Helpful Website Links /Rescorses for Creative Writers: (Feedback, prompts, litarary agent list, litarary magzines submit lists, creative writing upcoming conferences, lists, charchter creator, editing,

 Table of Contents:

1. Query Letters

2. Literary Agents

3. Charchter creation:

4. Save the cat, snowflake, heroes journey; Good Plot outlines:

5. Editing

6. Words, Vocabulary. 

7. Feedback

8. World Building

9. Creative Writing Prompts

10. Upcoming Literary Conferences

11. Forums

12. Writing Advice

13. Book Recommendations:

14. Movies about writers/writing process.

Editing:

Hiring developmental or copy editors: 

Editorial Freelancers Association - EFA Freelancers, Rates & More

https://www.freelancer.com/find/editing?msclkid=41759ef26b5d1a8dd4e0f69ce036216b&ft_prog=BNH&ft_prog_id=74423323170065

Fiver: https://www.fiverr.com/search/gigs?query=Book%20editors&source=top-bar&ref_ctx_id=8eeaeeef09c5452385998eab4fdb0437&search_in=everywhere&search-autocomplete-original-term=book%20editors&listingsType=gigs

Writing process suggestions 

Step 1. Write vomit draft don't pay to much attention to spelling grammar or perfect execution of every idea jusr get your ideas and plot on the page as fast and constantly as possible <dont wait to much in-between sessions you will forget details even if you are using a plot diagram as your refrence>

Step 2. Editing draft < for first/second draft for spelling plot holes run on stances poor word choice of writing and changing your mind if you dont like certain ways the story is going

Step 3. Workshop: Take your manuscript even if partially unfinished in the editing stage to a workshop idealy a free workshop like the Friday one at gunks Cafe or the Monday one at suny new paltz <our club> read it get feedback /ask for feedback on critique sites like qtcritique.com and update draft accordingly even use it in one of ur creative writing college classes Workshops 

Update story with whatever feedback you agree with remember you know your own story best not all feedback is good feedback or worth taking 

But feedback for your work for other writers is imperative to devoping a professional manuscript

step 4. Rinse and repeat _write, rewrire,feedback repeat_ tighten manuscrpt run it by trusted writers workshopers and professors and even hire a dramaturge if need be. Make youtube vedios blog on ur own website about your process to document progress 

Keep doing that till your done and then you can behin your publishing process! 

*go to Confrences, join weekly workshops working writer communities in your area both online and in person. Network at writing events look for beta readers and spread word about what agents ur querying to make friends who would sweep for you.

 if you have any friends working or interning for lit agents or agencies try to get them get you a refrence /give the agent a shout out on your behalf writers with references are 40x more likely to get chosen by agents

Make your your manuscript is sqeeky clean no spelling errors/done! By the time you start querying.

Publishing process basic steps: 

    *Write your query letter/synopsis /update your athor bio and athuor website. Get everything you need for querying <pick ur three comparsipn books,one line pitch, demographics ect*

   *get your agent Lists on query tracker and such <best ones linked below> make spreadsheet to keep track of agents u query so u dont query the sane agent/agencies twice. 

   *network: join pitch events online twitter has alot of them /follow reach out to other debit athors make groupchats and solitary comunties to help raise and uplift eachother in the industry, make friends with other writers in publishing to get a refrence, raise money to attend confrences and pitch to agents irl make sure your one line pitch is snappy _pay a marketing company for your book _ self market on tik tok/social media or even irl billboards posters or selling book merch and art at cons to get the word out.

<<<>Writing with Dislexia >>>

<listen to adubiioks if u cant read

<Turn ur book into aduobooks to hear your spelling mistakes and book in order

<break up writing into time /section chunks and take breaks inbetween.

when one is a writer with dexlia adhd spiffically one can grow desgtosihed especially if one has no cominity or help one will require extra editing services ussaly paid from professionals dont worry our community and club will use our budget to pay for these services if need be. We won't let you go without needed accusations.

