Dialogue

There is a long ongoing discussion about dialogue tags here. The gist seems to be that 'said' is the best tag when you absolutely must have one, although more descriptive tags are better as long as the description isn't inferred by the dialogue itself.

As a reader, here's what I know. This annoys me:

Johnny said, "Is everyone ok with that?"
 Lori said, "Sure."
"Alright," said Frank.
"Ok," said Billy.
Terry said, "No. Why do I always have to be the one doing all the work?"

As a writer, I'm trying to find a way to write a scene like that without using the word "said" SO many times. Here's what I've come up with:

Johnny leaned forward. "Is everyone ok with that?"
 Lori nodded. "Sure."
"Alright," said Frank.
Billy shrugged. "Ok,"
Terry slammed her hands on the table. "No. Why do I always have to be the one doing all the work?" She shook out her hands.

Ideas and Idea Generators

This post is all about ideas and idea generators.

TV Tropes:  http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage

Sci-Fi Ideas:  http://www.scifiideas.com/story-idea-generator/

Plot Idea Generator (This one has other generators as well):  http://writers-den.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-plot-ideas.php

Plot Generator by Genre: http://www.plot-generator.org.uk/

Psychology - Research

This page is for references to psychology.

Psychotherapy.net offers information on a wide variety of psychological issues and approaches in their Learning Centers.

Editing

This page is for blogs and eBooks about editing drafts.

eBooks:
Editing for Story by Lynn Johnston

World Building

The following are websites that help with building new worlds.


Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has an amazing website with all kinds of information for writers and readers of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Their worldbuilding questionairre is by far the most comprehensive one I've seen.

SFWA Worldbuilding Questionairre

Animals and Plants - Research

The following are websites with research information on plants and/or animals.

Wildlife Preservation (UK):
https://www.gov.uk/protected-areas-sites-of-special-scientific-interest

Character Building

This page is for character building questionairres, trait lists, and profiles.

Charahub - Community to create and share characters

Blog Posts:
How to Make Sure Your Character’s Personality Shines

Write Smarter Not Harder - Character Development Posts

Creating 4d Characters

Seven Deadly Sins: # 2 Counterfeit Characters

Getting to the Core of Your Characters

Creating Characters in Novels

Creating Archetypal Characters To Fill The Dramatic Functions in Your Novel


Trait Lists:
Read Write Think - Sample Character Traits


Profiles:
Character Profile Outline (with Explanations)


Questionairres:
How to Create a Character Profile

Epiguide Character Chart