Writing Start Points!

[abyssal_sylph]

ysabetwordsmith made the post How to Choose a Starting Point for Your Story which includes a lot of ideas & resources for how to start your story!

Wanna write but don't wanna use google docs? ellipsus is a free tool which has drafting mechnics & diffrent themes to write to.

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{both are forks of AO3, & Sunset is for femslash specifically}

EDIT:
OnlyOffice is an Word, Excel & Powerpoint clone which works interchangable (& you don't have to have intsall the AI features <3). Suggested by squidgiepdx

The Fiction Writer's Silent Partner (hardcover) a toolkit book for writers who like to make characters and setting before writting.
Writers Helping Writers Series (10 book series) a series of books which help with various topics including character building to make even similar characters diffrent. Both suggested by ysabetwordsmith

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[squidgiepdx]

Also, there's a free Office tool out there called OnlyOffice and it's basically a Word, Excel, and PowerPoint clone. Works interchangeably, too - and you don't have to install any of the AI crap to get it working or use it. Just FYI.

[abyssal_sylph]

Oh that's good to know, thank you!

EDIT: added you to this list!

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I appreciate the signal boost.

>> free tool which has drafting mechnics & diffrent themes to write to.<<

If you really want to extend a middle finger to Google:

The Fiction Writer's Silent Partner (hardcover)

Written later, with more detail because more volumes, is this toolkit series for writers who like to build pieces such as characters and setting before they start the storytelling:

Writers Helping Writers Series (10 book series)

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is among my most-used books, because each entry is basically a character-builder for someone with a key tragic event. There's so much packed on those two pages, you can write a whole set of characters (e.g. a family who survived a fire) and still have them turn out with different strengths and weaknesses based on different reactions to the same event.

Re: Thank you!

[abyssal_sylph]

Added them to the list! Thank you for the suggestions :D