Dislexia writing help Websites: 

https://www.writerscollegeblog.com/a-dyslexics-guide-to-writing/

https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/dyslexia-is-a-writers-superpower-with-help

https://numberdyslexia.com/famous-writers-with-dyslexia/

https://www.avamurbargerauthor.com/post/to-the-dyslexic-writer

https://www.service95.com/can-you-write-a-novel-with-dyslexia

https://www.ayoa.com/ourblog/5-top-tips-for-writing-with-dyslexia-by-sam-marsden/

BEST SELF EDITING SOFTWARE. 

<get as extention in Google Docs or word or scrivner whatever word processer you use to ceatch mistakes as you write>

Grammarly; 

PROWRITINGAID

Quillbot

Word Processors: <to write your book in>

Google docs

Microsoft word

https://scrivener.app/

https://www.scribd.com/

https://livingwriter.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12119331502&gbraid=0AAAAADLyY4-AIS__2GjYoEbSkWVm6W-FR&gclid=CjwKCAjwprjDBhBTEiwA1m1d0iTgCoOZUAJQguPIMj8mHsxPXgZ1OQ7nMfJQsiq1SRKTz53f24md3hoCvy8QAvD_BwE

Words:

<while writing it can somtimes be difficult to find the right words here are some apps to help>

1. https://www.wordhippo.com/ <thasurus>

2. https://www.spwickstrom.com/said/

3. Meruim webster /dictoary.com

4. Rythme zone

5. https://reversedictionary.org/

6. https://www.freewordcloudgenerator.com

7. Deep L language translator https://www.deepl.com/en/translator?utm_term=deepl%20translate&utm_campaign=US%7CSearch%7CC%7CBrand%7CT%7CEnglish&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid&hsa_acc=1083354268&hsa_cam=21598102009&hsa_grp=175609963820&hsa_ad=732625858442&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-354128355281&hsa_kw=deepl%20translate&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21598102009&gbraid=0AAAAABbqoWAh33ynOJO66w1WvFyu8qfKb&gclid=CjwKCAjwprjDBhBTEiwA1m1d0oM--vs6jY5MztbJBTF1uy4zoTtLG73WXJVqc23sEzGvU1a-jr4fJhoCCMAQAvD_BwE

Fake word generator https://feldarkrealms.com/

Charchter name generator 

https://www.name-generator.org.uk/character/

World Building 

https://inkarnate.com/

https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

https://www.worldanvil.com/

https://worldspinner.com/

https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/knowledge-base/do-you-have-advice-about-worldbuilding/

Fantasy name generator .com

https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/world-building?srsltid=AfmBOoqF1PkpE8Md4DVkFBAoNVIjk5M1wMgBPZMRnEnVma3fWYJLS1RG

https://www.vulgarlang.com/

Plotting Websites: 

Campfire.com

Plottr.com

https://plotfactory.com/

https://hiveword.com/

https://www.the-plottery.com/

https://www.novlr.org/the-reading-room/the-best-plotting-tools-for-writers-and-novels/

https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/

https://reedsy.com/studio/plan-a-book

Query Letters:

My query Letter as an example: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V4J_ufN6dLABaeKt4Sn4-8R5LbCeZCgPRfo6yDg73DQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V4J_ufN6dLABaeKt4Sn4-8R5LbCeZCgPRfo6yDg73DQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

OFFICAL QUERY LETTER: Lying Flatt The Rise of Mack Lasher: Query Letter. - Google Docs

Hint of industry advice: Froms omone whos been at this for over two years and pretty much had to learn all on my own:

You don't just need a query letter for querying you also need:

1. A professional athour bio

2. A synopsis of your book

3. The first 10, 20, and 50 pages of your book (make sure

4. A set subject line for email queries (remember to read their requirements on their twitter, or agent website) 

5. Set key words to help you find agents looking for the kind of book you are pitching--- example: Romance, romantacy, LGbt, Ownvoices, ect.

