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ONE STOP FOR WRITERS®

Becca and I are pleased to bring you another resource from Writers Helping Writers®

One Stop For Writers® is a web app packed with unique tools and resources to save you time as you plan, research, and write.

A powerhouse of writing information, One Stop is the permanent home for our iconic Descriptive Thesaurus Collection, which has been expanded and enhanced into a massive database, putting everything you need in one place. Fully searchable and cross-linked for easy navigation, you can look up what you need and then slip right back into the writing flow.

Our unique description database includes:

Emotions * Emotion Amplifiers * Negative Traits * Positive Traits  *  Character Motivations  *  Weather * Settings * Talents and Skills * Physical Features * Emotional Wounds * Themes and Symbols * Textures * Shapes * Colors and Patterns * Occupations * Fears * Conflict

You will also find unique Templates and Worksheets to help you build deep, realistic characters, settings that resonate with symbolic and emotional meanings, and much more.

We also feature a one-of-a-kind Idea Generator that will help you puzzle out interesting details about your character and explore ideas for plot complications and story stakes.

One Stop For Writers also contains amazing structure tools, such as the innovative Story Map which helps writers master character arc and story structure. Users can plan their novels to align with one of 3 arcs (change, static, or failed) step-by-step, and then view the stages and turning points of all 3 Acts in an easy-to-follow visual map!

And if you are a real planner, try taking Scene Maps for a spin. Or, if you are more of a pantser, Timelines allows you total flexibility to collect as much or as little detail about your novel as you like. (All our scene and timeline tools are drag-and-reorder so they make terrific story-boarding tools, too!)

If you are building a world from the ground up or just want to track important details, our one-of-a-kind, Worldbuilding Surveys helps with all aspects of world creation. Whether you need to plan a Solar System or a City, Town, or Realm, you can create a custom survey from relevant questions or add your own.

The Character Builder is a hyper-smart tool that draws information from our many character-focused thesauruses, generators, and psychological lists. It makes deep characterization easy, prompting you to go deeper with each choice, and providing tons of ideas as you plan a character’s backstory, motivation, personality, goals and more. It will even create a character arc blueprint based on your character–what could be easier?

Want to join us for a tour?

Our goal is to help you become stronger writers, and to that end, we have many Tutorials that will deepen your understanding of writing craft.

Our Checklist and Tip Sheets are also really popular, as each one is packed with the most important information to keep in mind on all aspects of storytelling. They can be downloaded and printed, or feel free to share them online with your writing groups.

Ready for writing to become much easier?

One Stop is the result of having a deep passion for the written word and combining it with the desire to bring our community something that will really help everyone write more powerful stories. Activate a free trial, and let’s make story magic!

See you at the library!

Angela & Becca

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  1. Kristina says

    January 22, 2023 at 5:46 pm

    Hi there, I’m writing a psychological suspense thriller and am looking for a few beta readers to give me feedback. None of my family members or friends like this genre. How do I find a few good beta readers? Thank you!

    Reply
    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      January 23, 2023 at 8:42 am

      Hi, Kristina. This is a common question, because finding beta readers (and the right ones) is super important. Angela’s and my favorite resource for this is Critique Circle, a website that connects writers for this purpose. It’s actually where we met and began working together as critique partners.
      https://www.critiquecircle.com/landing

      We also have a post containing more ideas on how to find critique partners and beta readers that you might find helpful.
      https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/how-to-find-critique-partners-beta-readers/

      Good luck making that match!

      Reply
  2. hanna Maulseed says

    January 3, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    Happy New Year to ONE STOP FOR WRITERS I am taking the time out to thank you for all the freebies and for carving and creating such dynamic books and program God Bless you all

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 4, 2021 at 7:33 pm

      Thank you so much! Happy New Year!! Here’s hoping it will be an amazing one for all of us 🙂

      Reply
  3. Savannah Davis says

    November 22, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    Hi Angela,
    What are your suggestions for finding writing mentors/coaches for a beginning fantasy writer? Also, are there any suggestion of courses?
    Please note, the tools you have created on the website and the books are helpful and appreciated.

    Warm regards,

    Savannah

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      November 23, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Hi Savannah! If you are a beginning Fantasy writer I would consider a few routes. If you want a top-notch writing coach, I would go with Author Accelerator: https://www.authoraccelerator.com/They are higher in price, but if you are career-focused (as opposed to just want to get this one book out there), they are excellent and you will learn so much. You could also look into Writer Your Best Book: https://writeyourbestbook.com/. However, you might want to draw in community support and develop your skills if you are new to writing, and then seek out more formal coaching. If so, consider The Creative Academy (free): https://creativeacademyforwriters.com/ or The Critique Circle (free): https://www.critiquecircle.com/ Feel free to say we sent you!

