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about.com's Homework Help ||
Academy of American Poets, The ||
Active and Passive Verbs ||
Ads 4 Authors ||
African American History ||
Aged to Perfection ||
Agent Query ||
Albanach.org ||
All About Romance ||
All About Romance - Author-Penned Articles ||
All About Romance: Authors/Writers on Writing ||
Allure of the Two-Hanky Romances ||
Allure of Vampire Romance ||
Almack's Assembly Rooms ||
AlphaDictionary ||
Alternative History || (writing resource)
Amazing Ancient World, The ||
American & British History Resources ||
American Catholic ||
American Civil War Homepage ||
American Civil War Uniforms, Victorian Clothing and Accessories ||
American Colonist's Library ||
American Cultural History - The 19th Century ||
American Cultural History - The 20th Century ||
American Folklore ||
American History to 1865 ||
American History from 1865 ||
American Library Association ||
American Memory ||
American Old Wild West Culture ||
American Orthodox Patriarchate ||
American Screenwriters Association ||
American Society of Journalists and Authors ||
American West, The ||
Ancient History ||
Ancient World Web: Mythology & Religion ||
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Angela Booth's Writing Blog ||
Archiving Early America ||
Are You In Love With Romance || (British History research)
ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form ||
Articles for Writers ||
Articles for Writers ||
Atlapedia ||
Australian Military ||
Author Network ||
AuthorLink ||
Authors Guild, The ||
Authors and the Internal Revenue Code ||
Authors and the Internet ||
Authors on the Web ||
Autopsy ||
Autopsy-A Screenwriter's Guide ||
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Backspace--The Writer's Place ||
Bartleby.com ||
BBC - Get Writing ||
BBC - History ||
BBC - Religion & Ethics ||
Behind the Name ||
Beilby Porteus ||
Being Episcopalian ||
Benson, Angela Writer Resources ||
Best of History Sites ||
Beverley, Jo Articles ||
BibleGateway.com ||
Biographical Dictionary ||
Bishop of Salisbury ||
Blackbeard ||
Block ||
Blood at the Source: Tips for Mystery Writers ||
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Crime Scene Reconstruction ||
Body Language ||
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation ||
Blue Moon Communications Public Relations Consulting for Fiction Writers ||
Book of Common Prayer ||
Booksquare ||
BookTalk ||
Brethren of the Coast - Priates Brotherhood ||
Brief History of Mirrors ||
A brief intro. to copyright ||
BritSpeak ||
British and Scottish Regiments ||
British History ||
British Poetry 1780-1910 ||
British Scholar ||
British Royalty and Nobility ||
British Titles of Nobility ||
The Bruce Homepage ||
BuddhaNet ||
Burning Void ||
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Canadian Romance Authors ||
Canting Dictionary ||
Carcassonne ||
Carlyle, Deanne - Articles By ||
Castles of Tuscany ||
Castles on the Web ||
Category vs. Single Title ||
Catholic Encyclopedia ||
Cathy's Wee Victorian Fashion Page ||
Caubarreaux, Donna ||
Celebrity Quotations ||
Celtic Art ||
Center for Defense Information ||
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ||
Centre For Medieval Studies || - University of Toronto
Century of Lawmaking ||
Chaco Culture National Historical Park ||
Chaos Shadow Theory ||
Charles Manners-Sutton ||
Charlotte Dillon's Resources for Romance Writers ||
Chemical Detective, The ||
Children's Literature Association ||
Circline Art & Antiques ||
Civil War Medicine ||
Clan Map of Scotland ||
ClichéSite.com ||
Cloister's Herb Garden ||
Clothing 1770-1800 ||
Coffeehouse for Writers ||
A Collaborative Study in American History ||
Colors ||
Combating Computer Gremlins ||
Common Errors in English ||
Common plants that can cause poisoning ||
A Compendium of Common Knowledge Life in Elizabethan England ||
Complete Story, The A Complete Online Writing Course ||
Confederate Field Hospital ||
Conflict in Romance ||
Copyright Website ||
Correct Forms of Address ||
Corsets and Crinolines ||
Cosmic Society ||
Costume & Historical Linda ||
Costume Gallery ||
Costume Research ||
Costume Ring, The ||
Costumer's Manifesto ||
Cowboy Resources ||
Cowden, Tami ||
Creative Corner ||
Creative Writing ||
The Creativity and Business of Writing ||
Crime and Clues ||
Crime Library ||
Crime Scene Evidence Files ||
Crime Scene Investigation ||
Crime Spider ||
Criminal Profiling ||
Critique Circle ||
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center ||
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Daily Grammar ||
Daily Life Ancient Greece ||
Dalriada Celtic Heritage Trust ||
Dark Erotica ||
Daughters of the British Empire Society ||