6. Network with other athors, attend pitch events on twitter and bluesky if you can (free /in person always better)

7. Try to post about your book on social media they like to see a brand/following.

9. Make an athor website you have to link it on most queerries.

10. Use a pen name. Dont publish under your real name

11. Dont look at good reads, avoid trying to go viral on booktok its too comepetive /trashy.

12. Focous on writing the best book you can a book you belive in so much you'd do anything to get it published, you need to be stupid about your faith in your own book to make it in this buniss due to the ocean of rejection you will face.

11. Most peoples first book isn't the one they publish.

12. You can address the ajent and even flatter them based on previous work they have published but this is not required and in some cases may be perceived as sucking up, write a vague all encocpsing line that could be applied to any agent instead and focus on selling your own book rather then sucking up and appealing to eveeyr agent induvsually. 

13. Save a PDF, word dox, and every file type of your letter when finished. using AI to write summaries and query Leters are not ideal nor recondmeded, but might help in sumrizing the plot in a sellable way ---the bulk of your letter---and stramling the letter to be as short as possible (their meant to be short) as long as you write the body and bulk of it yourself, I personally wouldn't discount AI enteriely at least for some spiffic uses. 

12. Write with tour own voice worry about selling editing and publishing later, your story is what you should focus on while writing not the success of being an athor, that's not what you should be doing it for, but for the joy of writing and telling the story you need to tell deep down in your heart. 

12. Have both a query submission and daily writing route, the more queries you send the more likely you will get chosen, make sure you do as many per day every day, as you can manage to submit make a system out of submitting till its second nature.

13. Never submit to the same agent or publishing house twice. They will know, and automatically reject you

10. Try to self publish (not your book your querying that duesfocifies you) 

4. A list of three popular books similar to your book

5. a one sentence pitch

6. a list of demographics your book should appeal too.

7. The exact final page number/word count (needs to be 300 pages max, at most cant be 800 pages too long they wont publish it)

How to write a query Letter:

https://janefriedman.com/query-letters/

Litarary Agents:

Websites /Lists for finding agents:

https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-agents/https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-agents/

https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-agents/fiction/ https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-agents/fiction/

https://www.pw.org/literary_agents

https://curiosityneverkilledthewriter.com/12-new-literary-agents-seeking-fantasy-thrillers-ya-mg-kidlit-nonfiction-and-more-4c003d3872f2?gi=48f659e31e8f

https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/02/10-new-literary-agents-seeking-literary.html

https://writingcorner.com/literary-agents-list/

Query Trackers:

Query shark https://queryshark.blogspot.com/?m=1

AgentQuery :: Find the Agent Who Will Find You a Publisher

Literary Agents on QueryTracker

https://jerichowriters.com/us-literary-agents/

https://duotrope.com/search/list/fiction/agents

http://www.ardorlitmag.com/literary-agents.html

To see what kind of books agents want:

Publishers Marketplace

LGBT | MsWishList

129 Literary Agents Seeking Lgbtq Submissions in 2024 | Reedsy

17 Top LGBTQ Fiction Literary Agents - Writing Tips Oasis - A website dedicated to helping writers to write and publish books.

The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Agents Seeking Clients

Blog - Erica Verrillo

A great way to get your manuscript and query letter noticed besides querying online is to network with other writers on twitter and at workshops: 

And go to Confrences (their expensive but our club will be rasing money for us to attend confirences this fall) 

Another great way to build up your writers resume get hired at writers rooms publushing companies and get agents attention is to sumbit your best short stories, poetry and/or art in literatary journals and magzines.

Warning lots of magzines cost money yo submit raging from 2$ - 20$ per submission 

And lots have strict submission period so keep track of dates and times they open.