      For courses, I would check out our Resident Writing Coaches as many of them offer courses and they are all terrific teachers: https://writershelpingwriters.net/resident-writing-coaches/

      I hope this helps and so glad you find our resources helpful 🙂

      Reply
  4. Christy says

    April 1, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    How does one research a controversial subject anonymously? I’m afraid to google it, as I might get weird stuff coming back at me because of cookies and all that algorithm stuff I don’t understand. Thanks.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      April 1, 2020 at 8:48 pm

      Search up “incognito mode” in your browser. It will show you how to browse safely.

      Reply
      • Christy says

        April 1, 2020 at 9:59 pm

        Thanks! I’ll try that.

        Reply
  5. Holly says

    February 18, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    I’m trying to figure out the setting- place- for one of my stories that I am working on. The only problem is… I don’t know exactly how to describe it because it lies on another plane of existence.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      February 18, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      The good news there is that you can do anything with it. So start by thinking about what will happen in the scene and what the character is supposed to feel, and then think about what you can weave into the setting to reinforce that feeling (mood), or to create symbolism for something meaningful that will happen or what the character wants in the scene, or foreshadow something that is coming. Good luck! 🙂

      Reply
      • Tricia Lynne says

        March 9, 2020 at 9:38 pm

        This is so awesome! I have all your books. Thank you!!!!!

        Reply
        • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

          March 10, 2020 at 12:31 am

          Thank you, Tricia! I hope you find the site really helpful!

          Reply
  6. Cheyenne says

    November 12, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    How would I come up with a town name for a book I’m writing. I want it to be something like river dale. But I can’t think of a good name.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      November 13, 2019 at 7:54 am

      Think of the characteristics of the town–what is it near, what type of town is it (in the woods, artsy, redneck, etc.?) or a mood you want to bring out (if it’s a mystery, you might want something that seems foreboding or isolating, that sort of thing.)

      Reply
      • F R says

        November 26, 2019 at 10:53 pm

        Love this. It seems so simple that one could pass by such an invaluable consideration. Someone once said, “Write about the town you live in…” To which my response was, “There’s nothing here.” How could I have been so blind and ignorant – but, I was. There’s a story in every rock, stone and grain of sand, every aspect of place and in the space of the when I read your post, I thought, “This is gold. We just need to open our eyes to see the beauty and the richness of a town (or other place) to write! It just takes a powerful little prompt – thanks. The impact of your post is huge. (Don’t get sunburnt!)

        Reply
  7. Joe says

    September 23, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Where can I find the listing of all Conflict Thesaurus postings? And, is a Conflict Thesaurus in the works for being published?

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      September 23, 2019 at 7:54 pm

      Hi Joe, just go here: https://writershelpingwriters.net/conflict-thesaurus/

      And what we do is see how people react to a thesaurus we build here on the blog first, and if it seems that they would find the thesaurus helpful, then we consider making it into a book. This one already seems pretty popular, so I can definitely see us turning it into a book. Either way, we will also upload it to One stop for Writers for our subscribers to make full use of there. 😉

      Happy writing!

      Reply
      • Joe says

        September 23, 2019 at 10:35 pm

        Thank you for the link, and for all the work you have done that is helping me finish my first novel.

        Reply
        • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

          September 24, 2019 at 5:35 am

          happy to help!

          Reply
  8. Tammy Barker says

    July 29, 2019 at 8:14 am

    Question?
    I have all your published thesauruses. I am an aspiring writer. Would this subscription help me with the editing process of a novel I’ve already tried to polish, but isn’t quite there yet?
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      July 29, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Hi Tammy,

      Without knowing what you need most, it’s hard to know how helpful the resources at One Stop for Writers will be. We are focused on showing writers how to craft stronger stories and improve their skills, and we have extensive tutorials, tools, and resources to help them do it. Certain editing help you’ll only get from critique partners and editors, though. So what I recommend is signing up and trying out the 2-week free trial. This will give you a lot of time to explore the site and see if it can help you get your story where you want it to be. If you visit https://onestopforwriters.com/ you’ll see the link for the free trial. 🙂

      Happy to answer any questions you have!
      Angela

      Reply
  9. patricia g. venn says

    July 6, 2019 at 6:27 pm

    I believe I belong to your group please confirm Patricia G. Venn.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      July 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      I can’t find a One Stop for Writers user with your name, if that is what you are asking?

      Reply
  10. Timothy Peterson says

    August 4, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    Thanks so very much. I saw Becca’s interview on Creative Penn and I know Ill be using the resources. thank you very much

    Reply
    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      August 6, 2018 at 10:50 am

      I’m so glad you were able to see the interview. That was definitely a fun one :).

