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On this page, you will find various links to assist your research and your career as a writer.

The writing section concerns the business, technique, and industry of romance writing, with links to publishers, promotion sites, articles, and more.

The genre section covers romance review and magazine sites as well as bulletin boards where groups of authors hang out.

The research section has links to everything from names to investigation procedures to history.


Business, Industry, and Technique of Romance Writing

Formatting and Publishing

Manuscripts, Synopses, Etc. 
Proper manuscript format
Screenplay Format
Query letter
Synopsis

Editor, Agent, and Market Info 
Preditors and Editors (recommended!)
Speculations (check out the Rumor Mill)
The Association of Authors' Representatives
Agent Research & Evaluation
Publisher's Marketplace
Agent Cautions
Getting to Know the Publishers
Agents for Literary Estates
Show Me the Money
Look at LUNA

Other Sites  
Publishing tips
eBook Reprints
Piers Anthony's Publishers and Services Links
Authors Lawyer
Romance contests listserver (recommended!)
I am Your Editor:  Submitting Your Novel
 

Promote Yourself
Hostonce.com (dirt cheap but unreliable)
Rochenhost.com (recommended hosting)
GoDaddy.com (domain registration)
Domain Registration (anonymous)
Cool Archive (free clipart and fonts)
Design Gallery Live (clipart)
Webpage Design Hints
Webpages that Suck (about good design)
Favicon UK (includes free editor)
WebCounter
How to Make An Annoying Web Page

Promo Goodies
Promo Outlet (recommended!)
Earthly Charms (author promo items--pricey)
Printing for Less (paper promo)
Cafepress (your own shop--recommended!)
Vista Print (free business cards) (for autographed copies)
Stationery
Postcards

Marketing and Promo
Press Kit
More Promo Tips
7 Steps to a Great Press Release

Sites for Writers
Novelists, Inc.
Passionate Pen, Passionate Pen Links
Romance Writers of America (recommended!)
Booktalk
Author's Guild

Writing Resources
Grammar Slammer
Hardcore Critiquing Advice
Critiquing Fiction
Deb Stover's Links
Gabrielle Luthy--links and articles
Plotting
Copyright Law
Starving Artist Law
Law Articles
Legal Articles for Writers
Alicia Raisley's Writer's Corner
The Copyright Clearance Center
The Eclectic Writer
PAWS Professional & Amateur Writers' Society
SFF Net Newsgroups (All genres)
Writer's Digest
Writers on the Net
Writerspace Mailing Lists
Writers Write: The Write Resource
Rita Herron's Writing Tips
Girl Cooties
Critter's Library
National Novel Writing Month
 
Bestseller Lists
Barnes & Noble Romance Bestsellers
USA Today Bestsellers List 1-50

 
Booksellers and Distributors
The Advanced Book Exchange
Amazon.com! Earth's Biggest Bookstore
A Romance Haven (New, Used, and Hard-to-Find)
Barnes and Noble.com
Bookaholics
Bookrak
BookSite
Gryphon Books
Globe Corner Bookstore (Books and Maps for the Traveler)
Oxford University Press USA
Siren Books (In OZ)
Tattered Cover
Ingram Book Group
American Wholesale Booksellers Association
New and Used Books


Romance Sites

Romance Review/Discussion Sites 
All About Romance
The Romance Reader
Mrs. Giggles
RBL Romantica

Romance Mags 
Romantic Times (recommended!)
Affaire de Coeur

Author Bulletin Boards/Group Sites
Blaze Authors
Ladies of Leisure, Harlequin Superromance, Red Sage

Minor Romance Sites

Just Reviews
Bookbug
Heartstrings
Ivy Quill Reviews
Suite 101 Romance Novel Review
Romance Reviews Today
Dear Reader

  
Other
Historical Romance Writers
The Romance Club
Subversion (recommended!)
The Reading Garden
Writerspace
Booktalk
Romance Authors Page
Romance Novel Review
Romantic Leads
A Natural History of the Romance Novel
NovelTalk
Road to Romance
The Romance Studio
BookTalk
Romance Readers Connection
Rakehell


