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Reference Book List
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Olde
English Job Titles
Animal
Guides
Animal Guides
Anthropology
For a List of Anthropological
Journals go HERE.
Anthropology in the News
Anthropology Resources on the
Internet -- a very comprehensive site
Cultural Anthropology
Law and Cultural Heritage
Web Directories
USCB Anthropology
The Animal Question in
Anthropology: A Commentary
Dr. Formenti's Links: Anthropology - a
huge number of links
Cities
Art
Bin -- Vienna
Countries
History
of Yorkshire and North East England -- includes 2000 years of history, surnames, maps,
and more
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
The
Dict Development Group Online Dictionary
Dictionary.com -- dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps
The Linguist List -- includes
foreign language dictionaries
Merriam-Webster
Online: The Language Center -- more than a dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Rhyming Slang Dictionary -- British rhyming slang
Roget's
Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus --
maintained by the University of Chicago
A Web of Online Dictionaries
and Thesauri -- includes a list of grammar sites in many languages, including Quchua,
multi lingual dictionaries, and specialized English dictionaries
Webster's Revised
Unabridged Dictionary-- maintained by the University of Chicago
Wordnet -- A Lexical Database
Dictionary -- maintained by Princeton University, this is a different kind of
dictionary based on current theories of human lexical memory
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus --
maintained by the University of Chicago
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia -- The Living Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library
The Encyclopedia Mythica -- an
encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend
Encyclopedia of Mythology
Encyclopedias
by subject -- a list of several encyclopedias
Free Internet Encyclopedia --
information from web sites: the information varies according to what's on each site
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Funk
and Wagonals
Historical Eras and Countries
Information
Please
Knight Library Classification
Let's Find
Out -- a kids encyclopedia
Microsoft Encarta
The Mystica -- An on-line encyclopedia of the
occult, mysticism, magic, paranormal and more
The Probert Encyclopedia -- articles on
human knowledge ranging from the common to the obscure
Stef's Resources for Readers and Writers
Fanfiction and Fan Zine Links
Definitions
-- fandom and zine definitions, information on conventions, a newbie's convention guide, dos
and don'ts at a convention
Fanzines, Filks, and Fanzine
Terminology -- some of it pertains to Blake's 7, but all of it is pertinent here. Also
read about zine piracy: the horror of all zine editors and writers.
Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fan Fiction
The Mary Sue Litmus Test
Fanzine FAQ -- all sorts of information on zines,
writing, terms, etc.
Who's Who in Fandom -- want to know where
fan zine originated? Go here.
Feminism
Feminist
Majority Foundation Online
Feminist
Internet Gateway
911 for Women
Feminist
Research Center
National Center
for Women and Policing
National
Organization of Women
Feudal
Terms
Feudal Terms
Filk
Filks
Grammar
Web Sites
11 Rules of Writing
Capital Community Technical College
Guide to Grammar and
Writing
The
Rewriting and Editing Process
Common Proofreading Symbols and
Abbreviations
The Editing Process by
Paradigm -- includes information on grammar and sentence structure, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling
Elements of Style by William
Strunk, Jr.
The English Department
The English Grammar Clinic form the
Lydbury English Centre
How to Write Almost Readable Fiction
Grammar
Grammar Girl's Guide to the English
Language -- an irreverent look at grammar
The Grammar Lady
Grammar Now -- grammar, composition, editing,
proofreading resource
Grammar Queen
Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack
Lynch
Guide to Grammar and
Writing
Lists of Grammar Lists -- this site
answers just about any question imaginable about grammar
Purdue
University's Online Writing Lab
Rules for Writing Real Good
-- humorous a list of how not to write
Science Fiction Resource Guide -- Writers' Links
University
of Victoria, Canada, Writer's Guide -- grammar, usage, sentences, paragraphs, and on
and on
Herbs
Herbal Encyclopedia -- very good site
with good links
Law Enforcement Links
The Writer's Resource -- This is
a great site! It has links to: Medical resources, the FBI, law enforcement, weapons, the
armed services, Washington DC, Legal information, the paranormal, and the writing process.
CopNet
-- a center for cop resources
DawnC's Fiction Writer's
Legal Clinic -- Criminal and Civil Law, Law-Related Links, Law Libraries
Law
Enforcement Links Directory & Police Search Engine -- A link site for law
enforcement. There are hundreds of links here.
Officer.com
Police
Guide
Police
Links
The Police Pages
Police
Dogs Homepage
Medical
Links
Alternative
Medicine -- search site with lots of links
The Cascade Hospital
-- Resource site to aid writers make their stories more medically authentic. This is an
excellent research site.
Writing Resources
Emily Brunson's Writers and Writers' Resources
Myths
and Legends
JoyZone
search results: Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Legends -- Australian
Mything Links -- links to sites about
the mythology of plants, faeries, and more around the world. An Annotated &
Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore,
Sacred Arts & Traditions
Treelore.com
-- treelore and folklore around the world
Names -- name that character or
villain
Baby Name Finder
BabyNames.com
Baby Names from India
Baby Names Links Page
Catala's Magickal Names
Etimology
of First Names
Names and Naming Webring Site List
Parenting: Baby Names
Surnames: What's in a Name?
Parapsychology Links
Parapsychology Links
Psychology
Apa
Division 35: Psychology of Women
Phych
Web
Science
Links
DawnC's Science and Society (Resources for Scientists and Lay Persons)
Religion
-- Main Stream
Debra Fran Baker's Jewish Essays
Search
Engines
AeroSeek
-- Aviation oriented search engine
AltaVista
Ask
Jeeves
AusIndex -- search Australia
DreamPages
Electric Monk -- questions may be asked as
complete sentences
EuroSeek
Excite
Hotbot
InfoSeek
JoyZine -- Info & articles on Australia,
Aboriginal Dreamtime legends, Aussie dictionary, the Queenslander house
Lycos
Magellan
Meta
Search
Planet
Search
Qango
Qango:
Promotion Street -- lists hundreds of search engines
Snap!
Thunderstone
WebCrawler
Web
Surfer
WWWomen!
Yahoo!
ZenSearch
Sentinel
Links
Becky's Writers Resource Links
The Blue Quill -- Ella
Quince's Writing Reference for Xenaverse Bards, Beta Readers, and Editors
Celestial
Cat's Sentinel Research Page -- links to Sentinel pages that have characterizations, episode
guides, loft floor plans, and more
Cosmic Critic's Corner
Emily's Writer's Resources Links
Fan Fiction on the Net -- Writer's Reference
Holy Mother Grammatica
-- If you aren't sure how to start a story, have never written a story, but would like to,
are bogged down in a plot, or have problems with grammar or punctuation, go here.
Holy Mother Grammatica's
Favorite Bloopers part 1
Holy Mother
Grammatica's Favorite Bloopers part 2
Mona's: How to be a Writer
page -- a wonderful inspirational piece, especially for new writers
Nightowl's Writers' Resources Links
Radio Free Cascade -- Another
good site.
Shamanism,
Wicca, Alternate Religions, Paganism
The Mystica -- An on-line encyclopedia of the
occult, mysticism, magic, paranormal and more
The Encyclopedia Mythica -- an
encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend
Encyclopedia of Mythology
Occultism and Religion
SHAMANISM
Banyon
Books
Celtic Shamanism, an introduction
Celtic Shamanism Webring
List of sites
Cougar's Celtic Shamanism Site 1
Cougar's Celtic Shamanism Site 2
Dance
of the Deer Foundation: Center for Shamanic Studies -- a learning institute
Foundation
for Shamanic Studies -- a nonprofit organization, with links
Four Winds Society -- a learning institute
Institute
for Contemporary Shamanic Studies -- a learning institute
Institute for Shamanic Synthesis -- a learning
institute
Ness Mountain's Home Page -- Shamanic and Family
Therapy: Theory and Practice -- Shamanic thoughts from a practicing shaman
The
Raven Lodge of Shamanic and Personal Development -- a learning institute and home
study courses
Stef's Shamanism Page
What is
Shamanistic Healing?
Shamanism -- working with
animal spirits. New Age.
Shamanism
Shamanism
Shamanism Web Circle --
note: not all sites in this circle are about shamanism
List
of sites
Shamanic Animal Spirits
Shamanism:
Working with Animal Spirits -- a list of many
animal spirits and their attributes
The World of Shamanism
WICCA
Blondie's Wicca Forum
Catala's Wicca Page
Celtic
Connection
Enchanted Encounters -- Herbs,
Aromatherapy, Faeries and Little People, crystals, and more. Not a wiccan site, but I
didn't know where else to put it.
Finding the Path
Joan's Witch Directory -- information
about witches of old, not modern witches or wiccan practices
Ring of Pagan Elders: list of sites
SliverMoon
Welcome
to my Gatherings
The
Witch's Voice -- on of the biggest sites on the web. It has over 2000 links to other
sites. They are a proactive educational network dedicated to correcting misinformation
about Witches and Witchcraft. They do not provide spells or anything of that nature.
ALTERNATIVE
RELIGIONS -- combination sites and additional information sites
Alternative Religions -- from
Shamanism to Buddhism. Lots of links.
Circle of the Raven and
the Rose -- a webring dedicated to dark spirituality
List
of sites
The Dark Goddesses -- as site
encompassing all aspects of various goddesses
Heather Ash -- classes in: Toltec
shamanism, tarot,
wicca, firewalking, spoonbending. Rituals: weddings, handfastings, blessingways, memorials
Herbal Encyclopedia -- very good site
with good links
JoyZone search results: Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime
Legends
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Paganism, Celtic Shamanism, Druidism, & Wiccan Links
Raven's Wing Webring -- dedicated
to the dark goddesses
List
of sites
Red Branch Webring -- for
pagan warriors
List
of sites
Stones and Crystals
Birthstones -- information from the
everyday to the mystical
Crown Jewels -- mystical
Crystals
Enchanted Encounters: Gems and Stones
Finding the Path: Stones and Crystals
Gemstone Lore
Gem Stone Healing
Gem Stone Glossary
Gemstones and Crystals
Healing Properties of Gemstones
Women's Issues and Health
Phenomenal Women of the Web: Resources Network
Research for Slash and Adult Writers
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Reference Book List
You want to write but you don't
know where to start. Well, here's a short list of books that might help you. If you have
any other favorite books, software, or online sites you'd like to add to this list, just
let me know.
Get a decent book on grammar.
They're not hard to find. The library's got hundreds of them. They can be found at book
stores, college and library book sales, even garage sales. Get one. You've got a problem
if you don't think you need a grammar book. Hey, I do have grammar books and I still make
mistakes. Why should you be immune to such things?
The
Wordwatcher's Guide to Good Writing and Grammar -- Quick answers to pesky grammar and
usage Problems by Morton S. Freeman. Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Copyright 1990.
Strunk
and White -- this is a very good grammar book. It's been setting the
standards for grammar for many years.
Rules for
Writers: A Concise Handbook, second edition by Diana Hacker. A Bedford Book,
St. Martin's Press, New York. Copyright 1988. This book has it all. I love this book.
Buy a grammar program for your
computer, or not, since most word processors come with their own.
Buy a dictionary. Buy several. Use
the dictionary that comes with your word processor. After you've bought your dictionary use
it!
Get a Thesaurus. Yes, you do need
one. After all, there's only one way to spell relief, but fifteen different ways to say
it.
Roget's
Superthesaurus 2nd Edition by Marc McCutcheon. ISBN-0-89879-775-6
There are a lot of books on style,
plot, characterization, etcetera. You can't go wrong with a book that will help you
improve your writing style. Here's a book series I particularly recommend. I don't have
the whole series, but I do have the ones I think help me the most in my writing. You can
find the books at your local Barnes and Nobles or Little Professor Bookstores, or either store can order them
for you. As far as I know, the entire series is still in print. I like this series because
the books are written in a simple style that's easy to understand. Well, if I can
understand them, they can't be too hard!
All of these books are printed by Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Beginnings,
Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress. ISBN-0-89879-550-8
Characters
& Viewpoint by Orison Scott Card. ISBN 0-89879-307-6
Conflict,
Action & Suspense by William Noble. ISBN 0-89879-634-2
Description
by Monica Wood. ISBN-0-89879-681-4
Dialogue
by Lewis Turco. ISBN-0-89879-349-1
Plot
by Ansen Dibell. ISBN-0-89879-303-3
Scene
& Structure by Jack M. Bickham. ISBN-0-89879-551-6
Setting
by Jack M. Bickham. ISBN-0-89879-635-0
Theme
& Strategy by Ronald B. Tobias. ISBN-0-89879-392-0
Voice and
Style by Johnny Payne. ISBN-0-89879-693-8
I don't own any of the following
books, but since most of us are Sentinel fans, they are worth a look at the local library,
or you can buy them at your local bookstore or online (Amazon.com).
All of these books are printed by Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Armed and
Dangerous: A Writer's Guide to Weapons by Michael Newton.
ISBN 0-89879-370-X
Body
Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries by David W. Page, M.D.
ISBN 0-89879-741-1
Cause of
Death: A Writer's Guide to Death, Murder, & Forensic Medicine by Keith D.
Wilson, M.D. ISBN 0-89879-524-9
Deadly
Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons
by Serita Deborah Stevens with Anne Klarner.
ISBN 0-89879-371-8
Just the
Facts, Ma'am, A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques
by Greg Fallis. ISBN 0-89879-823-X
Malicious
Intent: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Think by Sean Mactire.
ISBN 0-89879-648-2
Missing
Persons: A Writer's Guide to Finding the Missing, the Abducted, and the Escaped
by Fay Faron. ISBN 0-89879-790-X
Modus
Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work by Mauro V. Convasce and
Joseph R. Paglino. ISBN 0-89879-649-0
Murder
One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide
by Mauro V. Convasce and Joseph R. Paglino.
ISBN 0-89879-773-X
Police
Procedural: A Writer's Guide to the Police and How They Work by Russell
Bintliff.
ISBN 0-89879-596-6
Private
Eyes: A Writer's Guide to Private Investigators by Hal Blythe, Charlie
Sweet & John Landreth. ISBN 0-89879-549-4
Rip-off: A
Writer's Guide to Crimes of Deception
by Fay Faron. ISBN 0-89879-827-2
Scene of
the Crime: A Writer's Guide to Crime-Scene Investigation by Anne Wingate,
Ph.D. ISBN 0-89879-518-4
The
Writer's Complete Crime Reference Book
by Martin Roth. ISBN 0-89879-564-8
If your characters are constantly
getting stabbed, shot, or even sprained ankles, Grey's Anatomy is a must for
you. A bullet in the shoulder does not usually go straight through and come out the other
side, hitting nothing but flesh. The bullet will run into things, carom off them, chip
bone and end someplace else. Maybe it will leave the injured person's body, and maybe it
won't. Also, a knife in the gut is a nasty thing, cutting into all sorts of vital and
interesting organs. Yuck. You can also go over to The Cascade Hospital
for all sorts of wonderful tips, but if you're like me, you don't always do your writing
on the computer, or at least not one with 'net access, so having a book handy is a must.
WARNING:
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