Dave's Somewhat Complete SF/F Writers' Internet Resources ||
Day in the Life of a Street Cop, A ||
Deadwood Phrases ||
Deb's Historical Research Page ||
Deborah Matthews' Links (Regency Research)||
Deep Background ||
DeHart, Robyn ||
Démodé ||
Descriptions and Depictions of Historical Scottish Clothing ||
Developing Discipline ||
Dialogue ||
Diana's Writing Page ||
Dicken's London Map ||
Dictionary ||
Dictionary of Scots Language ||
Digital Librarian ||
Divas With Tiaras || (Contest Information)
Domesday Book ||
Dramatic Writing ||
Drug Information by RxList ||
Dynamical Psychology ||
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Earth Science Picture of the Day ||
Earthly Charms ||
Eastern Orthodox Church ||
Eastern State Penitentiary ||
eCataRomance.com ||
Ecclesiastical Map of the British Isles in the Middle Ages ||
Eclectic Writer ||
Eclectics Writing Articles ||
EditorandPublisher.com ||
eHarlequin's Learn To Write ||
eHow.com || (writing articles toward the bottom of the page)
Eight Steps To Getting Published ||
18th Century Resources ||
Electric Scotland ||
Elementary Theme Pages ||
Elements of Style (Strunk, William, Jr. 1918) ||
eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base ||
Encarta Encyclopedia ||
Encyclopedia Britannica ||
Encyclopedia of Hinduism ||
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology ||
English Bride ||
English Country Dancing ||
English History ||
EPIC - Electronically Published Internet Connection ||
Emotional Toolbox ||
Emotional Toolbox Articles on Writing ||
Episcopalian.org ||
Eras of Elegance ||
Erotic Romance Writers' Forum ||
Erotica Factor ||
Erotica Readers Association (it should go without saying this has mature content) ||
Erowid Psychoactive Vaults (Drug Info.) ||
Essentials of Buddhism ||
Evolution of the Kilt ||
Exotic Drinks ||
Exploring English ||
Expressive Dialogue, Part One: Mannerisms and Word Choice ||
Expressive Dialogue, Part Two: Stammers, Accents, and Affectations ||
Exquisite Heat of Sexual Tension ||
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F2K: Fiction Course ||
Fabrisia's Boschetto ||
Facts - Information - Research ||
Familiars and Totem Animals ||
Famous Birthdays ||
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions ||
Fashion History Costume Trends and Eras ||
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ||
Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) ||
Federation of American Scientists ||
Feeding the Soul ||
Fiction Addiction ||
Fiction Factor ||
Fiction Writer's Connection ||
Fiction Writers Resource Page ||
FictionDB: The Essential Fiction Book Reference ||
FictionPress.com ||
50states ||
FindLaw.com ||
FirstGov.gov ||
Flower of Chivalry ||
Focus on Heroines ||
Folktexts ||
Food Timeline ||
For Romance Titan Roberts, Writing Novels is a 9-to-5 Job ||
For Writers ||
Forensic Anthropology ||
Forensic Science Resources ||
forwriters.com ||
4-Writers.Com ||
Four Steps to Characterizations: Showing Personality to the Reader ||
France During the French Revolution and Under Napoleon Bonaparte ||
French peerage ||
Free Translation ||
From the Heart Writing Articles (The Romance Club) ||
Funds For Writers ||
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Gaelic Dictionaries ||
Galaxy Directory: Medicine ||
Gardner, Lisa Tricks of the Trade ||
General Information about copyrights ||
Georgian, Regency and Victorian Research ||
Getting Started ||
Ghost Research Society ||
Ghosts ||
Ghosts of the Prairie ||
Google Language Tools (includes traslater) ||
Gothic Journal ||
Gotta Write Network ||
Grammar and Style Notes ||
Grammar Slammer ||
Grammar Wench ||
GrammarCheck ||
GrammarNow ||
Grant, Vanessa Writers Resources ||
Greater Baltimore Medical Center ||
Greenwood's Map of London 1827 ||
Guide To Grammar ||
Gypsy/Rroma Links ||
Gypsy Lore Society ||
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Happily Ever After ||
Hardboiled Slang Glossary ||
Have We Got A Story For You ||
Herb Links ||
Herbalism ||
Heritage Trail ||
Hero as Pursuer, The ||
Hero's Journey, The ||
Historic Cities: Maps & Documents ||
Historic Enterprises ||
Historic Events & Birth Dates ||
Historic New Orleans Collection ||
Historical Cheat Sheet, The ||
Historical Gazette, The ||
Historical Map Index ||
Historical Romance Writers ||
Historical Text Archive ||
History Channel ||
History of Costume ||
History of Eye Glasses ||
History of Opera Gloves ||
History of Women ||
History Resources ||
HobGoblin.net ||
Holt Uncensored Archives ||
Horror Writers Association ||
How Much Is That? ||
How to Develop a Romance Hero ||
How to Write ||
HowStuffWorks ||
HyperGrammar ||
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Idioms and Sayings ||
IMDB On This Day ||
