surnames
• Finland | Pronunciation | Religion | Finnish | Compounds | More

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Former Soviet Union Names

• Russia | Naming Practices | Slavic Origin | Surnames | More
• Europe and the Caucasus 
  Ukraine | Belarus | Moldavia | Georgia | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Caucasus
• Baltic States
  Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania | Finland
• Asian Republics
  Kazakhstan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Kirghizistan 

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African Names

• Northern Africa | Gen. Names
  Morocco | Algeria | Tunisia | Libya | Egypt | Western Sahara 
• Eastern Africa | Gen. Names
  Sudan | Ethiopia | Eritrea | Somalia | Djibouti | Uganda | Burundi | Rwanda | Kenya | Tanzania | Swahili 
• Central Africa | Gen. Names
  Chad | Central African Republic | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Congo | Democratic Republic of Congo 
• Western Africa | Gen. Names
  Mauritania | Mali | Burkina Fasu | Senegal | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Liberia | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Togo | Benin | Niger | Nigeria 
  
• Southern Africa | Gen. Names
  Angola | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Botswana | South Africa | Lesotho | Swaziland
• African Islands
  Madagascar | Comoro Islands | Mauritius | Cape Verde Islands | Seychelles | Sao Tome and Principe 

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Northern Native American Names

• Native names used in modern America
• Various Native American Nations
• Algonquin [Cheyenne, Shawnee, Mohican/Mahican]
• Apache [Mimbreno, Warm Springs, White Mountain, Bedonkohe, Chiricahua]
• Iroquois [Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onundagas, Seneca, Tuscaroa]
• Ojibwa [Ojibway, Potawatomi, Chippewa]
• Cherokee | Choctaw | Creek | Crow | Hopi | Kiowa | Miwok | Navajo | Nez Perce | Omaha | Osage | Seminole | Sioux | Yakima
• Inuit

Southern and Central Native American Names

• Aztec [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars, Rulers]
• Inca [Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]
• Maya [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]
• Amazonian [Names from tribes living in the rain forests]

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India

• Hindu Names
  Male Names [A | B | C - K | L- Z] | Female | More
• Hindu Gods
• Sikh
• Others

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Middle and Near Eastern 

• Arab/Muslim
  Male | Female | More
• East
  Iran | Turkey | Kurds | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Afghanistan
• Jewish Names
  Biblical | Yiddish | Modern | Various | Surnames

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• China 
  Info | Male | Female  
• Japan 
  Info | Male | Female
• Korea 
  Info | Male | Female
• Mongolia
• Himalayan 
  Nepal | Bhutan | Tibet
• Indochina 
  Burma | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambodia | Laos
• South East Asia 
  Indonesia | Malaysia | Brunei | The Philippines

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Pacific 

• Polynesia
  Maori | Samoa | Tonga | French Polynesia | Fiji | Cook Islands | Easter Island | Hawai’i | Australia
• Micronesia
  Federated States of Micronesia | Kirbati | Marashall Islands | Marianas Islands and Guam | Nauru | Belau
• Melanesia
  Soloman Islands | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Tuvalu

herhmione:

names that have specific meanings

meanings of any names

popular baby names

upper class names

common last names

fancy last names

aristocratic/royal names

random name generator

random place name generator

list of latin words

english to latin translator

english to greek translator

greek mythology database

the culture of ancient rome

list of legendary creatures

fantasy name generator

feel free to add in any links!

dukeofbookingham:

wingedbyday:

//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal characters and/or characters who interact with royalty and members of the nobility.

[x]

Ahem. Take notes, followers. 

moebiusloop:

tryinad:

themightycaz:

Know your place!

A guide for anyone who wants to write about royals.

Always reblog Noble Hierarchy.

Also, female equivalents:

Empress

Queen

Grand Duchess

Grand Princess

Archduchess

Duchess

Princess

Marchioness

Countess

Viscountess

Baroness

Dame

Lady

jebbyfish:

_{So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!}

_{i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea} (´ヮ`)!

_{How to Write Better OCs:}

• _{basic tips on how to make your oc even better}
• _{tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great}
• _{writing specific characters}
• _{a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character}
• _{kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME}

_{Character Development:}

• _{how to actually make an OC}
• _{Q&A (to develop characters)}
• _{more Q&As}
• _{giving your character a backstory}
• _{how to write an attractive character}

_Diversity

• _{adding more racial diversity}
• _{avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it}
• _{writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)}
• _{masterpost on writing more diversity into your story}
• _{cultures of the world}
• _{guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)}

_{Mary Sue/Gary Stu}

• _{Test to see if your character is a Sue}
• _{Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus}
• _{Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues}

_Villains

• _{villain generator}
• _{need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam}
• _{villain archetypes}
• _{what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?}

_{Relationships}

• _{character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)}
• _{how to write strong relationships between two characters}
• _{8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others}
  
• _{OCxLove Interest Handbook} 
• _{develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!}
• _{how to write realistic relationships}
• _{how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)}

_ARCHETYPES

• _{12 common archetypes}
• _{8 archetypes for male/female characters}
• _{female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)}
• _{a list of archetypes}

_NAMES

• _{how to name your character}
• _{random name generator}
• _{most common surnames}
• _{surnames by ethnicity}

_APPEARANCE

• _{tips for better design}
• _{basic appearance generator}
• _{pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)}
• _{clothing ref masterpost}

_DETAILS

• _{give your character better powers}
• _{a list of professions}
• _{proactive vs reactive characters}
• _{positive and negative traits}
• _{interest generator}
• _{skills generator}
• _{motivation generator}
  
• _{123 ideas for character flaws}
  
• _{list of phobias}

_{again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ}

bookgeekconfessions:

Grammarly is an automated proofreader and your personal grammar coach. Correct up to 10 times more mistakes than popular word processors.

As you guys know my grammar sucks. So, when I got an email from Grammarly, I did some research. I have yet to use it, but it is highly recommended by blogs, etc all over the internet and I thought it would be helpful to you guys.

More info on Grammarly and Proofreading Online.

rifa:

maxkirin:

So, let me guess— you just started a new book, right? And you’re stumped. You have no idea how much an AK47 goes for nowadays. I get ya, cousin. Tough world we live in. A writer’s gotta know, but them NSA hounds are after ya 24/7. I know, cousin, I know. If there was only a way to find out all of this rather edgy information without getting yourself in trouble…

You’re in luck, cousin. I have just the thing for ya.

It’s called Havocscope. It’s got information and prices for all sorts of edgy information. Ever wondered how much cocaine costs by the gram, or how much a kidney sells for, or (worst of all) how much it costs to hire an assassin?

I got your back, cousin. Just head over to Havocscope.

((PS: In case you’re wondering, Havocscope is a database full of information regarding the criminal underworld. The information you will find there has been taken from newspapers and police reports. It’s perfectly legal, no need to worry about the NSA hounds, cousin ;p))

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disneysmermaids:

cherribalm:

site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS