I actually wrote yesterday (about 1200 words which finishes the story) and posted today in the wee hours of the morning, so that counts, right? ;-) I also did some research today for a new fic I'm working on for February. I still have a one shot to start and finish before the month ends, if possible, but I'm very pleased to have done as much as I did after a long dry spell, so it's definitely a "great" day.
One of my favorite writing resources is the Online Etymology Dictionary at http://www.etymonline.com/. Most of my stories take place in an older time period, so I want to be sure my vocabulary is proper for the period. This site helps me avoid using words that are too modern -- and is also helpful in finding alternatives for those modern words. Another site I have open when I write is http://thesaurus.com/. When I can't think of a word or when I need an alternative to a word I am using too often, I go to the online Thesaurus and I'm all set.
Another resource I can't live without when writing is Jarte (go to http://www.jarte.com/ to find out how this word processor works). It's the perfect word processor for me for writing, because I like having things open in tabs and it installs on a flash drive for portability. I found out about it through this community and I've never used anything else since.
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Date: Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 01:00 (UTC)One of my favorite writing resources is the Online Etymology Dictionary at http://www.etymonline.com/. Most of my stories take place in an older time period, so I want to be sure my vocabulary is proper for the period. This site helps me avoid using words that are too modern -- and is also helpful in finding alternatives for those modern words. Another site I have open when I write is http://thesaurus.com/. When I can't think of a word or when I need an alternative to a word I am using too often, I go to the online Thesaurus and I'm all set.
Another resource I can't live without when writing is Jarte (go to http://www.jarte.com/ to find out how this word processor works). It's the perfect word processor for me for writing, because I like having things open in tabs and it installs on a flash drive for portability. I found out about it through this community and I've never used anything else since.