Tilly's Reference Library

a collection of WDC and external resources

Articles and newsletters from around WDC that I've collected for later reference.
Featured in "It's only words..."  by Lilli ☕ and "The Other Half"  by Annette
Cover art by ~Minja~ and gifted me by Warped Sanity in 2018.
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"Kiya's Big Book of Writing Guidelines"   [E] by iKïyå§ama

Confidence ▶︎

         "Identifying Growth Opportunities" 
         "When There is Nothing in the Tank" 
         "Analysis Paralysis" 
         "Getting Back To It" 
         "Introverts, Extroverts, and You" 
         "Abused & Abandoned: Character & Setting" 
         "Flex Goals" 
         "Using SMART Goals To Build Your New Year" 
         "Messing With Your Brain" 
         "Outrage Culture" 
         "Suffering Defeat" 

Story Seeds ▶︎

         "Fiction Based on Myths and Ancient Tales" 
         "Political Drama" 
         "Folklore" 
         "Horror of Grief" 
         "Mass hysteria" 
         "The Man Who Wasn't There" 
         "Animals Humanized ~ Not Really" 
         "A Reading List of Classic Sci-Fi" 
         "Winchester: Fact vs. Fiction" 
         "Get Inspired" 
         "The Watcher" 
         "Betrayal As the Dramatic Element" 
         "Story Starters" 
         "The Faces of a Stranger" 
         "Bad Ideas" 
         "The Gothic Edge" 
         "The Fantasy Prompt" 
         "Kishōtenketsu" 

Characterisation ▶︎

         "Effects of Grief"  [13+]
         "On Bullying" 
         "The Manichean Fallacy" 
         "Fear the simple things in life" 
         "The Rogue" 
         "The Mythic Warrior" 
         "Describing Characters" 
         "The Foul and Flawed Main Characters" 
         "16 Personalities" 
         "The Adventuring Party" 
         "Writing about Grief" 
         "Friendship Matters" 
         "Questions for Management" 
         "What If Love Isn't In The Air?" 
         "It's Okay to Shed a Tear" 
         "Dealing with the Backstory Issues" 
         "The Meanings We Give" 
         "On Friendship and Introverts" 
         "What does it mean?" 
         "Are Your Characters Genuine?" 
         "What Do We Show, What Do We Tell?" 
         "Run! Jump! Hide!" 
         "The Quiet Times" 
         "Characters through Their Words & Actions" 
         "The Importance Of Saying "I Love You"" 
         "Showing a Character’s Motivation" 
         "The Importance of Body Language" 
         "Writing about Grief and Loss" 
         "Making Readers Feel for Your Characters" 
         "Emotional Development" 
         "Ego Trip" 
         "Soul Eater" 
         "Imaginary Lover" 
         "Characters Must Care About Something" 
         "Shackled and Chained" 
         "Different Approaches to Characterization" 
         "How Intelligent are Your Characters?" 
         "Exploring Emotion" 
         "Paint that First Kiss" 
         "I Need a Hero" 
         "Physiologically Speaking" 
         "Me and You, Him and Her, Us and Them" 
         "Lasting Love vs Love at First Sight" 
         "Important Villainous Traits" 
         "Make Your Character Tick with Readers" 
         "Motivating Your Characters" 

Dialogue ▶︎

         "Why Are You Still Talking?" 
         "The Spoken Word" 
         "The Phatic Maxim" 
         "Doing Dialogue" 
         The Hidden Rules of Conversation  

Editing ▶︎

         "How To Write A Good Paragraph"  [E]
         " Semantics and Word Choice Precision "  [13+]
         "The Misunderstood Comma"  [E]
         "To Comma or Not to Comma" 
         "Commas Are Not Flowers to Be Sprinkled" 
         "Pause and Effect" 
         "Put the Fight into Write" 
         "The Power of Language" 
         "The Great Irony" 
         "Plot Holes Begone!" 
         "The Wonder of Fantasy" 
         "His, Hers, and Theirs" 
         "Revise! Revise! Revise!" 
         "Crossing Bridges and Chasms" 
         "Edit Like an Editor" 
         "Adverbs" 
         "The Eight Parts of Speech" 
         "Enhancing Your Fiction through Pacing" 
         "Five Ways to Pace Your Story" 
         "Do You Know Your Pronouns?" 
         "Other Pronoun Issues" 
         "Painting with Winning Words" 
         "Tears That Don't Trickle" 
         "Scene by Scene" 
         "Revising Is a Must" 
         "What's Enough Detail?" 
         "Word Counts May Vary" 
         "Do I Really Have to Address that Note?" 
         "Beware Filter Words: The Distant Lens" 
         "That "Show, Don't Tell" Thing Again" 
         "Extractions" 

