Historical/Data Resources for Writing
Historical Cheat Sheet
More links here than you might expect on a wide variety of topics ranging from British Nannies to quilting, and oodles more!
Historical resources as they relate to medicine, craftspeople, architecture,armour, plants and animals, etiquette, firearms, recreation and much more than we have room to mention.
Statistical Resources on The Web
20th Century Cultural Information
The purpose of these pages is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century.
Military Women/Warriors
American Women In Uniform
Women In Armor: Boadicea to Xena
Various Sites that Help with Writing Details
Behind The Name:The Etymology and History Behind first names
Baby names, trendy names and more
A perpetual calendar that will help you find out what day any date falls on.
Anthems and Flags of the Nations of the World
Lunar phases, life cycles and more
Visual Thesaurus:an interactive, moving thesaurus that you have to experience to believe!
Quotations, sorted by author and subject
Independent bookstore search
Mystery Writing Resources
Sisters In Crime
Mystery Writers Resources. A great collection of resources
Court T.V's Crime Library
Forensic/Body/Anatomy-related
Human Anatomy Online. All the body's systems and all you might want to know about them
Time of Death
Writer's Medical and Forensics Lab
About Copyright
Information for writers and publishers on copyright and contracts
Copyright Basics
Issues on fair use
U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
Info on Getting Musical Permissions
BMI Repertoire. A search engine (of a sort) that will give you the ownership and composer details on many songs of BMI artists.
American Society of Composers and Artists searchable title database This is the resource for you if you need permission to include lyrics in your story.
Public domain Music This is where you can find music that may be used for profit-making without paying any royalties.
Review Sites
The Independent Gay Writer All about books and writing
The Gay Read For GLBT writers and readers in the UK
Midwest Book Review Book Lover Resources, Advice for Writers and Publishers
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