Thriving now for over 10 years, WriteWords is one of the largest and oldest writing communities on the web. We are renowned for our friendly and constructive atmosphere and our healthy mix of writers, from beginners through to published authors. We cater for a broad range of writers - novelists, poets, short story writers, flash poetry and fiction - and many more.
Every wonder if you are using a particular word or phrase frequently in your work. Well, WriteWords has a Word and Phrase Frequency Counters to help you out. Here's what they do:
Word Frequency Counter Our word frequency counter allows you to count the frequency usage of each word in your text. Paste or type in your text, and click submit.
Phrase Frequency Counter This page allows you to count the frequency usage of phrases in your work. Paste or type in your text, and click submit.
Go ahead, check them out. And while you're at it, take a look through the website to find some interesting information.
CHANGING MINDS.ORG
While the title of this website might be a little misleading, they have an interesting section for storytelling. With over 250 pages in this section, they cover a range of topics that writers think about and try to improve. Here's the list:
Articles: assorted other articles about storytelling.
I was geared to this website while listening to a Harry Potter podcast (yes there are HP podcast. You have to check them out.). They were talking about the folk lore of the Harry Potter and mentioned a man names Vladimir Propp who analyzed many folk tales and identified common themes within them. That page can be found here. I started reading it and then went looking at the section of this website. There are some nice tips there you can take away from.
Created by a fellow author, Thriving Scribes is a website designed to give you the tools to take your authoring career into your hands and control the narrative. It'll help you determine where you are in your journey and provide you with the guidance to take that journey to your desired finish line. It all starts with a quiz.
By answering a few questions, you can determine where you are in your journey. My stage is Align. According to my results I "have what it takes to create the freedom and success I've always wanted." I just need to keep going. And how do I do that? By following the 3-step action plan presented to me and accessing the tools that can help me in this stage.
This site works for all authors from those just starting to those who have published works.