I will keep updated this collection of resources that I often find useful in my writing . I come back to these time and again, and I hope they prove useful to others.
Can’t Find that Word
Related Words (like a thesaurus but when you can’t think of a word directly)
Inspiration
Plotting
Ancient and Medieval stories in translation
John Clute’s The Darkening Garden Review (also, buy this book for horror plotting)
Worldbuilding, names, and places
Behind the Name (etymology and history of first names, plus a link to their surnames catalog)
Book Title Generator (algorithm, not AI)
Name, Language, Place Name Generator (algorithm, not AI)
Let’s Build a Magic System by Sanckh
Greek Magical Papyri in Translation
Class Systems in Your Fantasy World
Writing the other
The classic, the original Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward
The Writing the Other website and courses
classes and workshops on craft
Cat Rambo’s courses have a wide price range and include live and on-demand (I particularly recommend the flash fiction course)
Query and Submission
How to Write a Query Letter by Kat Lewis
The Query Letter that Got Me My Agent by Anahita Karthik
How to Write a Book Proposal by Joanna Ebenstein
The Scrawler Tapes 