Writing Resources

I will be updating this as I find new materials. If any of the sections becomes rather long, I will create a new page with just those resources.

Do you have any blogs, generators or articles that you refer to frequently? Let me know so I can check them out, and possibly add them to this list!

Wordsmithing Resources:
Tip of my Tongue: Find that word that you've been thinking about all day but just can't seem to remember

Power Thesaurus
Fighter's Block (for when you need to get words written, but can't seem to focus on an idea, this is great; just set a goal, and write until you defeat the monster, even if all you write is rambling worldbuilding questions)

Write or Die (also for when you need to churn out the wurds; the screen goes red and it starts screeching at you if you use up your grace period, and if you're really hardcore it has a kamikaze mode that starts deleting what you wrote if you use up the grace period. I am a coward and have not yet tried this mode...)
100 Writing Practice Lessons and Exercises
editMinion
How to get the Most Value out of Beta Readers (article)

Cover design/Artistic people/Indie and Publishing stuff:

Hazel West (interior formatting; Indie pricing)
Kyle Robert Shultz (cover design and interior formatting; Indie pricing)
Poole Publishing (cover design, formatting, editing; Indie pricing)
Rachael Ritchey (cover design, formatting, pre-made covers; Indie pricing)
Deborah O'Carroll (editing, reviews; Indie pricing)
Damonza (cover design, formatting and layout; full price, but you can get 5% off services by using a code found on Helping Writers Become Authors.)
Rebecca LuElla Miller (editing, proofreading, mentoring; full price; she also has great articles about self-editing and the publishing business in general)
HSJ Williams (cover design, art by commission; Indie pricing; if you like elves, you'll like her stories)
James Art Ville (art by commission; Indie/Deviantart pricing; does fan art, OCs, and has done a few graphic novels/covers)
Laura Hollingsworth (art by commission; full price; does OCs, sometimes fan art, and writes/draws her own comic)

Blogs with gluts of writing tips:

Helping Writers Become Authors
Rewrite, Reword, Rework
The Author's Chair
Go Teen Writers
Hannah Heath
Phoenix Fiction Writers
Story Embers

Generators:

Fictional Fruit/Vegetable Names
Random Name
Evil Dragon Name
Dragon Names
Elven Names
Clan Names
Fantasy Names
Kingdom Names
Medieval Names
Fantasy World (it generates an entire map with cities and everything!)
Book Title
Alien Species
Goblin Names

Articles/videos on writing/fiction that I have found helpful:

Sanderson's Laws of Magic (1, 2, 3)
Are Fairy Tales a Waste of Time?
New Story Ideas Distracting You From Your Book? Find Out What You Should Do.
Does Fiction Give Us Unrealistic Expectations?
A Message to All of the Competitors
How Well Do You Know Your Characters?
The Best Way to Kill a Dragon/Dragon Rider Combat (video)
Mapping Out Your Storyworld (1, 2, 3)
10 Tips for Writing Loglines
How to Write the Perfect Logline

Books:
Check out my GR shelf

Misc. Research:

History of Pencils
True West: History of the American Frontier
Spec. Fic. Writer's Guide to War Special: How Do War Injuries Feel?
Getting Dressed in the 18th Century: The Working Woman (video)
Stain Removal
Cleaning and Skinning Animals (no images)
History of Medicine (wound sanitization/treatment)
Ancient Armlets
Short History of Book Covers
Medieval Proverbs