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====== Resources - Writing Advice ======

//"…there were definitely a few moments where I had to seriously question why I was researching 10th century Norse trade routes at 1 AM to write a fic for a canon that thought you could get to Malta from the Indian Ocean in the time between episodes, without going around Africa."//

— [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/75509.html?thread=357715189#t357715189|Nonny]], Jan. 3, 2014 

Except where noted, these are resources from outside FFA.

==== Legal Issues with Fanfic ====

  * [[http://www.whoosh.org/issue25/lee1.html|Intro to Copyright for Fic Authors]]
  * Meme discussion: [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/59203.html?thread=277578563#t277578563|Fanfic and plagiarism]] (FFA thread)
  * [[http://web.grinnell.edu/Dean/Tutorial/EUS/IC.pdf|The Importance of Citation]]
  * [[http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm|Legal Age of Consent]]
  * [[http://www.lectlaw.com/files/sex13.htm|Zoophilia and the Law]]

Advice for All Writers

//General//

  * [[http://referenceforwriters.tumblr.com/|Reference for Writers]]
  * [[http://www.jrvogt.com/writerresources.htm|Josh Vogt's Writing Resources - The Fiction Writer's Virtual Toolbox]]
  * [[http://sites.google.com/site/hownot/hownottowriteanovel2|How Not To Write A Novel - chapter "Gibberish For Art's Sake"]]
  * [[http://lira-snape.livejournal.com/12817.html|Writing Help Links]]
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155365.html?thread=830104293#cmt830104293|Gaining more confidence in one's writing]] (FFA thread)

//Beat Sheets//

  * [[http://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/|Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet]]
  * [[http://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/|Jami Gold's Worksheets for Writers]]
  * [[http://storyfix.com/beat-sheet-basics-101-plus|Storyfix's Beat Sheet Basics]]

//Specific to Fanfic Writers//

  * [[http://idolmeta.livejournal.com/13352.html|Giant Writing and Fandom Resources List]]
  * [[http://www.trickster.org/fannishbutterfly/10_peeves.html|The Big List of FanFic Peeves]]
  * [[http://www.englishchick.com/badfic/lessons.htm|Bad Fanfic! No Biscuit!]]
  * [[http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/Fiction/Fan_Fiction/|DMOZ links list on writing fic]]
  * [[http://www.trickster.org/symposium/symp184.htm|So You Want to Write a Successful Fannish Essay]]
  * [[http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/writefanfic.htm|How To Write Better Fan Fiction]]
  * [[http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/HowTo2.html|How to Write Almost Readable Fanfiction]]
  * [[http://www.loony-archivist.com/ptcarchive/faql.html|Fanfiction FAQs]]
  * [[http://firefox.org/news/articles/650/1/Dr-Merlin039s-Guide-to-Fanfiction/Page1.html|Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fanfiction]]
  * [[http://zendom.diaryland.com/020805_77.html|A Guide to Understanding Fluffy Fanfiction]]
  * [[http://zendom.diaryland.com/020404_18.html|Coming Out as a Fanfiction Author]]

//Motivation//

  * [[http://hourlywritingprompts.tumblr.com|Hourly Writing Prompts]] (Yes, one new prompt per hour.)
  * [[http://picturewritingprompts.tumblr.com|Picture Writing Prompts]] (Only 1 daily update, but you get 3 images per post.)
  * [[http://www.darcypattison.com/|Darcy Pattison]]
  * [[http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com|Juliette Wade: TalkToYoUniverse]]
  * [[http://blog.janicehardy.com/|Janice Hardy: The Other Side of the Story]]
  * [[http://writeordie.com/|Write or Die]]
  * [[http://www.writertopia.com/toolbox/meters|Writing Meters]]

//Technical Skills (spelling, grammar, etc.)//

  * [[http://www.lousywriter.com/|LousyWriter.com]]
  * [[http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm|Guide to Grammar and Writing]]
  * [[http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95899|General grammar and punctuation FAQ]]
  * [[http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors|Common errors in English language]]
  * [[http://www.bifroest.demon.co.uk/misc/homophones-list.html|British-English homophones]]
  * [[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/|Purdue Online Writing Lab]]
  * [[http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2009/01/overwriters-anonymous.html|Overwriters Anonymous]]
  * [[http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/943990-Taming-the-39Telling39-Dragon|Taming the "Telling" Dragon]]
  * [[http://www.visuwords.com/|Visuwords online graphical dictionary]]
  * [[http://www.dailywritingtips.com|Daily Writing Tips]]
  * [[http://notsuck.livejournal.com|How to Not Suck]]
  * [[http://hiveword.com/wkb/search|Writer's Knowledge Base]]
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/143958.html?thread=759322454#cmt759322454|Ways to vary your sentence structure]] (FFA thread)
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/132443.html?thread=689685083#cmt689685083|How to punctuate multi-paragraph monologues]] (FFA thread)
  * //[[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/131867.html?thread=686892059#cmt686892059|“My prose is awkward and I don't know why.”]]// (FFA thread)
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/139712.html?thread=734227648#cmt734227648|Writing non-abrupt endings]] (FFA thread)