Research Sites

 
General/Misc.
The Guild of Professional English Butlers 
Encarta Online (an online encyclopedia)
Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends (historical links)
Romance Authors Research Site
WhoWhere?!
(find anything or anyone on the web)
Research Resources for Writers
100s of Card Games
Gendercide Watch
Bad Fads (fashion, activities, events. and collectibles from past 100 years)
The Straight Dope
Guide Live - Dallas/Ft. Worth
 

"Soft Sciences"
Bible Search
Catholic Online Saints & Angels
Folktales
Timeline of Western Philosophers (recommended!)
BeautyCheck
SAPLING (Architecture, Planning, Landscape UK)
Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
 

Online Texts
The Internet Public Library (first public library of the internet)
Project Gutenberg (extensive online collection of literature)
The English Server at Carnegie-Mellon University (texts online)
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses (for fun)
Prints Old and Rare
Old British Letters

Illumination
Treasures of Ms Illumination
Turkish Ms Illumination
 

Online Image Galleries (non-costume)
Pictures and History of Castles
UK Image Database
Photos from Imperial Russia
Vintage Image Gallery
British Library Illuminated Mss
  

Science, Math, Calendars, etc. 
SI Base Units
Mad Sci Network
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
Investigator's Toolbox

Geography and Maps
How Far is It?
Maps to Everywhere
CIA World Factbook
Memory Map (UK 3D maps)

Calendars and Astronomy
Calendar
Moon Calendar
Astronomical Applications
U.S. Naval Observatory Data Services
Hubble Photos

Botany, Biology, Etc.
Pennyroyal Myths 
Plants of the North
  

Government, Legal, Medical, etc.
Census Bureau
Department of Education
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patent and Trademark Office
The Library of Congress
Crime Scene Investigation
Dictionary of Legal Terms
Infoguys (investigation techniques)
Healthfinder
Medscape
WebMD
National Institutes of Health
First Gov
Court TV's Crime Library
Dept of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
Bureau of Labor Statistics
 

Names  
Kabalarians--Names by Nationality
BabyCenter
BabyNamer
Behind the Name (first names)
Fantasy name generator
Kate Monk's Onomastikon
Random Name Generator
Thousands of Names
 

Classical and Folk Music and Dance  
Classical Net
Classical USA
Aria Database
Mudcat Café
An American Ballroom Companion
Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
 

Language, Dialect, Etc.  
AllWords.com (dictionary, etc.)
Dictionary.com (dictionary, etc.)
Specialty Dictionaries
English/French
Linguistics of Slang
Cockney Rhyming Slang (contemp--DO NOT overuse)
English Slang (contemp)
British Dialect Translator (silly, but can be useful)
British Info Links
Cultural History of the Word "Cunt"
AskOxford.com
Word Wizard
Word Detective
Take Our Word For It
Slang City -- American Slang
Common Errors in English (at times excessively pedantic)
Yorkshire Dialect
Common Languages
Dialectizer (for fun only)
Urban Dictionary
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
MLA Language Map (US)
 

Native American
Indian Arts and Crafts Association
National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Genealogy
Native American Web Sites
 

New Mexico
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
New Mexico Arts Tour
New Mexico Department of Tourism
State of New Mexico Gov Info
 

Historical--General
Arts & Humanities
About Historical Research
Society for Creative Anachronism Articles
Writer's Historical Resources
Women Writing on Women (Historical)
Emily Post's Etiquette (1922)
All About Romance History Cheat Sheets (caveat)
Early Lighting
History of Lighting
History Buff's Home Page (press coverage of American history)
The History Channel
TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web
The Historical Gazette
The History Ring
1890s Living History Farm, Kline Creek Farm
The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Society for Creative Anachronism (caveat)
World History: HyperHistory
Pirate's Cove
Celtic Mist (caveat)
Domestic Furniture 1860-1960
Great Buildings Online
Library of Congress--Prints and Photographs Online
Tenement VR (tours, 1970 & 1935)
History House
Historical Culinary and Brewing Links
Cornell's Historical Monographs
Deb's Historical Research Page
Halloween
History Links
Electoral Hofkapalle
Historical Reenactment UK
Renaissance Magazine
The New Madrid Earthquake, 1811-12
The Old Operating Theatre
 

