#Writing Websites

[ncstalgicc]

Fellow fanfic writers what apps and or websites do all of you use to write?

I only yesterday finally became "comfortable" with my set up. It's weirdly difficult to find something that works cross platform, is available offline and doesn't steal your work or use it for AI training like google docs. (Tbh i just hate google in general)

I am currently using Zoho writer and Reedsy (REEDSY PLEASE MAKE MOBILE APP PLEASE) I started off with only Reedsy but wanted to type on my phone sometimes so I got Zoho and as far as I know Reedsy also doesn't have an offline mode .

Also does anyone use Novlr? How's your experience with it?

[notsobeautifuldisaester]

I wanted to find a website I visited a couple of years ago with lists of character tics for inspiration.

The pages were fairly specific; such as one for eyes, another for hands.The examples were descriptive tags "Her eyes glistened" "His mouth twitched" etc.

The website had a blue theme and the title might've been the author's pen name(NOT Reedsy, Bookbird, Jerry Jenkins. Maybe began with a B)

If you can, please reply or reblog with the answer

[alexanderlightweight]

Hi I loved your amnesia fic and I was wondering if you could do a follow up?

Here you go! Thank you for the prompt and compliment and I hope you enjoy because i do love that fic so I’m happy to add to it!

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They don’t go to the loft, not when Magnus has been lax and let too many know its location. He’ll go himself, later and move it, secure it somewhere safe that he can take Alexander back to when he’s better. However the comfort of home can’t provide the safety Magnus’ instincts are requiring.

So Magnus doesn’t take his love to another country, he takes him to another dimension. To the small pocket of home that Magnus once showed him, during a moonlight romance, and that they promised to return to when others needed them less.

No fire messages will work, no tracking will connect and Magnus can keep Alexander safe and secure and protected from all the forces that will try to take him from Magnus.

Even Isabelle and Jace aren’t exempt from Magnus’ new list of enemies.

They’ll think they know better. That they deserve more. They’ll want their brother close by and under angelic protection and they’ll tell Magnus ‘its the best thing for him, we’ll give you updates’. They've done it before and Magnus fought them then and he’ll fight them now.

Except he doesn’t have to fight. Not really.

Alexander made Magnus his legal guardian, a contract more powerful than even their marriage or Alexander’s ties to the clave. He put Magnus in charge of picking the next leader of his Institute and Alexander’s people willingly and happily referred to Magnus as Commander in Alec’s stead.

He wonders what he ever did to earn such devotion and then there is a gasp of, “Magnus! Look at this!” And he looks up to see Alexander — who is finding the world new all over again — turning to him with a butterfly fairy perched on his palm. It’s antennas are tickling his skin, looking for the sweetness of the flowers Alexander’s been touching and marveling over.

It’s like everything he sees is so incredible that he has to touch and Magnus has no desire to stop him, only encourages him further.

He’s never once seen Alexander this vulnerable and open about exploring things and it hurts, to know this part was beaten out of him before Magnus ever got to him.

Sunlight hits the fairy’s wings, during the delicate limbs into a translucent kaleidoscope of color. Like two pieces of stained glass, delicately fluttering and perched on Alexander’s hand.

The fairy leaves and Alexander drops, breathless with delight next to Magnus.

“It’s so beautiful and light.” He says, and then he grins, unafraid and so happy every time he looks at Magnus. “How did we manage it, being together? I don’t remember much but I know enough of clave laws and—“ he frowns, a glimpse of the man he’s forgotten how to be coming through. “I know it’s exhausting. Trying to figure out how to survive around their laws when half of them overlap. I remember enough of it, but I find it hard to believe they’d let me have this.” And Alexander looks at him, in such tender awe.

“We fought for it.” Magnus tells him quietly. “Both of us, in our own ways and together. So we could be together, because our devotion and love for each other was stronger than the law of the clave.”

Magnus braces himself for whatever Alexander might think of that, but he just gets another warm smile.

“That sounds nice, having someone to fight with against the clave. I can remember why, but I feel like I always thought I’d be on my own. Struggling to stay one step ahead of them, so I didn’t become less of me and more just, nothing."

“You’re very unfiltered, like this. Magnus notes, hesitantly because he doesn’t want Alec to feel like he’s being compared to something he doesn’t remember.

Alexander ponders a moment and then shrugs, reaching out and — when Magnus offers his hand — eagerly taking it.

“I think I’ve forgotten why I had to be quiet. All the reasons the clave beat into me, was to first keep my thoughts to myself and then later, to stop thinking of certain things at all. Simply because probably, at some point, not hoping at all was better than losing it again and again.

Magnus realizes that this is going to be painful; this open and free Alexander. And not because he shies away or is unfamiliar with Magnus — because he’s not, it’s like Alexander thinks the only thing that makes sense is Magnus — but because this is who Alexander should have always been allowed to be.

“Your eyes are like golden moons.” Alexander says, which he has no business doing because Magnus’ heart can’t take much more. “I know of them, but I can't remember quite what the moon looks like. But I feel like I can remember how beautiful it is, when I look at you.”