//Point of View (FFA threads)//

  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/26728.html?thread=118436968#t118436968|POV writing advice]] (Jan. 16, 2012)
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/29900.html?thread=133815244#t133815244|Writing question: 3rd person limited]] (Mar. 10, 2012)
  * [[https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/179077.html?thread=974107525#cmt974107525|Writing outsider POV]]

//Dialogue//

  * [[http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133858|Punctuating dialogue]]
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/185074.html?thread=1005838322#cmt1005838322|Describing setting in dialogue]] (FFA thread) 

//Plotting//

  * Prompt generators: [[http://bleep0bleep.tumblr.com/post/129538225655/ive-put-together-fun-fic-prompt-generator-with|Bleep0Bleep]], [[http://creativichee.tumblr.com/miniscenario|Creativichee]]
  * [[http://www.fantasist.net/timeline.shtml|Timeline Generator]]
  * [[http://seventhsanctum.com/|Seventh Sanctum]]: Story element generators
  * [[http://generators.christopherpound.com/|Chris Pound's story element generators]]
  * [[http://sage.dreamwidth.org/1350387.html|Workshop/guide for writing casefic]]
  * [[http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/03/09/random-plot-generators-for-writers-block-a-laugh/|Various plot generators]]
  * [[http://www.timetravelreviews.com/plot_generator.html|Randomly Generated Plot Ideas]]
  * [[http://www.angelfire.com/nc/tcrpress/plotbank.html|Hatch's Plot Bank]]
  * [[http://ozandends.blogspot.com/2011/05/dastardly-plot.html|A Dastardly Plot]]
  * [[http://stilleatingoranges.tumblr.com/post/25153960313/the-significance-of-plot-without-conflict|The Significance of Plot Without Conflict]]
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/184397.html?thread=1003136333#cmt1003136333|Pseudo-historical fantasy plot]] (FFA thread) 
  * [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/25251.html?thread=110853283#t110853283|Where do you come up with plot ideas?]] (FFA thread, Dec. 21, 2011) [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/25251.html?thread=110876835#t110876835|Possibly the best response:]] //"Stories are everywhere, nonny. All you have to do is stop judging yourself for where you find them."// 

//Titles//

  * [[http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/titles.shtml|Choosing a title]]
  * [[http://www.sfwa.org/2009/06/the-theory-and-practice-of-titles/|The Theory and Practice of Titles]]

//Etiquette//

  * [[http://zendom.diaryland.com/020613_36.html|Fanfic Etiquette]]
  * [[http://zendom.diaryland.com/020122_63.html|Feed Me! Feedback and the Art of Zen]]

//Betaing/Editing//

  * [[http://www.crayne.com/download/casiltip.txt|Hardcore Critique Advice]]
  * [[http://www.fangedfour.com/lasttime/betabible.htm|Beta Readers' Bible]]
  * [[http://www.sugarquill.net/index.php?action=ask#beta|The Sugar Quill: Beta Reader Responsibilities]]
  * [[http://www.perfectimagination.co.uk/|Perfect Imagination: Beta Reader Discovery]]
  * [[http://moultriecreek.us/gazette/copyediting-101-the-style-sheet/|Copyediting 101: The Style Sheet]]
  * [[http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/proofreading.aspx|Proofreading Tips - Grammar Girl - Quick and Dirty Tips]]
  * [[http://www.ucc.vt.edu/Stdysk/proofing.html|Proofreading]]

//Submissions//

  * [[http://io9.com/10-science-fiction-and-fantasy-stories-that-editors-are-1566121756|What not to submit to sf/f journals]] (early 2014)

Research, General

  * [[http://little-details.livejournal.com/|Little Details]] LJ community
  * [[http://mae-jay.deviantart.com/art/Research-How-to-do-It-135190186|Research: How to Do It]]: How to get the most out of Google searches, and where to find experts to ask (Little Details, yay!).
  * [[http://ushistoryminuswhiteguys.tumblr.com/post/88992563165/hit-the-source-research-bibliographies-and|Hit the Source: Research, bibliographies, and databases]]



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