Writer Things
A hoard of handy but random (handom?) online tools and resources that I think I’ll need someday.
Authory: Backs up your online articles
Who Pays Writers? Database of publications and reported payments.
Rates Database by The Freelancer: Sortable and searchable database of publications and reported payments per service.
Freelancer Media Rates (might be outdated)
Lite Box Rate Finder (illustrations)
WordCounters (for existing books)
WriteWords’ Word Frequency Counter
Library of Congress Collections
AdjectivesStarting.com…with from A to Z
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder (with word counts)
Literary Journals and Rejections (Wiki)
Gastro Obscura: 1,000+ unusual foods
Common Sense Media: Media-content advice and ratings
Fact-Checking Tips (Poynter)
Forvo: Pronunciation dictionary
Thing Database: find words for things
Science & Entertainment Exchange
Inkarnate: map-maker
OneLook Dictionary Search (allows wildcards)
Trint: AI transcription (fee).
Headliner: Tool for creating social media videos.
Color Check for ADA Image Compliance
Teach Yourself Computer Science
Flourish: Data viz tool
Otter: Voice notes
YayText: A web-based tool that converts normal text into styled text
Tagxedo (word cloud)
World Building Resources (1, 2, 3)
Color Leap: The colors of history
Weather, Hazards, Emergency Preparedness: A collection of national and regional-scale map layers.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Google Calendar Link Generator
Copyright Term and the Public Domain (U.S.)
CCBC Bibliographies of Recommended Books
The Trove: RPG archive
Written Sound: Onomatopoeia Dictionary