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Research Resources: Racial Phenotype Traits
Whether you're writing a fiction or a non-fiction work, there is a pretty good chance you are going to need to DESCRIBE the physical...

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Jan 231 min read
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How to Resurrect a Stalled Manuscript
Are you working on a project, either fiction or non-fiction that needs a mirror test just to see if its still breathing? If so, take a...
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Dec 26, 20243 min read
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Research Resources- Character Building 101: Basic Personality Types
So we have all heard of "type a" personalities, its generally well known that they are aggresive, hard hitting, in-your-face type of...

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Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Round-table Discussions: Stop It! The Villain ISN'T CUDDLY!
This is a discussion from some time ago amongst a group of writers regarding "The Bad Guys" and the writing of such characters. These are...

The Muse
Oct 30, 20248 min read
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Color Your World VIOLET
COLOR YOUR WORLD is a series of threads to provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often, writers resort to using the...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Research Resources: Pre-Industrial Social Survival
For those of you writing a post-apocalyptic type of novel, or perhaps a medieval one, we thought we would put together a list of resource...
The Muse
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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New Authors 101: Tips for Developing Your Plot Outline
You've got a great idea for a story. But how do you get it organized so you can start writing? Arguably the best tool for the job is a...
The Muse
Oct 6, 20243 min read
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World-building Resources: Bread
enrich your world-building with this resource on Bread.
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Oct 3, 20242 min read
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Research Resources: Desert Survival
One of the most important aspects of surviving a harsh desert environment is PREPARATION. https://www.desertusa.com/desert-activity/deser...
The Muse
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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The Elite Forces Division-First Factor
Born of a military seed, grown in the soil of a superheros' heart, this novel bears as its fruit a team of heroes not quite like any...
mlawrence27
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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The Most Interesting Man You've Never Met
Meet the most interesting man you never knew existed.
The Muse
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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Crafting the Vernacular: Words for use in Fantasy and/or Gothic writing.
Writing a Fantasy? Better yet, a dark, gloomy Gothic? Here is a list of words that are simply MUST HAVES for such a work: 1. Penury - A...
The Muse
Feb 11, 20241 min read
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The Visual Adjectives Bookshop is Now Open!
We are so pleased and excited to bring our new online bookshop to you! And while the picture above is not our ACTUAL bookshop, it...
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Dec 22, 20231 min read
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What Will an Editor Do For You?
We've already discussed the fact that editing is key to the success of making your work into a literary smash hit. Should you choose not...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
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World Building Resources: Deity pantheons - Mayan
Our first source is from the Worldhistory.org website. Along with some very informative information, you will find the following list:...
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Sep 18, 202327 min read
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Color Your World: White
COLOR YOUR WORLD is a series of threads that provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often, writers resort to using the...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Worldbuilding Resources: Leather and Cloth
A significant part of our characters' development will be their physical description. A large part of this will be the clothes, shoes,...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
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World building: Deity Pantheons - African
According to Historycooperative.org, the Yoruba religion, which is currently mainly found in the southern parts of Nigeria, is the...
The Muse
Aug 9, 20235 min read
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New authors 101: How to prepare your book for Ebook conversion
Ebooks are as much an industry standard as printed books. In this post, we're going to share with you how you go about preparing your...
The Muse
Aug 2, 20233 min read
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Research Resources: Ancient Remedies
Research Resources Ancient Remedies Once upon a time, a looooong time ago on the Visual Adjectives Forum, we had a thread called Healers,...
The Muse
May 30, 20231 min read
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