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A wise man once said: "We are all at the mercy of our wild monkey minds. Incessantly swinging from branch to branch." With multiple windows and applications all vying for our attention, we have sadly adapted to the working habits of the computer, and not the other way around. We want to change this imbalance, and OmmWriter is our humble attempt to recapture what technology has snatched away from us today: our capacity to concentrate. OmmWriter is a beautiful writing environment that helps you concentrate and create.
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Writing a novel is easy . Writing a good novel is hard. That's just life. If it were easy, we'd all be writing best-selling, prize-winning fiction. Frankly, there are a thousand different people out there who can tell you how to write a novel.
How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method
photo © 2010 joost j. bakker | more info (via: Wylio ) Just as every tree is different but still recognizably a tree, every story is different but contains elements that make it a story. By defining those before you begin you clarify the scope of your work, identify your themes, and create the story you meant to write. At Norwescon 2011 I sat in on a session called Outline Your Novel in 90-minutes led by Mark Teppo . I’ll give you the brief, readable, synthesized version.
A Simple Novel Outline – 9 questions for 25 chapters « H.E. Roulo
Synonyms for words commonly used in student's writing
Bad - evil, immoral, wicked, corrupt, sinful, depraved, rotten, contaminated, spoiled, tainted, harmful, injurious, unfavorable, defective, inferior, imperfect, substandard, faulty, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, disagreeable, unpleasant, cross, nasty, unfriendly, irascible, horrible, atrocious, outrageous, scandalous, infamous, wrong, noxious, sinister, putrid, snide, deplorable, dismal, gross, heinous, nefarious, base, obnoxious, detestable, despicable, contemptible, foul, rank, ghastly, execrable Beautiful - pretty, lovely, handsome, attractive, gorgeous, dazzling, splendid, magnificent, comely, fair, ravishing, graceful, elegant, fine, exquisite, aesthetic, pleasing, shapely, delicate, stunning, glorious, heavenly, resplendent, radiant, glowing, blooming, sparkling Begin - start, open, launch, initiate, commence, inaugurate, originateDoes this sound familiar? The coffee on the desk is cold. The doorbell’s ringing. Your dog is making those frantic whimpers meaning ‘I want to go outside and maybe pee on something’ has escalated to ‘Another 10 seconds and you'll need a boat to get to the kitchen’. You are aware of these things, yet stay glued to your chair, your fingers flying across the keyboard.
Introducing Thesaurus Thursdays & the EMOTION THESAURUS
Motivations deck Draw three or four cards to discover your character's motivations. The rules are drawn from It's in the cards: Character Motivations for Traveller in Issue #13 of Freelance Traveller, which can be found here .
Extended Traveller Character Motivations
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★ What is this site about? I've long been inspired by an idea I first learned about in The Artist's Way called morning pages. Morning pages are three pages of writing done every day, typically encouraged to be in "long hand", typically done in the morning, that can be about anything and everything that comes into your head.
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This site and all the software are the work of one person: Simon Haynes, a programmer with over 20 years experience on projects large and small. Every program was written for my own use, then released for everyone to use and enjoy. Apart from FCharts Pro, all my software is free to download and use and you're encouraged to send me feature requests! Antibrowser When you launch your browser for a 'quick session', AntiBrowser will run instead.1.Move your cursor to the bottom right hand corner so it becomes a double sided arrow (as shown right). To make the window full screen size, press the maximise button in the top right hand corner of the window (as shown left). To return the window to its previous size, press this button 1.Move your cursor to the border between the Chapter and Scene box in the Main Screen until the cross with arrows (as shown below) appears.
04. The Main Screen - yWriter Wiki
by Paul Nattress Fantasy and science fiction are great genres. They let the author and reader explore strange worlds and endless possibilities. Cultures, relationships and science can be pushed to their limits to find out what things could have been like if the laws of nature were different. This feature will show you sites on the web that will help you to create your own fantasy world.
How to Create Fantasy Worlds - One Of Us Creative Writing Website
This delights me to no end: WordPress has started logging where in the world my blog hits come from. Here’s the list from my last two weeks! United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Philippines, Ireland, Sweden, Turkey, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, Poland, Netherlands, Korea, Egypt, Mexico, Israel, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, Italy, Pakistan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, France, Czech Republic, Singapore, Spain, Denmark, Russian Federation, Taiwan, South Africa, New Zealand, Norway, Hungary, Viet Nam, Japan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Macedonia, Peru, Bulgaria, Panama, Argentina, Serbia, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Jordan, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Dominica, Ecuador, Ukraine, Cyprus, Albania, Qatar, Mongolia, Austria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Chile, Iceland, Bahamas, Netherlands Antilles, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Grenada, Greece, Yemen, Venezuela, Georgia (the country, people!)
How To Kill Your Imaginary Friends
CALLIHOO Writing Helps--Emotion List
Character Moods or Emotions Your character can be more than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for emotions that are stronger, more exact, or just plain more interesting than overused emotional tags. If you want to compare intensity of emotions, from high to mild, try this feelings table . Happy : festive, contented, relaxed, calm, complacent, satisfied, serene, comfortable, peaceful, optimistic, joyous, ecstatic, enthusiastic, inspired, glad, pleased, grateful, cheerful, excited, optimistic, lighthearted, carefree, playful, elated, jubilant, thrilledCould not save your note (edit conflict or other problem). Please copy the text in the edit box below and insert it manually by editing this page . Upon submitting the note will be published multi-licensed under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license and of the GFDL, versions 1.2 , 1.3 , or any later version. See our terms of use for more details. Add a note Draw a rectangle onto the image above (press the left mouse button, then drag and release).