Some sites which are helpful for building writing skills

I have found all of the following sites very useful... I am sure you will too.

EWG


Character Building Workshop
http://www.writersvillage.com/character/index.htm

Terms used in writing and editing poetry
http://www.apclarke.freeserve.co.uk/glossary.htm

16 Lessons on How to Improve Your Writing
http://www.coping.org/write/compos/session1.htm

Structure of poetry
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~hblake/poetryan.html

Write Directions
http://www.writedirections.com/

Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

Grammar Blue Book
http://www.grammarbook.com/

Punctuation made simple
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/

The Electric Editors Resources
http://www.electriceditors.net/resources/index.htm

Here's some more:

A complete list of cliches and terms to avoid:
http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp

Every term for every obscure rhetorical device there is:
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm

A great one-stop place for definitions, spellings, and synonyms:
http://www.bartleby.com/

A glossary of all the terms used in fiction:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767422783/student_view0/glossary_of_fiction_terms.html

Finally, for logophiles: a wonderful place for browsing
http://phrontistery.50megs.com/

---dr.M.

dr_mabeuse said:

Finally, for logophiles: a wonderful place for browsing
http://phrontistery.50megs.com/

---dr.M.

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Doc, this is beautiful! As if I didn't waste enough time online, I can already see the hours that will be spent here. I love it. As an added bonus, I now have a much better term for the majority of my posts, including this one.

blateration n 1656 -1864
chatter; babbling
I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod!

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Edited to add: Tell us the truth, MG. You weren't travelling all this time. You've been posting your DD somewhere else, haven't you!?!?

cacatory adj 1684 -1753
accompanied by loose bowels
For the diners, the effects of the chicken cacciatore, alas, were cacatory.

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Bump! Good stuff here and I hadn't noticed all day.

More Useful sites for Writers

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These sites are all good sites to learn about the basics of good writing and although not specifically for erotica they can be applied to any form of story writing
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Writers write
http://www.writerswrite.com/

Write to Publish
http://hopepubs.home.comcast.net/contemorary.html

Form versus Structure
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa111102h.htm

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These dictionaries help to understand the comments and critiques that others may make about your story as well aas help you to understand your english usage.
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English Language
a glossary of terms
http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/eng.htm

Notes in the Margin
A gossary of literary terms
http://www.notesinthemargin.org/glossary.html


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Don't forget Writer's Resource Link!

and a few more sites...

Dramatica
http://storymind.com/dramatica/

Writing How To's
http://www.ivillage.com/books/archive/0,,243587,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=2

Creative Writing Exercises
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/creative.html

Writers Digest
http://www.writersdigest.com/

Hope you find these as useful and informative as I did

EWG

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The book 'On Writing' by Stephen King is considered one of the best resources for writers today. If you haven't read it, check it out and don't let feelings about King get in the way. It's surprisingly good.