Lists of litarary magzines to sunbit to :

1.submission grindir https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/

 https://www.chillsubs.com/browse/magazines?page=1&sortBy=deadline&magazineSearch=&keywordSearch=&responseTime=&minAcceptanceRate=0&maxAcceptanceRate=100

1. https://duotrope.com/

2. https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines

3. https://thejohnfox.com/2016/06/top-50-literary-magazines-ranked-website-traffic/

4. https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-magazines/

5.https://www.chillsubs.com/browse/magazines?page=1&sortBy=deadline&magazineSearch=&keywordSearch=&responseTime=&minAcceptanceRate=0&maxAcceptanceRate=100

https://www.submittable.com/

Websites to find online /writing work:

Upwork Proposals

FLEXJOBS:flexjobs.com/payment/sec/checkout?sku=MTYzMDg=

zip recruiter

indeed

linkedin

cregslist

https://www.writerswrite.com/writejobs/nyc/

https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/new-york-city-writing-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,13_IM615_KO14,21.htm

Create audiobooks of your writing: 

webtoons/comics to self publish online: 

https://www.tappytoon.com/fr/comics/home

https://m.webtoons.com/en/

https://m.tapas.io/

Freelance Writing Platforms:

https://becomeawritertoday.com/writers-work-review/

https://www.bloggingpro.com/jobs/

https://www.freelancewriting.com/

https://contently.com/

https://www.iwriter.com/

https://www.contena.co/

https://problogger.com/

https://www.guru.com/

http://mediabistro.com/

https://www.writeraccess.com/

Lists of FREELANCE WRITING JOBS:

Freelance Writing Platforms:

https://becomeawritertoday.com/writers-work-review/

https://www.bloggingpro.com/jobs/

https://www.freelancewriting.com/

https://contently.com/

https://www.iwriter.com/

https://www.contena.co/

https://problogger.com/

https://www.guru.com/

http://mediabistro.com/

https://www.writeraccess.com/

https://www.freelancewriting.com/

https://www.iwriter.com/

Charchter Creation: 

Websites for making /archiving and keeping track of charchters in your story:

1.https://characterhub.com/editor/character/draft/797293ce-bee2-49d9-820d-a0a8810f525b

2. https://refsheet.net/browse

3. https://unvale.io/

(Character outlines)

1. https://www.dabblewriter.com/articles/character-template

2, https://jeannieruesch.com/productivity-and-tools/easy-character-template-for-writers/

3.https://writingquestionsanswered.tumblr.com/post/187270780657/master-list-character-development

4.https://www.google.com/amp/s/hawkasss.tumblr.com/post/129832854788/amp

Lists of Contests to submit to 

WITH CASH PRIZES: 

https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/

 12 Free Writing Contests to Enter This Winter (2024-2025) - Freewrite Store

https://www.bing.com/search?q=creative+writing+conetsst+with+prizes+2024&cvid=7efb8cf9e7f64a86980bdae46b04750c&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQABhAMgYICBAAGEDSAQkxNTQ0NGowajmoAgiwAgE&FORM=ANAB01&PC=ACTS

 https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/

FREE SELF PUBLISHING:

/remember you CANT self publish the same novel your querying to tridishionally publish/

Actual free self publishing sites I'd recommend.

1. Amazon : Kindle direct publishing https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf.

2. Ingram spark: https://www.ingramspark.com/

3.lulu: https://www.lulu.com/account/projects

Inkscribe :https://www.theinkscribe.com/us

Blerb : https://www.blurb.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopBTFGLL3uvh1pkkIDZTZQdtgfgpWbD9fxeyUg0a6udBvA_lZM9

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/

https://www.draft2digital.com/faq/

WRITING FEEDBACK WEBSITES:

1. qtCritique : https://qtcritique.com/

2. Critique Circle: https://www.critiquecircle.com/landing

3.Scribophile: The writing group and online writing workshop for serious writers | Scribophile https://www.scribophile.com/

