Whether you’re counting words all the way to 50,000 for National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) or just blogging at your own pace, we know you have a story to tell. (Fiction? Nonfiction? Who cares — a good story’s a good story.) And we’re here to help. From neat, less-known features to time-tested writing advice, here are some writing resources you’ll find here at WordPress.com.

Prepare the perfect canvas

• Your site’s design sets the tone for your audience (so you might want to reconsider that baby-blue background for your neo-noir steampunk novel). Above all, though, your text needs to be easy to parse — so check out our recent posts on choosing the right font and maximizing your posts’ readability.
• If your writing projects are the main focus of your site, you might want to shop around for a theme that’s particularly text-friendly. Luckily, we’ve already rounded up some of the best available themes for writers.

Make your site…