Filter & Filler Words

Filter words: explain character’s actions or thoughts and fall into the “telling” the situation versus “showing” the experience. Filter...

Kelly Claytor

Jun 26, 20222 min read

The Researcher's Rabbit Hole

Behind the Name https://www.behindthename.com/ Looking for character names? This site has search functionality for name origin, ethnicity, and sometimes the story and meaning by the name. It also has a name generator--good for fantasy genres. JSTOR Digital Library https://www.jstor.org/ This is a digital library with access to more than 12 million articles, publications, images, and books. Authors are researchers, too! Create a free account for access. Open Culture...

Kelly Claytor

Jun 11, 20221 min read

Cabin in the background with a bottle of Writer's Tears whiskey on a tree stump

"Everyone has a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountains, kill the fear demons, find the Blade of No One Made You Do this, and use it to slice their chest open and yank that book out."

Filter & Filler Words

The Researcher's Rabbit Hole

"Everyone has a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountains, kill the fear demons, find the Blade of No One Made You Do this, and use it to slice their chest open and yank that book out."

~ Gabino Iglesias