Another author, Minette Meador, recently shared some of the links she’d gathered over the years and it got me to thinking about all of the articles and stuff I’d found searching for help with synopses, characters, and just about anything else writing related. I checked and all of these links should work.
Language-Slang
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/a.html
http://www.slangsite.com/slang/L.html
http://www.mvhsdrama.com/50sSlang.htm (50s slang)
http://www.cougartown.com/slang-dict2.html (60s slang)
http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/terms.shtml (70s slang)
http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/slang.htm (80s slang)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Editor Interview
www.lindastyle.com/files_ten_tips.html
Query Letters
http://www.passionatepen.com/query_article.htm
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/apr98/keegan7.htm
http://www.lisaplumley.com/query-article.html
www.suite101.com/lesson.cfm/17564/893/3
Synopsis
www.pammc.com/Synopsis.htm
www.stellacameron.com/contrib/synopsis.html
www.writing-life.com/fiction/synopsis.html
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%2015/workshop.htm
World Building
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/worldbuilding1.htm
http://www.cynnara.com/home/articles/worldbuilding101/
http://scififantasyfiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/worldbuilding_in_your_writing
http://scififantasyfiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/worldbuilding_essentials
http://www.stormthecastle.com/mainpages/for_writers/worldbuilding.htm
http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2008/07/vw3-world-building-i.html
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art9382.asp
Fight Scenes
http://alliancemartialarts.com/bowietech.html
http://writingcraft.deep-magic.net/article.php?id=83
www.fightscenes101.co.uk/step1.htm
www.writing4success.com/tipsheet22.htm
http://writers-united.blogspot.com/2005/11/fight-scene-tutorial.html
www.creative-writing-solutions.com/suspense-writing-part2.html
http://bubblesinmyhead.blogspot.com/2005/10/writing-fight-scenes.html
Love Scenes
www.writing-world.com/romance/steamy.shtml
Assorted Articles
http://ezinearticles.com/?20-Ways-to-Keep-Your-Writing-Inspiration-and-Creativity-High&id=4081
http://www.theplotdoctor.netfirms.com/workbook.html
There’s an assortment of links to articles on various writing topics here–
www.darkerotica.net/EroticQuills.html
http://www.fictionfactor.com/characters.html
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles.html
http://nopurpleprose.blogspot.com/
http://catauniversity.com/?page_id=92
http://editingcircle.blogspot.com/
http://marilynnbyerly.com/marilynnbyerly/page9.html
http://www.writergazette.com/articlelist.shtml
http://www.writing-world.com/
http://www.specficworld.com/resources/advice.aspx
http://hollylisle.com/fm/
http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/ The list of freebies on the sidebar. I especially found the novel notebook helpful.