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Links
These are my own set of links, used frequently.
The free for all links section is for you to add your own version
of these (though they are cleared by me first).
Writing Links
Writer's Block
The Writers
Block - great site with exercises and advice
Coping
with writer's block - some more great ideas to stir the imaginative
pot.
Technique
Advice
on Novel Writing - a comprehensive well thought out advice by
Crawford Kilian
ForWriters - A monumental
selection of resource links for writers...
Net Author - A massive selection
of articles on the craft of writing. Just don't read so much you
forget to *write*!!
Writing
your novel or non-fiction book - lots of excellent articles
as well as the fascinting 'short cuts' section.
Writing Corner - a huge
resource on the craft of writing.
Research Resources
How Stuff Works - Find
out what makes thing work, what happens.
The
Magic Web - Legends and lore explored.
Odin's Castle of
Dreams and Legends - A wonderful history resource
Market Resources
Literary Agents
- All about agents, what you can expect from one, and what you should
beware of.
Black
Holes - Response Time Tracker. - Find out how long it takes
for sf magazines to respond to submissions.
Locus Online Online version
of the industry magazine.. take a look.
Preditors and
Editors - One of the largest lists of all types of markets,
and with recommendations on the best and worst.
The Spicy Green Iguana
- another market resource with attitude!!
Write Market - One of
the best find-a-market tools
Writers References
and Resources
Writers.Net-Literary
Agents - Searchable database of literary agents.
Useful Writing tools
Common
Errors in English usage- make sure you aren't doing any of these!
BabyCenter -
Really useful if you're struggling to find a name for your character.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Brewer's
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Reference desk - Not everyone
can afford a pile of reference books...this makes us all even HUGE
selection of reference Items, all right on hand...
Seventh Sanctum- a
nice collection of generators for names, settings etc.
Web design
Boogie Jack's Free Graphics
I may well faint at the sight of so many good FREE graphics!!
HTML Goodies my *favourite*
start-at-the-very-begining resource. Check out Joe's tutorials!
Never More
404 - top rate link checker!
Mediarama's Colour
Page Builder Need code to get the colours right with HTML? This
is just the ticket!
Meta Medic
Sort out what's wrong with your meta tags, and learn how to make
the most of them
Inspirational
Links
Fantasy/ Science Fiction
Offical Anne Sudworth
Site - This ladies art is just shear magic. Need to refresh
your soul, visit this comprehensive site.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Central - a huge site, dip a toe in!
Celtic
Clan
Donald's HUGE homepage
Firth's Celtic Scotland
- Amazing look at the Book of Deer, along with some amazing pictures!
Jim Fitzpatrick's
Site - Huzzah! My *favourite* Celtic Artist is now online..
visit this site and be gobsmacked at his amazing work...
Nance MacCorkill's
Scottish Internet Book Great resource, great lady...
Scotland's Kings and
Queens - Linda Bruce Caron's amazing page- what a lot of work!!
Skyelander's wealth
of celtic history
Towns
of Perthshire Page
Famous Writers
Bronte Parsonage Museum
- Wonderful site on an amazing family
Elizabeth
Barrett Browning - Try some of these beautiful sonnets
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Peter Jackson's page on his mission to put this fantasy favourite
on the screen. Newly updated- great job!!
Robbie Burns - Aye Robbie,
learn all about Scotland's favourite poet
Shakespeare's
School - King Edward VI School in Stratford-on-Avon. A fascinating
look inside the school where William would have learnt the basics
of his trade.
Stratford-upon-Avon
- Great website about William's hometown- even what it was like
in his time
Tad Williams - A talented
writer, a genuinely nice man, read his work and learn.
Travel
AboutBritain.com Another
packed site
English Tourist Board-
Your guide to England's destinations, attractions and events,
along with a comprehensive range of quality-assured accommodation
Rick Steve's Europe
Through the back Door
Scottish Tourist Board
Accommodation, things to see and ways to get there!
United
Kingdom Travel and Tourism This site will take you to all the
information you need, and REALLY give you itchy feet!!
Potstirrers
Something to spark ideas
In Passing- ever caught
the tail end of a conversation and got a story idea from it. Here
people post interesting snippets they've overheard.
Art & Letters Daily
- a daily updated review of all the humanities.
The Shadowlands: Ghosts
and Hauntings - people post their supernatural experiences here.
Uplifting,
Inspirational Quotes & Poems - Themes include Friendship, Love,
and Marriage.
Urban Legends Always wondered
about those gerbil stories you see on the internet- then find out
if they are true here!
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