LINK DIRECTORY
WEBMASTERY
- WEBSITE LAYOUT BUILDER - i used this layout builder as a base for the final code of this website!
- 88x31 BUTTON MAKER - i used this to make my website's button!
- STACK OVERFLOW - great community-based resource for coding troubleshooting. most likely a question you have will already be answered there!
- W3SCHOOLS HOW-TO - another coding resource that saved my ass. tutorials that show you how to add certain stuff to your site
- CATBOX - for large file hosting; great for mp3 files so you don't use up your neocities storage!
- DAFONT - database of many free fonts to use! i got the pixel operator font from here.
- VISUAL STUDIO CODE - free code editor
- CBOX - a free chatbox you can embed on your website
MENTAL HEALTH
PRODUCTIVITY
- LIFEAT - website that provides virtual workspaces with ambient noise, tons of video backgrounds, and a pomodoro timer!
- NOTION - project management software that is very versatile (free templates available!)
- HABITICA - website that helps you build habits by gamifying it into an RPG-based system
- F.LUX - software that makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day; makes it easier on your eyes
WRITING/READING
- DABBLE WRITER - the writing software i use! cloud-based writing software that's similar to scrivener but syncs across all devices. subscription-based, but has a free trial and regularly updates with new features.
- NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH - the official nanowrimo website; it also lets you make non-nanowrimo writing projects where you can set your own word count goals!
- AGENTQUERY - the internet's largest free database of literary agents
- BOOKBUB - website that alerts you of deals on books in your wishlist and sends email recommendations of books in your preferred genres!
- STORY MAGIC ACADEMY - a creative writing course i took; it's helped the most with my novels, much more than the creative writing courses i took in college. not free, tuition is $495 for lifetime course access. go-at-your-own-pace.
- THE WRITER'S QUICK LIST - a community-based resource list for writers full of software recommendations, writing tools, and more
- TERRIBLEMINDS - a blog run by one of my favorite authors: chuck wendig. he provides great writing advice.
JOURNALING
- THE BULLET JOURNAL METHOD - do not let pinterest and instagram discourage you from bullet journaling. the original method is a lot easier and more accessible than social media leads you to believe.
- MY LIFE ALL IN ONE PLACE - free printable templates to make your own planners and notebooks
- DEAR DICERY - a dice-based tool that offers a random journaling prompt when the die is cast
INTERACTIVE FICTION / FREE GAMES
- THE UNCLE WHO WORKS FOR NINTENDO - meet your best friend's uncle, who really works for nintendo (HORROR)
- MY FATHER'S LONG, LONG LEGS - a woman tells you about her family, and her father's long, long legs. (HORROR)
- KYLE IS FAMOUS - make decisions for kyle that will affect every part of his day.
- IB - a young girl named ib visits an art gallery with her parents. (HORROR)
- THE WITCH'S HOUSE - the young viola visits a mysterious house in the woods. (HORROR)
- MAD FATHER - aya drevis is a young girl living in an isolated mansion in northern germany, and she knows her father's secret. (HORROR)
MISCELLANEOUS
- BUDGET BYTES - website with great budget-friendly recipes
- EARTHBOUND GUIDE - a free PDF of the official earthbound strategy guide that came with the game when it first released in the US!
- COSPLAY POSING TIPS - a collection of photos demonstrating excellent ways to improve your poses for cosplay photoshoots
- FIRE ALPACA - free art software; i used this before i got procreate
- THE CYBERDECK CAFE - a cool community website of people who build real cyberdecks: those fictional portable computers you see in cyberpunk stuff
- COLLEGE INFO GEEK - a blog full of articles that are full of college tips; i frequented this website a lot back when i was a student.