Writing Tools
just wanted to share my list of bookmarked sites that I use for writing
GENERAL
A to Z World Culture (comprehensive culture and country information)
Fantasy name generators
Item & Artifact generators
Item generators
Law generator
Medicine name generator (science-y sounding, not fantasy)
Paranormal & Weird Event generator
Reverse dictionary (you know, when you can’t think of that one word)
Tropes (it helps to know when to use them)
Vulgarlang (conlang generator; absolutely love it, as a fantasy world builder, the full version is worth the price)
WorldAnvil (I can’t recommend this site enough if you’re worldbuilding)
CHARACTER DESIGN
Clothing
Clothing generator
Clothing references (also good for artists)
Outfit & Wardrobe generators
Random dress generator
Random fashion style preference generator
Steampunk outfit generator
Villainy
Mindsets and rational for villainy
General
123 idea for character flaws
Basic character appearance (helpful for background/throwaway characters)
Build a better backstory (remember, take all advice with a grain of salt)
Cause of death generator
Character interest generator
Character motivation generator
Character skills generator
Harrie’s character sheet (this one is really nice and comprehensive but not too long)
Hero Forge (technically for creating minis, but I like to use it for planning out/visualizing my characters in 3D)
Morality tropes
NPC generator
Personality generator
Random character quirk generator
Random name generator (also tells you the name’s meaning)
This Person Does Not Exist (makes photo portraits of people through a deep-learning AI; also good for art references)
Titles (in case you’re like me and don’t know the difference between an Earl and a Duke)
LOCATION
Azgaar’s fantasy map generator (makes a world map, can take a minute to load)
City generator (just words, no map)
Location & Setting generators
Watabou’s fantasy city generator (makes a city map; can take a minute to load; connects to Azgaar’s generator)
RELATIONSHIPS
8 ways to write better characters
How to write strong character relationships
Writing better character’s relatives