Architecture  
About's Chinese Architecture Links
Asian Tradition in Architecture
Chinese Rural Architecture
The Gamble House (US)
 

Medicine, Science, and Women's Health
Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
Archaic Medical Terms
A Midwife's Tale
History of Science
A Modern Herbal (caveat)
Medical Heritage of GB
 

Royal/Noble Genealogy and Info, Titles, etc.
Britain Since George V
British Titles
Nobility and Titles in France
Monarchies of Europe
Henri van Oene's Royal Genealogy Pages (with pics)
Monarchs of England and GB
Kings of Scots
British Titles and Honours
British Titles of Nobility
 

Costume

Costume sites
Costumer's Manifesto
Historical Clothing
More Historical Clothing (from Victorian illustrations--not all accurate)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (check out historic clothing collection)
Tudor Dress
Costume Society of America
The Lace Guild
Costumes and Clothing
Costume Gallery
French and English 18th Century Fashion
Costume History
Milieux: The Costume Site
The Museum of Costume (Bath, England)
Books and Links on Costume
1910:  Menswear
19th c. Menswear (American)
Originals by Kay (recreations, some accurate)
Fashion Plates (with descriptions! 19th c.)
U of Wash Library's Fashion Plate Collection (19th-20th c., names often inaccurate)
What did they wear to bed?
Fashion 224 History of Costume (ancient to 1960s)
Historical Photographs  
Tribute to the Corsetiere
Antique Lace and Fashion

Art sites 
Tres Riches Heures (mid 15th-cen.)
Web Gallery of Art
All About Art (posters)
Artchive
Artcyclopedia
Art History Links
Virtual Art Museum
Dickens--Illustrations
Art Renewal Center
The Portrait Gallery
Reproductions
Royal Academy Online
Bert Christensen's Cyberspace Home
 

Scandinavia  
Deer Farming
Norway
Finland - Frommer's
Labrador Tea
Looking After Reindeer Calves


Ireland and Britain--Misc.

Miscellaneous
Historical British Maps
Antique Maps and Prints
MOTCO (UK images, prints, maps, books)
Encyclopedia of British History (1500-1950)
English Climate
English Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer 1662
English Lit on the Web
TourUK
British and Irish Heritage
Monarchs of England (from Britannia)
Britannia Online
History UK
Historical Manuscripts Commission
Collect Britain (British Library)
History of the Workhouse
Council for British Archeology
Hierarchy of the Church of England
Billiards and Snooker
Online Historical Architectural Images
Images of England
In Their Own Words
 
Historical Weights, Measures, and Money
English Measurements

English Weights and Measures
Historical Currency

Architecture
Welsh Castle Index 
More Stately Homes and Castles
Heritage Trail  
Dark Isle (Castles, Manors & Abbeys of Scotland)
Burghley House

Specific Places (England)
Dorset
English Lake District
Kent
Theater Royal, London
Vauxhall Society
London Footprints
London Gazette
London's Past Online (Centre of Metro Hist)
PhotoLondon
Complete Newgate Calendar
More About the Theater Royal
A to Z of Historical London
Burial of Plague Dead in Early Modern London
Daniel Defoe on Plague Pits (London)
London Street Games (1916)
Museum of London
Newgate Prison
Brighton Net
Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove Archeological Society
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton
Grand Hotel, Brighton
Yorkshire Dialect
Westminster Abbey
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Inns of Chancery
The Great Plague 1665
Lord Mayors of London
This Is Local London
Derelict London
The Proceeding of the Old Bailey 1674-1834
Cinque Ports
Rye

Wales
Information on Wales
Medieval Welsh Noblewomen

Scotland
Electric Scotland: A Social History of the Highlands (caveat--Anglo-centric sources)
House of Tartan
The Internet Guide to Scotland
Online Gaelic Dictionaries
Scotland Online
Scotland: Gateway to Scotland
Scottish Highlands Explorer
Scottish Towns