Magnus takes a breath to steady himself and then leans over, gripping Alwxander’s jaw and holding it still.

Alexander blinks at him, trusting and soft and Magnus sighs and pulls him closer and gives him a gentle, chaste kiss.

“What on earth am I going to do with you, darling?” Because this is just proving to Magnus that he will never be able to resist his beloved, even when his beloved doesn’t remember him.

“Keep me.” Alexander tells him, cheeky and grinning but also with a hint of desperation.

“Oh, well that was always going to happen.” Magnus assures him and gives him another, gentle kiss.

[rebelcracker-s]

hey! this is chance & here’s this week’s prompt. what websites or resources do you use while you write or develop a character/story? what do you think of them and would you recommend them?

hi! tysm for the ask! ✨

i don't use that many websites for development, but here are the ones i use for basically every project:

google docs is the software i use for the actual writing and sometimes planning. i've been using it for a while and i like using it because i find it very convenient, esp. the document outline that i can use to quickly jump through novel-length projects. i also like using google sheets for outlines, word count, and other methods of organization as well as google keep for writing down ideas.

if i don't use google docs/etc, i always use campfire. i absolutely love campfire because of its user-friendliness and its personalization. it's very convenient for someone who has multi-faceted worldbuilding or an intricate lore they have to keep track of. since i wrote mostly speculative works, i usually use the character module the most to create profiles of my characters, but will gladly use the other modules as needed.

pinterest is really good for inspiration and gathering images that have the specific vibe of my wips. i love using it for character faceclaims, outfits, settings, etc. and have gotten inspiration from pinterest images many times.

i'm one of those writers who needs background music to function, so i use spotify and make playlists with songs that match the vibe of each wip :3

[kaylee-hates-kaleleaves]

did some writing today, and

considering, that I didn't write all of this in one sitting and that 4thewords actually only times while you are actively writing... it does at least somewhat feel like I've been writing all day ;D

[high-pot-in-noose]

I am once again recommending 4THEWORDS, a customizable-avatar rpg game thtat you can play solo or with friends based around WRITING. You battle unique monsters in different realms and win prizes that you can use to pretty-up your avatar, or boost your stats, or build on personal plots of land, all by upping your word-count on whatever writing project you're currently working on, be it a novel, homework, a blog, fanfiction, or anything else. You can work and play at the same time!

Most importantly, I just wrote 200+ words in 10 minutes just by going against a monster that needed 150 words in 15 minutes to defeat it!

They keep the word-count and countdown timer right next to each other, and the monster and it's hp right next to those, and I don't know how to explain how motivating seeing those next to next is. It applies just the amount of deadline pressure I need to self-motivate, but also keeps things fun by applying gaming psychology. I was ready to jump on a harder monster as soon as I was done with the first one!

I used to play on a free trial account back when the game was still in beta, and let me tell ya, the expansion since then has been massive! The writing interface alone rivals Google Docs.

Look how cute I am in just the starter outfit!

And this world map! Beautiful!

It's $4 a month, but the free trial is also a month, provides the full unlimited experience of a regular account, and doesn't require any credit card or banking information from you unless you decide to subscribe for more time. You can also earn crystals which can be used to purchase more subscription time as well. And even if you choose to walk away after the free trial, your account will remain unlocked with all you previously wrote saved for if ever you decide to come back and subscribe for more time.

Go to app.4thewords.com, and if you decide to subscribe for another month or more, use my code TXQZX29134 to get 22 free crystals for your 1st purchase!

[morvantmortuary]

(I’m in limbo waiting for a colleague to be ready for a video chat so, naturally, here I am)

I know the hellsite has weathered every storm and likely will this one as well, but I still keep thinking I should at least back up this blog to a wordpress or a dreamwidth, just to be pragmatic

the thing is though, I get overwhelmed with new settings very quickly due to neuroweird issues. like, tumblr for all its flaws is kind of great for how my brain works, because I just need to change my icon and some color preferences and boom, we’re off to the races.

both wordpress and dreamwidth seem much more involved in terms of getting things set up. I’ve tried putting together a writing wordpress a few times as a portfolio for all the job apps I have to send out soon, and I don’t know if it’s my browser being a little bitch or what, but I feel like every time I try to adjust my page appearance it tells me that I need to have a premium plan for that particular color of font or background (???) so I just give up after a bit so I don’t have to fight with it.

does anyone have any tips for someone new to either site who wants to set up a somewhat minimalist page for their writing, akin to here? or have any recommended alternatives? (I have a pillowfort, but it feels like every time I go, no one’s actually there, and I think they’re in just as dire straits currently so it wouldn’t be any more stable ig).

here’s a photo of my cat the goblin prince as thanks for anyone who stops by

[mileys-interests]

-Psssst- Hey, you!

Yeah, you! The person reading this post right now!