Reviewing ▶︎

         "Reviewing On Writing.Com" 
         "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" 
         "Some Suggestions On Reviewing"  [E]
         "On Giving Reviews"  [E]
         "How Should I Rate Items on Writing.Com?"  [E]
         "Comment-In-A-Box"  [E]
         "Reviewing Should Be Collaboration" 
         "In-depth reviews" 
         "Reviewing: Style & Substance" 

Plot and Advice ▶︎

         "Characters and Plots and Themes, Oh my!" 
         "Unlocking the Potential of Short Stories" 
         "On Writing Strong Scenes" 
         "Tips for Gut-Punch Drama" 
         "Anticipation" 
         "Leaving Little Clues" 
         " Layering and Patterning the Conflict" 
         "The Fight Scene" 
         "Fan Groups on Facebook" 
         "Exploring the Types of Scenes .I." 
         "Exploring the Types of Scenes .II." 
         "The Rhythm of Horror" 
         "April Fool! The un-funny joke" 
         "Memories" 
         "Drama’s Role in Romantic Fiction" 
         "Keep That Plot Moving" 
         "The Tension of a Rubberband" 
         "The Middle Book/Story Slump" 
         "Middle Scenes & Deeper Characterization" 
         "How To Scare Your Reader" 
         "Suspense and Adventure Go Together" 
         "Shorts" 
         "Mislead Focus" 
         "How to Fix a Flawed Pacing" 
         "6 Types of Cliffhangers" 
         "Concurrent Conflicts in a Scene" 
         "Pet Peeves in Fiction" 
         "Beware of the Wimpy!" 
         "What's Your Hook?" 
         "Writing About Boy Love" 
         " Tweaking the Central Problem" 
         "The Land of No Story" 
         "Genres and Pitfalls" 
         "All About the Girls" 
         "Young Adult Fiction - A New Direction?" 
         "Secrets of Psychological Horror" 
         "Be Bold" 
         "Suspension of Disbelief" 
         "Subplots: Using Secondary Characters" 
         "Let the Pains Begin" 
         "How to Write an Action/Fight/War Scene" 

Promotion ▶︎

         "Building a Writer's Platform" 
         "Marketing - a Must Part of Publishing" 
         "Investing in Your Writing" 
         "5 Ways for Authors to Promote" 
         "Promote {x}Your Book{/x} Yourself" 
         "Social Media Presence" 
         "Anthologies & Collections" 
         "Ebooks & Self-Publishing" 
         "One Writing Tip: Avoid Excerpts" 

Editors and Publishers ▶︎

         "From the Other Side" 
         "Annoying Writing Tasks" 
         "Process of Publication" 
         "Submission Etiquette" 
         "Submitting Your Writing - Part 1" 
         "Setting up an Anthology" 
         "Audiobooks: How and Why" 
         "Copyright" 
         "International Standard Book Number" 
         "A Good Cover or Query Letter" 
         "Cover Letters for Short Story Submission" 
         "From Submission to Bookshelf" 
         "What Editors and Publishers Hate" 
         "The Team Behind An Author" 
         "Art of Querying: How to Hook an Agent" 
         "Other Side of the Coin..." 
         "What Editors or Publishers Hate - Part 2" 
         "What Editors or Publishers Hate - Part 1" 
         "Rights to Writes" 
         "5 Publishing Myths: True or False" 
         "What's the Deal with Cover Letters?" 
         "Ebooks & Self-Publishing" 
         "The Impotence of a Good Editor" 
         "Copyright Basics" 
         "Who Has The Rights to Your Writes"