Ireland  
Irish 19th Century Dance
Donegal Hedgerow
 

Ancient and Classical World--Misc.
Gender in the Ancient World
Encyclopedia Mythica
Roman Names
More Roman Names
Roman Names
Roman Names
Late Roman Names
Roman Life
The Roman Empire
Oriental Institute Research Archives
Hatshepsut's Temple
Egyptian Language Resources
 

Medieval--Misc.  
Middle English Pages
English/Latin Translator
Footwear in the Middle Ages
King Rene's Tournament Book
Labyrinth:  Source for Medieval Study
Medieval Naming Guides
Medieval History
Medieval Sword Research
Medieval Times
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval
Old Occupations
Anglo-Saxon Names
Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Another Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Bright's Anglo-Saxon Reader
Oxford's Companion to Medieval Women's Writing
Illuminated Mss
Regia Anglorum
Glossary of Some Medieval Clothing Terms
Medieval Combat Society
Quia Emptores in English Feudalism
 

Renaissance--Misc.  
Renaissance Dance
Maps of British Towns
Forms of Address
Elizabethan Garden
Late 16th-century Given Names
Elizabethan Fencing
The Renaissance Faire (caveat)
The Adventures of Master F. J. (primary)
 

Early Modern--Misc.
Homebrewing Beer, ca. 1800
Canting Dictionary
Eighteenth Century Resources
18th c. Table
Cassanova Tour (private carriages 18th c.)
Love Customs of 18th c. Spain
Great Plague of 1665
Memoirs of the Count de Grammont (court of Charles II)
Pepys' Diary Online
Early 18th-c. Newspaper Reports
William Hogarth and the 18th-c. Print Culture
Stand and Deliver
 

Regency and Late Georgian Britain

General
Romances
Georgette Heyer
The Regency Collection
The Regency Page
Republic of Pemberley
Greenwood's Map of London (1827)
London, 1819
Gretna Green
Regency Marriage
Thieves' Cant
More Cant
Bibliography
A Discussion Board on Life in the Regency Era
Notes on Pride and Prejudice
Georgian Index
Jane Austen Society of Australia
Food and Drink in Regency England
The Heyer List
Prints George (18th and 19th c. map, print, and fashion plate reproductions)
Regency Overview
Princess Charlotte
Laura Wallace's Website
Coaching History
Lord Byron
The Fight

Military
Napoleon Guide
Letters from the Peninsular War
British Military History

Fashion
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion
Regency Fashion Page
Candice Hern's Collections
 

Victorian Britain/some US

General
Victorian Links
Victoriana.com
Academic Info--Brit Hist--Victorian
British and Irish Authors
Jack the Ripper
Civil War @ Smithsonian
Old Colony Style Architecture (1880s)
Diary of a Nobody (humorous fic 1892)
Victorian Links
Dictionary of Victorian London
Victorian Art
Victorian Station

London Maps 
Snow's London Map, 1859
Booth's Map:  Poverty in London
Another Booth's Map
Dickens London Map
London Registration Districts

Social History
1900 House (experiment flawed--some good details)
Punch Cartoons (objectionable material)
Victorian Lace (over-simplifications abound)
Chicago 1900--Family Economics
Godey's Book Online
Frank Leslie's Gazette of Fashion
Housing and Health
Victorian Census Project
Travel Letters of a Victorian Lady
Ragged School Museum
All the Year Round
Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management (for sale)
Victorian Wedding (caveat)
Victorian Wedding Etiquette (US)
Interior Decoration: 1897 --Floors
Interior Decoration: 1897 --Flowers
Tea and its Service (1897)

Fashion  
Truly Victorian
Wee Victorian Fashion Page
Corsets and Crinolines (with vintage clothing)
Godey's Lady's Book Plates (1855-1859)

Queen Victoria and Family  
Various Portraits from Harewood
200+ pics of royal family
Empress Alexandra of Russia
 

The Old West
The American West
Horses
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
New Perspectives on THE WEST
The Oregon Trail
The Roughstock Network

Colonial America 
History of Richmond, VA
Jamestown Rediscovery
Virtual Jamestown
Colonial Era Dress, 1600-1800
17th c. Colonial New England Links
Jamestown--17th c. Silk Production
Mayflower and Early Families