Are you, perhaps a writer of sorts? If yes, then may I recommend you Writer? {the link :D}

This isn't any fancy writing website, just something where you can comfortably write online! I've only been using it for a few minutes, and it's very user friendly!!

You can customize your interface, like the fonts, how many spacing you have, changing the colours of your text and/or background, and some more!!

I really like this website, so if you want to write on a website with your preferred interface, feel free to use Writer!

[rattoenailclippings]

OKOK so I wanna get around to actually remaking my ocs cuz I trashed most of them and I wanna revamp the two survivors and make new ones‼️

so I saw a video on Pinterest of someone showing some app it website that they use to put oc info in andksksjsnsnndndnsjsuziks does anyone have any recommendations for something like that because I can’t find the post for the life of me 😭😭

[kdreader02]

Hey! You posted about late 19th early 20th century european fashion recently. There's a site called https://fashionheritage.eu in which you can see pieces from european museums: clothes, accessories, random things. You can't search by country but you can search by period and when you click on the objects, you can sometimes find out what country it's from. It might not be the most useful site out there, it's a little impractical, if I'm being honest, but there's a lot of photos there, so you might find some inspiration :)

HOLY-

THANK YOU SO MUCH ANON THIS’LL HELP ME SO MUCH

[littlemisswriter85]

I've Joined Two More Writing Websites.

I recently decided to take the leap and join Medium and Vocal Media, which have both been added to my Linktree. I’m grateful to be a freelance writer. I love what I do, and I enjoy working with my clients. But sometimes, I need a creative outlet to just express myself and interact with others. I can do just that on Medium and Vocal Media. Now, I don’t expect to make bank on either website (I was just accepted into the Medium Partner Program and Vocal Media pays per view. I’ll have to elaborate on each website at some point). It would be a nice little side hustle; spare change to add to my savings account. However, I know that’s going to take time to get to that point. I’ve been freelance writing since 2009, so this isn’t my first rodeo. I took my time gaining followers on Medium, so I can take my time with earning on both websites. Right now, I’m enjoying having other places to share my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. :) And hey, maybe I’ll make some new friends! I don’t really have a lot of friends in the writing community because it’s not something I thought or knew to branch out in, so maybe that’ll change on these websites.

I did link both of my pages in the opening paragraph, so you’re welcome to follow me on either if you have an account and want to  (but no pressure or obligation). Okay, I do have a freelance writing order for a client to work on, so I need to get that finished. I may catch you all a little later. :) 

[mareighcastle]

Here’s four websites that I recommend when for writing ✍️

✨Fantasy Name Generators✨ this is a great site to use when you’re still in the very early stages of planning your story. Selecting names can be hard, especially if you have A LOT of characters to name, and there’s so many options to choose from!

✨Pinterest✨I always use Pinterest when I need images to reference important details in my books. Places, people, themes, this is the best place to make aesthetic and develop the overall look of your novels 😊

✨Canva✨I use Canva to design book covers—admittedly I’m not the best at it—but if you need to make a quick cover for something that you posted online (i.e. Wattpad, Inkitt, etc.) , Canva is your best tool.

✨Inkarnate✨ this site is amazing! I have used Inkarnate to create all the maps for my books. If you like to do your own cartography, then I recommend using this site. You can pay an annual fee to use all of the sites applications freely, but fear not the free version still has a wide range of tools and will work just as well as the paid version👍 it’s a really helpful website.

[vivifriend]

Genuinely breathed a sigh of relief when 4thewords released their AI Policy statement today.

So very glad that they're firmly against Generative AI. And their promise to not allow words on their site be used to train AI. Linked the statement below for anyone curious. (And they have a free tier now. In case you've ever been curious about it). I use the site almost daily. It's made a marked difference in the amount I write.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i'm begging you guys to start pirating shit from streaming platforms. there are so many websites where you can stream that shit for free, here's a quick HOW TO:

1) Search for: watch TITLE OF WORK free online

2) Scroll to the bottom of results. Click any of the "Complaint" links

3) You will be taken to a long list of links that were removed for copyright infringement. Use the 'find' function to search for the name of the show/movie you were originally searching for. You will get something like this (specifics removed because if you love an illegal streaming site you don't post its url on social media)

4) each of these links is to a website where you can stream shit for free. go to the individual websites and search for your show/movie. you might have to copy-paste a few before you find exactly what you're looking, but the whole process only takes a minute. the speed/quality is usually the same as on netflix/whatever, and they even have subtitles! (make sure to use an adblocker though, these sites are funded by annoying popups)

In conclusion, if you do this often enough you will start recognizing the most dependable websites, and you can just bookmark those instead. (note: this is completely separate from torrenting, which is also a beautiful thing but requires different software and a vpn)

you can also download the media in question (look for a "download" button built into the video window, or use a browser extension such as Video DownloadHelper.)

[the13thmonth]

What are some things or features you would like to see on more writing websites?

This could mean anything from community engagement to genres to resources, etc.

I thought it would be interesting hobby to develop a writing website from scratch. So, I’m just getting general ideas.

[geekersmagazine]

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