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GOOD READS TO BROWSE THROUGH

TECHNIQUE

Activate the Reader's Senses in your writing
Selecting a Point of View for your story
Characterization -- Creating Well-Developed Characters
Dialogue
Conflict : Creating Rising Tension
Plotting your story

EDITING, REJECTIONS, AND REWRITING

Critiquing,Giving Feedback, and Editing
Revising Your Story

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

Dictionaries of all varieties
Grammar aids, Literary Terms, Rhetoric, etc.
Writer References
Self Publishing Information

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The Senses

Click on Name	Topic ACTIVATING THE SENSES
Julie Anne Parks	Keys to Sensual Writing
Sol Stein	How to Show instead of Tell
Rachael Tolman Terry	Activate Your Fiction
Joan Pulver	Joan's Links on the Senses
Sample Writing	Discuss arousing the reader's senses using this example

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POV

Click on Name	Topic POINT OF VIEW
Ann Beardsley	POV Trouble -- Again
Literary Visions	Exploring Point of View
Sharon sorenson	Point Of View Chart
Joan Pulver	Joan's Links on Point of View

Orson Card
Characters & Viewpoint

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Characterization

Click on Name	Topic CHARACTERIZATION
Dorian Scott Cole	Meaning in Characterization
Joan Pulver	Joan's Links on Characterization

Linda Seger
Creating Unforgettable Characters

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Dialogue

Click on Name	Topic DIALOGUE
Herb Holeman	Beats
Jessica Page Morrell	Backstory Pitfalls
Robert J. Sawyer	"Speaking of Dialogue"
Karen Hertzberg of Coffeehouse for Writers	Say What? Writing Effective Dialog

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Conflict

Click on Name	Topic CONFLICT
Lajos Egri	Four Types of Conflict
Joan Pulver	Joan's Links on Conflict

The Art of Dramatic Writing

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Herb Holeman Giving Feedback

Tweaked to Death Once you've written that first draft

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Kate Rizor: ABCs of Revision

J.A. Konrath, Writing Tips: Pain Free Rewriting

Marion Zimmer Bradley: Why Did my Story Get Rejected?

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Writer References

GENERAL REFERENCES:

• Random Name Generator

  -- uses data from the US Census to randomly generate male and female names

  
  

• The Least You Should Know About Outling Your Story

  -- Outlining before you begin writing may make the difference between a powerful story with depth, or a mediocre tale

  
  

• Fiction Writer's Page

  -- basic techniques that will let you write quickly, minimize rewriting

  
  

• Writers Guild of America (WGA) Reference Sources

  
  

DICTIONARIES

• Dictionaries

  -- Access to various dictionaries and similar resources

  
  

• Net Lingo:Internet Language Dictionary

  -- Dictionary of Internet terms

  
  

• Online Dictionaries

  -- English and Foreign Languages

  
  

• Pentagon Library

  -- Fulfilling the research requirements of Department of Defense personnel

  
  

• Thesaurus for Synonyms

  -- Publicly available version of Roget's Thesaurus

  
  

• Roget's Thesaurus

  -- ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form

  
  

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GRAMMAR

• Verbs

  -- All about verbs and other parts of speech, too

  
  

  Grammar

  -- Great web site for grammar resources

  
  

• Gerunds and Infinitives

  -- When to use gerunds vs infinites

  
  

• Gerunds and Present Particples

  -- Gerunds are sometimes called "verbal nouns"

  
  

• Virtual Salt

  -- Glossary of Rhetorical Devices; good examples of expletives, metaphors, etc.

  
  

• Verbs

  -- Using the passive voice

  
  

• Wikipedia

  -- Free encyclopedia

  
  

• Rules of Typography

  -- If you grew up prior to the advent of desktop publishing, chances are you need this to make sure your story is properly formatted

  
  

• Grammar OnLine

  -- Writers Village U. Resource Center

  
  

• Grammar Girl (Good)

  -- Which Word Is Right?

  
  

• Grammar Lady OnLine

  -- The purpose is to answer quick grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other points about language.

  
  

• Guide to Grammar & Style

  -- Miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage

  
  

• Hyper Grammar

  -- course covers approximately the same ground as our English department's ENG 1320 Grammar course

  
  

• Literary Terms

  -- A plethora of advice to help the avid student write a short story: Irony, Characterization, Conflicts, Plotting, Subplots, Setting, Characters, Theme

  
  

• Ms. Write

  -- Articles on grammar and punctuation

  
  

• Online Writing Lab

  
  

• OnLine English Grammar

  -- One-on-one tutorias and a grammar hotline

  
  

• Dictionary.Com

  -- Grammar Usage and Style

  
  

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Self Publishing

• Self Publishing Resource Page
  

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