#writbelr

Before smartphones and social media, authors were more attentive. That’s why their worlds and characters felt real, because they were watching the real world around them.

Authors—put your phone down. Sit still. Watch.

Watch the shadow of a bird sweep across a building as it flies past. The way a beam of light bends into perfect circles on the glass. The dried splatter of a drink on the floor.

WORDHIPPO

I use this website whenever I'm struggling to find alternative words, use it to avoid being repetitive.

POWERTHESAURUS

Also to find alternative words.

ONELOOK

A dictionary to search definitions of words.

GRAMMARLY

A website/app that helps you proofread. (Tho not sure if this one is ai or not)

Edit: in my defense, when I first used this app it didn't have all that ai slop, and it was just a regular spell checker so yeah, don't use it lol

UNICODE CHARACTER

An app/website for literally any symbols. There's an app for it, it's called Unicodepad.

BABY NAMES + BEHIND THE NAME

To search for names & their meanings

Extra: If you use Pinterest, search "character gestures writing" or "body language cheat sheet" you will find a lot of helpful references.

And this genera of photos I found in Pinterest:

(Pinterest is in general a helpful tool for writing, if u know how to search things properly)

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