4. The Pen Factor | Submissions https://www.penfactor.com/competitions/submissions

Publishing Fanfic

Wattpad

Fanfiction.net

Archive of our own <a03>

 Inkitt

Quotev

WritersCafe.org | The Online Writing Community

Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

Scribble Hub

Websites Used by fanfic writers 

Tv tropes

Fandom wiki

R/fanfic https://www.reddit.com/r/t5_2r5kb/s/LNroUmiHod

Fanfiction Amino: http://aminoapps.com/c/fan-fiction

Fanart websites 

Devient art

pintrest 

ARTstation 

Cara

Picrew

Furrafinity

https://vgen.co/

https://imgur.com/

Tumblr 

Creative Writing forums and communities

R/pubtips 

R/creative writing

creative writing amino 

https://m.penana.com/home.php

https://www.writingforums.com/

https://forums.spacebattles.com/forums/creative-writing.18/

https://creativecow.net/

https://absolutewrite.com/forums/index.php

https://www.agentquery.com/resource_ww.aspx

https://www.writerscafe.org/

Art for your book

Mood board /book cover desgier /book ilsttration art editing websites FOR FREE.

Shuffles.app

Canva

Picart 

Milinote 

Adobe express

Or commission art from artists on 

Fiver

Vgen

Or through artists you like on social media 

do not ✍️ use Ai art for your book!!!!

Platforms turn your book into an audiobook

SPEAHICTFIY 

Library | Speechify

ELEVENLABBS

Free Text to Speech & AI Voice Generator | ElevenLabs

NURELREADER

AI Voices - NaturalReader Home

Writing CHALLENGES:

Inktober (MONTHY (October yearly) ILLUSTRATION/WRITING PROMPTS)Inktober

https://inktober.com/

WRITE A BOOK A MONTH: Welcome | NaNoWriMo http://web.archive.org/web/20170316224807/http://nanowrimo.org/

Writing battle: https://writingbattle.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20342384311&gbraid=0AAAAAoYRLURObWGWrOLbZCT822R7N1NbZ&gclid=CjwKCAjwprjDBhBTEiwA1m1d0jiWDLsq-g-cMOOLjEU7tdMJE4xQ_hC60mLGri8dgAVwtMx3rWaZghoCs54QAvD_BwE

https://writingbattle.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC6iJTKwxCu9Ovz-j_2dpprY0KN2xL4q_PyRIGbj3iWZo8Okao9MN4BoC8XgQAvD_BwE

Tracking for book page #

TrackBear: https://trackbear.app/

Story outlines: 

Different styles of story structure/outlines to follow when writing your book

Save the cat : 

https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/save-the-cat-beat-sheet/

https://savethecat.com/beat-sheets/worst-wingman-ever-novel-beat-sheet-analysis

https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/plotting-save-the-cat

https://www.filling.space/2024/04/29/save-the-cat-beat-sheet-cheat-sheet/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=screenwriting-5-1-24

The heros journey 

Frytags permid https://artofnarrative.com/2024/09/05/what-is-freytags-pyramid-definition-examples-more/

Snowflake story method

WRITING EVENTS TO ATTEND 2025.

13 (Warm) Writing Conferences and Workshops in January 2025 | by Erica Verrillo | Dec, 2024 | Curiosity Never Killed the Writer

https://curiosityneverkilledthewriter.com/47-glorious-writing-conferences-and-workshops-in-june-2025-d481bcbcf516

Agents in Attendance – The 2025 New England Writing Workshop

2025 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices - Lambda Literary

2025 Winter Conference In New York City – SCBWI

Group Blog: Your Work Deserves It: Conferences to Consider

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats

Upcoming Conferences & Events – Author EMS

Register for the 2025 Writers Conference - San Francisco Writers Conference

https://www.scbwi.org/events/winter-conference-in-new-york-city

https://newenglandbooks.org/page/calendar

https://www.fallinlovenewengland.com/event-info/fall-in-love-new-england-2025