      Reply
  11. Jul says

    June 8, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    Is there anything on habits for characters? I love this site, it helps me, as a writer and roleplayer!

    Reply
    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      June 8, 2018 at 6:54 pm

      Hi, Jul. We do have a Character Trait Thesaurus, but it doesn’t cover what you’re asking about. However, I believe you can find what you’re looking for at One Stop for Writers. In the Positive Trait and Negative Trait Thesauruses there, you’ll find lists of character traits. Each entry discusses how that trait might manifest in a character, including behaviors and attitudes. You can register for free and see a sampling of entries, so you can see if a subscription might be worthwhile for you. Best of luck!

      Reply
  12. Dewey Hensley says

    May 30, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Thanks for the great resources and ideas.

    Reply
  13. Zenon Dumyn says

    April 8, 2018 at 8:24 am

    Gods morning. I would love to be able to access your writers theasaurus.
    Can you please send me info on how I can go that. Thank you. My email is Zenon.dumyn@peelsb.com

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Hi Zenon, I sent you a note. 😉

      Reply
  14. Carol Schoenig says

    February 18, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Hi Angela,

    I may have a few thoughts for the Occupational Thesaurus. Prosthetist (designs and makes prosthetics) Robotics Engineer or implementer. My son was responsible for putting in the Robotic Surgical room. Software designer.

    I was doing some research on future jobs. End of Life Counselor. Helping patients nearing the end to get their affairs in order.

    I am a subscriber to One Stop for Writers. I use it all the time.

    Reply
  15. John Ellsworth says

    October 21, 2017 at 11:17 am

    What is the URL for the Occupation Thesaurus. The couple of occupations I’ve seen described are terrific.

    Reply
    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 21, 2017 at 1:00 pm

      Hi, John. I’m so glad you’re liking our newest thesaurus! It’s just getting started, so there’s not much there yet, but here is the current list of entries. New ones go up on (most) Saturdays. Enjoy!

      Reply
  16. Dana says

    April 22, 2016 at 12:09 am

    Hi,

    Great video. I am looking for a video animator myself and I would really appreciated if you could let know the name of the company/ person you have used to create your video.
    Many thanks,
    Dana

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      April 22, 2016 at 2:40 am

      I sent you a PM, Dana. 🙂

      Reply
  17. ANGELA ACKERMAN says

    October 14, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    It went down briefly, but is up now. 🙂

    Reply
  18. Patrick Henry says

    October 1, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Great Idea. Keep me posted.

    Reply
  19. Louise willis says

    October 1, 2015 at 10:37 am

    Great idea. Looking forward to the completed project, but your sign up link for updates does not work for me. Says server cannot be found. Would you please add me to the update list? Thank you!

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      October 1, 2015 at 10:46 am

      You bet Louise, consider yourself added! The site is actually down right now for some maintenance and will be up soon. 🙂

      Reply
  20. cristina says

    September 24, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    I’m really looking forward to it, great work!!

    Reply
  21. Kimagine says

    August 28, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    Signed up! BTW, the signup link does not work in Firefox.

    Reply
    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      August 30, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      Thank you for pointing this out. We’ll see if there’s something we can do.

      Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      August 31, 2015 at 5:34 am

      Hi Kimagine,

      Becca let me know you were having problems, so I tested a sign up with another of my accounts using FireFox and had no issues. I am thinking maybe it was a momentary glitch that fixed itself? Thanks for signing up!

      Reply
  22. Lyndie Blevins says

    August 9, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    thanks

    Reply
  23. Fritzie von Jessen says

    July 28, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    Can’t wait. It’ll be a terrific resource for writers.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      July 28, 2015 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks so much! We are excited 🙂

      Reply
  24. Southpaw HR Sinclair says

    July 16, 2015 at 10:33 am

    What a fantastic idea!

    Reply
  25. Russell says

    July 7, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    I am thrilled to hear about this One-Stop for Writers software! I have been thinking about how much more efficient and economical my research might be with the right tools at hand…if only…
    Now the next thing is to create an AI (Artificial Intelligent) system that will mak suggestions to a persons lame rough-draft writing to offer others ways to express the same idea…*grin*

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      July 7, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      Haha, if you figure that out, send your AI my way! 🙂

      Reply
  26. Mary R. Woldering says

    June 11, 2015 at 6:07 am

    Nice work! Editing and marketing are my difficulties. Writing a moving yarnhas always been my heart’s desire.

    Reply
    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      June 11, 2015 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks so much–we are looking forward to helping writers through a new medium. 🙂

      Reply

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