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Character name generator, complete with job roles and origins

Maslow's Heirachy of Needs - psychology of what your character may be needing.

Future Fiction's random plot generator - put your character into a sticky situation.

It's a strange desire, in this world of trouble, to go seeking other people's problems, and yet what a relief, for both readers and novelists, to feel that every so often a problem can be completely understood.

Images are powerful. It has been said many times that a picture is worth a thousand words, so start flipping through those images, inserting your characters along the way, and maybe several thousand words will flow.

Often, movies and television can teach us as much or more about writing technique as books can because their streamlined structure makes it easier to isolate and identify certain writing strategies. Mad Men viewers can learn a great deal about character from watching the show.

Bookcrossing has a unique way of sharing books - it's users leave their old books on park benches, coffee shops etc. But the site itself also offers a community to discuss books, authors and characters.

Many generators at Seventh Sanctum - from magic, art, characters, writing, superheroes, names, organizations, equipment, evil, technology and settings, to name a few

The Squid.org's RPG generator has quite a selection of tables to choose from. Provides good names for fantasy fiction and character names.

To learn how to write a novel, you need to understand two main elements, character and plot. The book is set out in two main parts: Part One: Mapping the Journey Part Two: Stages of the Journey

Extensive and comprehensive interview with the Scottish novelist and poet Jim Murdoch wherein he discusses his inspirations, his writing process, his books, their characters and the fact that, despite being a Scot, he never tasted haggis until he was a grown man.

Freeware writing project organiser. Includes elements (characters, settings, events) with annotations, structure maps and timelines.

The new law also erases from Qanun e Shahadat the facility relating to questioning the character of ...

A random plot generator - how to torture your character, or at least be mean to them

Magical Mountain is the first book in a four-part fantasy series, Kingdom of Treasures. The book retells the story of Cinderella from the fairy's perspective, giving readers insight into a classic fairytale from a fresh viewpoint. Keeping things interesting, Magical Mountain also borrows plot and character elements from 1001 Arabian Nights (Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister). However, the story fosters its own exciting adventure as it focuses on the fairies and the story following the marriage.