Welcome! This page is a work in progress because I’m always adding stuff to it as I write, edit and publish. It’s a bit of work to put it all here instead of on a worksheet on my computer, soooo… …. if there’s value in it for you, please consider helping me continue doing it.
Patreon is here and Paypal. Help me keep providing content, and you know, eating? Amazon Wishlist too.
Writing resources: Things I’ve found helpful in the pursuit of writing well. This is going to be a long and varied list—and will be ever growing—but it might be helpful for others.
Stuff I use/have made to further my process: My very own fillable (if I did it right!) character sheet: Gender neutral character-sheet-for-writer-y-folks
Novel Critique form courtesy of K.J. Harrowick
Writing Contests/Twitter Pitch events/Twitter Hashtag Games:
Carissa Taylor’s Pitch Generator page
Daily Twitter Writing Events Courtesy of Mica Scotti Cole
Resource list Courtesy of Mica Scotti Cole
Twitter Pitches & Contests
Note: I have personally seen the organizers of this event attack disabled people, including disabled literary agents. You wouldn’t find me ever taking part because the organizers were also part of the same group of people who drove me away from social media with truly obscene amounts of harassment.
PitchWars/PitMad by Brenda Drake
Carissa Taylor’s Contest Calendar
Stephanie Smith’s comprehensive list of contests
Ultimate guide to twitter pitch contests
Please note that I no longer take part in anything on Twitter and that this section is not upkept. If you find a broken link you can email me for removal. kaija.rayne.author@gmail.com
Web pages of interest: Writing advice, how to’s, what not to do, realities of writing, et cetera
THAT BLOODY QUERY LETTER!!!
Rules and Tips for the Query Letter
List of publishers accepting un-agented submissions.
Genre Definitions, some DOs and DON’Ts, IS and ISN’Ts and generally helpful pages
Pitfalls of Writing SFF and how to avoid them (Turkey City Lexicon)
Weird resources I’ve found helpful
Someone said my character is a Mary-Sue… are they? The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Pictorial height and weight chart
Those Pesky Pronouns, an absolutely gorgeous, inclusive chart.
Aesthetic Attraction, say what?
Word List/Definitions for Ships
Scent trailing dogs and how they do it Slang/urban dictionary
Dictionary of Motorcycle Slang
100 Most Beautiful phrases in British English
Writing believable British Characters for an American Writer.
Map of First Nations Tribes before conquest/colonization
Technical stuff of interest
Michael Mammay’s Blog, interesting and useful thoughts on writing.
Dan Kobalt’s Science is Scifi Fact in Fiction series.
Showing VS Telling by Marcy Kennedy
Don’t Annoy Your Readers: Self-Editing for Dummies
Crap Someone Should Have Told You Writers By Now
Kim Long’s Final Editing Checklist
Jami Nord’s Blog, opening with a bang
Author Blunders, bloopers, and boo boos, what to avoid
Article for Indie publishers on making books friendly for Dyslexic Readers.
25 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING MYSTERIES, BY SUSAN SPANN Via Chuck Wendig’s blog
Legal Beagling
Can I use this image on social media? OR Creative Commons Copyright.
Watch out for these contract terms
Some Nitty Gritty On this THING we all do
Master List of Facial Expressions for Writers
Character Flaw Database from tvtropes.org
8 Point/How to Structure A Story
Word Counts: How long should your book be?
Welcome To The Matrix (article on how content creators are working for free)
Euphemisms for female masturbation
Resources Courtesy of Ms. Zoe, Ada, and other students.
Easy use tool for the Engish language (AKA Snappy words)
Resources Courtesy of Willow and Annie
Tools and Editing Software for Writers
All About the Writing Business and Becoming an Author
Money Saving Guide for Authors and Writers
Feel free to send me interesting resources to add to this list via my email address: kaija.rayne.author@gmail.com or @ me on Bluesky or Tumblr. (Note that I’m only sporadically active on any social media except Discord. You can join my Discord group by clicking the link.)
You must be logged in to post a comment.