Writing Tips and Websites

The English language. Words for other words. Spelling. It’s all offered here.

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/

​You’ll be correcting people–and the newspapers and text messages–after reading this.

https://people.howstuffworks.com/oxymorons.htm

There’s the dictionary and now the thesaurus. Search for a word and you’ll be searching for endless lists of words.

https://www.macmillanthesaurus.com/us/

So it’s a bit dated, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go by this anymore. Take a look. Writing prompts get those juices flowing.

https://dailypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/365-days-of-writing-prompts-1387477491.pdf

Buzzfeed is one of my ultimate favorite websites ever! You can’t go wrong with their posts that are written for creative minds.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/21-clever-writing-prompts-that-will-unleash-your-students-cr

Somewhere already you’ve read where my inspiration from Babyland stems from. Check out what inspired the inspiration of these famous works.

https://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/the-ideas-that-inspired-the-hobbit-animal-farm-8-other-famous-books

Idio–m! Can’t get enough of these! There’s loads of them out there that haven’t seen much of the light of day.

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/20-common-english-idioms-you-should-probably-know.html

Can’t quite recall that word in the literary realm? This will do the trick.

https://literarydevices.net

Random, yes, but otherwise, awesome!

All right, this I have saved in my bookmarks from 2012. Below are the coolest gifts you can find for writers or yourself if you are a writer. I received the floating bookshelf one year for Christmas. It’s come in handy!

20 Best Gifts for Writers

Want to play around with symbols? Here’s the website you’ve (probably) been waiting for.

http://www.spike-jamie.com/alt-codes.html

While not exactly writing based, this offers a plethora of knowledge.

https://www.dailyinfographic.com/

This Pinterest link to an amount of heavenly gifts for writers. You can’t browse just one website for them!

https://www.pinterest.com/cweaks/good-gifts-for-writers/

For those who are interested in bookbinding or never knew it was a thing. I purchased supplies probably back in 2012 and still haven’t used them! Der!

https://hollanders.com/

A page of delicious fairy tales from around the world! Some you know and some you don’t!

http://www.worldoftales.com/#gsc.tab=0

In need of list making but need to keep your lists intact? Below are books just for that! I know, I rhymed! Damn it!

https://listography.com/static/books/start.html

For visual learners, like me.

http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php

The ultimate online store to buy writing supplies!

https://www.jetpens.com/

A fun site to look at for whether you need to find a baby name or need it for a character in your next short story.

https://nameberry.com/

You’ve been searching for a study guide. How ’bout a lesson plan? Teacher wants you to bring in a biography? With essays, homework help and a blog, this website is your savior!

http://www.bookrags.com/#gsc.tab=0

If BookRags is not your thing, check out the one below. This one offers quizzes on your favorite book characters and subjects other than English, from History to Philosophy.

https://www.sparknotes.com/

Since I love infographics I thought I’d share another website with you. They are teeming with knowledge!

https://infographicsarchive.com