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Post by Paper Ghost 6/2/2019, 20:22

Post useful links for creative things (writing, art) and I'll add them to this post.

Writing

Fantasy links

DnD style resource for various aspects of fantasy
How to write a fantasy novel
Fantasy world building
Tips on writing a magic system
List of 21 fantasy tropes
Ideas on how to use fantasy tropes
Youtube video discussing magic systems

Sci-fi links

List of fictional extraterrestrials
3 "rules" for writing sci-fi
List of sci-fi themes
List of emerging technologies
5 sites for sci-fi writers
List of 21 sci-fi tropes
Big list of sci-fi tropes

Mythology links

List of legendary creatures
List of legendary creatures from Japan
Wikipedia article on the hero's journey
List of mythological places

Resource links

Huge list of different kinds of name generators
How to punctuate dialogue
Basic guide to writing a story
Site that covers a lot of rules of English grammar and spelling
Tips on world building
List of "rules" to break in fantasy and sci-fi
A playlist of videos discussing various tropes
Music to listen to whilst writing
Small grammar and punctuation guide
Editing tips
Rhyming dictionary
Tips on writing a fight scene
Tips on writing romance
Tips on overcoming writer's block
From CF forums: Jonesy's thread of inspirations
Site to "publish" poetry and fiction for review from other users of the site
Past vs Passed explanation
Free online English grammar checker

Software

Open Office
Libre Office

Art

Traditional Drawing

Guide to drawing facial features
Improve landscape drawings

Pixel Art

Massive collection of pixel art tutorials
Site of pixel art and software tutorials

Digital

From CF forums: tutorial on basics of Inkscape

Resources

Web-based map making site (free and paid versions)
Tips for visual storytelling
Big list of various art tutorials
NEW Huge library of colours with RGB codes and similar
NEW Adobe colour wheel to make palettes

Software

Gimp
paint.NET
Inkscape


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Post by Paper Ghost 9/2/2019, 23:54

Adding this link to beginning post.
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Post by Paper Ghost 7/4/2019, 07:29

Completely reformatted the opening post. Also added more links.
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Post by Charlatan 19/4/2019, 04:31

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Post by Paper Ghost 20/4/2019, 01:06

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Post by Paper Ghost 5/5/2019, 08:17

Added several new links. Be sure to check them out.
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Post by Surenu 12/5/2019, 18:55

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light

The Science Fiction authors bread and butter.
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Post by Paper Ghost 12/5/2019, 18:56

Surenu wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light

The Science Fiction authors bread and butter.

Added.
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Post by Surenu 12/5/2019, 19:03

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Post by Paper Ghost 12/5/2019, 19:07

Done. Also added a link to the wikipedia article on the hero's journey.
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Post by Surenu 14/5/2019, 08:56

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Emerging_technologies

Something for the aspiring hard science fiction writer again. This is especially interesting because some of these technologies already see real life commercialization in the current year, like aerogels.
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Post by Paper Ghost 14/5/2019, 17:04

Surenu wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Emerging_technologies

Something for the aspiring hard science fiction writer again. This is especially interesting because some of these technologies already see real life commercialization in the current year, like aerogels.

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Post by Paper Ghost 16/5/2019, 21:05

Added a new link to opening post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSSL_0ddi3s&list=PLDb22nlVXGgcljcdyDk80bBDXGyeZjZ5e

Also removed the general music section since it wasn't really necessary.
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Post by Paper Ghost 10/8/2019, 06:58

Added three new links to the resource section.
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Post by Paper Ghost 31/8/2019, 16:09

Added a new link.
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Post by Paper Ghost 2/9/2019, 22:29

Four new links added across fantasy, sci-fi, and writing resources.
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Post by Paper Ghost 16/10/2019, 04:08

New link added. Also removed an unnecessary link.
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Post by Paper Ghost 21/10/2019, 02:20

Two new links added.
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New link added.
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Post by Paper Ghost 18/12/2019, 06:13

Added a new section for art related things. I don't know as much about art stuff so please make suggestions for useful links (like what software to use).
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