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Writer's Resource Page

If you are a writer like me, it hasn't taken you long to discover there is a ton of information out there on the internet that makes our jobs easier, but it can sometimes take ages to find it! To that end, I have begun compiling a list of links to resources that may help cut down on the search time, and provide more time for actual writing to take place. This is far from a comprehensive list, and most of these links will be little more than gateways to other links, but it may help point prospective writers in the right direction. Enjoy, and good writing!

Writing Resources
Research
Historical Clothing
Maps
Animal Farm
Ahoy, Matey!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Herb
Web Design

Names
Mythology and Folklore
Timelines
Speaking in Tongues
Things That Never Were
World Building
Oddities
Web Hosting

Writing Resources

Names

Links to sites with general writing help

Wordsmyth
Hobgoblin's Writing Resources
Writer's and Editor's Workshops
Drew's Script-O-Rama
Wordplay - Fade In!

Stuck on a character's name? Try these links!

Behind the Name
Medieval Names Archive
First Names and their Meanings
Baby Names by Category
Random Name Generator
Elvish Name Generator


Kate Monk's Onomastikon

Research

Mythology and Folklore

Links to historical and fantastic research!

The Tome
Japanese Tattoos
Medieval Studies Page
Welsh Castle Database
Military History Documents
The Etruscans - Ancient Civilization in Italy
Romani (Gypsy) Customs and Traditions
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Medieval Russia Knowledge Page
Culture in Medieval Europe
Life in Elizabethan England
The American Old West
European Nobility Titles
Mesa Verde National Park
Maori Images Library
Ancient Boardgames
Medieval Economics
Sean Mead's History and Culture links
Native American Technology
Money-Past,Present, & Future
History Detectives
Duels and Dueling on the Web
Ancient Mexico
Joan's Mad Monarchs Series
Ancient Cultures of the World
The History of the Gallowglass
Internet Indian History Sourcebook
Africa Web Links
The Hundred Years' War
Feudal Terms

Fairy Tales and Myths for Inspiration!


Tir Nan Og
Russian Folklore
Maori Mythology
Zoroastrian Mythology
Ghost Stories of the South
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
Historical Introduction to Freemasonry
Slavic Paganism & Witchcraft
Religions and 101 Cults
Encyclopedia Mythica
Sumerian Mythology
American Folklore
Timeless Myths

Historical Clothing

Timelines

For researching period specific clothing!

Costume History
Medieval Clothing
Pictorial Armor Glossary
The History of Costume by Braun & Scheider
Historic Weapons Collection
Japanese Sword Index
Knight's Armoury
Dress, Jewels, Arms, & Coats of Arms
Medieval Clothing
Medieval Cloth Trade
Footwear of the Middle Ages
Medieval Hats
Medieval Clothing Pages
Ethnographic Edged Weapons Resources
Ethnographic Edged Weapons Resources

I love these things! What's happening, where, and when!

Medieval Timeline
Armed Conflict Event Data

Maps

Speaking in Tongues

When you just need help visualizing it!

Historic US City Maps
Ancient Egyptian Maps
Historical Maps

Because we can't all be J.R.R. Tolkien!

Fantasy Fonts!
Real and Fantasy Languages
Legolas' RPG Fonts
Glossary of Linguistic Terms
TSR & WotC Fonts
Coron's Sources of Fonts
Fontseek.com
Omniglot- a guide to written language
Ancient Mesoamerican Writing
AncientScripts.com
Ancient Writing Systems
Ancient Writing
Ancient Writing in Middle Africa
Wikipedia

Animal Farm

World Building

For the beast in all of us!

Breeds of Livestock
Ancient and Extinct Megafauna
Cryptozoology Jungle
Glossary of Mythical Creatures
Gareth Long's Encyclopedia of Monsters, Mythical Creatures, & Fabulous Beasts
Mythical and Fantasy Creatures
Mythical Creatures
Dave's Mythical Creatures and Places

All the tools to create a living world of your own!

The Page of Generators
A Worldbuilding Questionnaire
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
The Domesday Book

Ahoy, Matey!

Oddities

Everyone loves a pirate! Arrh!

Pirates!
Pirates Cove
Pirates Information
Pirates of the Spanish Main
Blindkat's Pirates of the Caribbean
Sailor's Choice Nautical Terms
The Forts of Old San Juan
Ancient Egypt: Ships and Boats

On Jeopardy!, this category would be termed "Potpourri"!

Weird NJ Travel Guide
Hyborian Age of Conan
Alien Astronomer - Secret Societies
Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes
Australian Venom & Toxin Database
Museum of Unnatural Mystery
Crime Scene Investigation
Woad Wage
Indexed Phobia List
Underwater Archaeology
Alchemical and Archaic Chemistry Terms
The H.P. Lovecraft Library
World Mysteries
Medieval Medicine
Herbal Nexus
The Voynich Manuscript

Web Design

Web Hosting

When you're ready to show the world your work!

FlamingText.com
Webmonkey Design Tips
Dave's Web Design Tutorial
Free Web Graphics galore!
Live Journal.Com

Of course, you're going to need somewhere to put all this stuff!

Free Web Hosts!

Got a good site to add to this list? Drop me a line


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