Importance of Friendship in Romance, The ||
In Defense of the Romance Catholic Church ||
In the Name of Love - Finding the Right Names for Your Characters ||
Independent Publisher ||
Inflation Calculator ||
Inside Romance Articles ||
Inside Romance Writers Guide ||
Institute for Historical Dance Practice ||
International Law Enforcement ||
International Women's Writing Guild ||
Internet Medieval Sourcebook ||
Internet Modern History Sourcebook ||
Internet Public Library ||
Internet Research Tips ||
Internet-Resources ||
Islam 101 ||
Islam Guide ||
Islam Questions & Answers ||
It's Not What You Do But How You Do It ||
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Jamie Denton Links ||
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion ||
Job Profiles from Monster.com ||
John Douglas ||
Judaism 101 ||
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Kathy Carmichael's Pitch Generator ||
Kathy Reichs' Forensic Links ||
Kauai's Hindu Monastery Web Site ||
KeepitComing.net ||
Kent and Canterbury Resources For Genealogy ||
Kirk, Mary Writing Tips ||
Knights Templar ||
Kyoto Costume Institute
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Language policy in early 19th Century America ||
Le Poulet Gauche ||
Learn to Write (eHarlequin) ||
Library of Congress ||
Life of Glamour, A ||
A Light Left On Home ||
Links for Writers ||
literaryagents.org ||
Literary Liaisons ||
Literary Times, The ||
Loft Literary Center ||
LOGOS Multilingual Portal ||
London ||
London Circle Publishing ||
London Poverty ||
London Season ||
Louis XIV ||
Lynn, Janice ||
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MacKinnon, Angus Gaelic-English dictionary ||
MacKinnon, Ron Scottish Bookmarks ||
Mai Christy Thao's Resource Links ||
Manuscript Format ||
Margaret Chittenden's Writing Tips ||
Maritime Terms and Definitions ||
Mayflower Compact ||
Medieval and Renaissance Brewing ||
Medieval and Renaissance Food Page ||
Medieval and Renaissance Music ||
Medieval and Renaissance Wedding Page ||
Medieval Demographics Made Easy ||
Medieval Games ||
Medieval Herbs ||
Medieval History from about.com ||
Medieval Hunting & Falconry ||
Medieval Money ||
Medieval Names Archive ||
Medieval Names Archive ||
Medieval Romance & the Fairy Tale ||
Medieval Scotland ||
Medieval Siege || (NOVA Online)
Medieval Times ||
The Merck Manual of Medical Information ||
Merriam-Webster ||
MI5 (UK's Security Service) ||
Military Links (Candace Irvin)||
Military Weapons ||
Military.com ||
Monica Burns Research & References ||
Monster Vintage.com ||
Museum of Costume ||
Museum of London ||
Museum Replicas ||
MYSTERY*FILE ON-LINEMystery Writers of America ||
Mythology, Religion, Philosophy ||
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Name Nerds ||
Napoleon ||
Napoleon.org ||
Napoleonic Association ||
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ||
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) ||
National Association of Women Writers (NAWW) ||
National Center for Biotechnology Information ||
National Institute on Drug Abuse ||
National Institutes of Health (NIH) ||
National Library of Medicine ||
National Museum of American History ||
National Writers Union ||
Native American History ||
Nervous Mannerisms ||
New Writers ||
New York State Historical Maps ||
19th Century America ||
19th Century Fashion & Costume ||
19th Century Medicine ||
19th Century Novel ||
19th Century Period Clothing and Military Uniforms ||
19th Century Web Sites ||
North American cities by year of foundation ||
North American Indian History ||
Novation ||
Novel Advice ||
Novelist's Workshop ||
Novelists, Inc. ||
NovelTalk ||
Nuts & Bolts of Writing ||
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Occultopedia: The Occult ||
Occupational Outlook Handbook List of Occupations ||
Odin's Castle || An archive of history and historical resources
Officer.com ||
Old Occupations of Scotland ||
Old West Slang and Phrases ||
On Revising Manuscripts from FWC ||
Once Upon A Romance ||
One Word. So Little Time. (writing prompts) ||
1-999 World History ||
1000-2000 World History ||
Online Resources ||
Origins and Ancient History of Wine ||
Outlaws and Highwaymen ||
Outline of American History ||
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Pacific Northwest History ||
Page ONE Literary Newsletters ||
Paperback Writer ||
Passionate Pen, The ||
Pathology Guy ||
Patrin ||
Paula Roe's Links ||
Peerage: Titles of Nobility ||
Phases of the Moon ||
Pirate's Cove ||
Pirates & Privateers ||
Pirates & Privateers - Legends ||
Pirates Site ||
Plot Doctor, The ||
Plotting ||
Plotting and Characterization ||
Point of View ||
Police Body Languange and Behavior: You Gotta Walk the Walk ||
Police Jargon: How to Talk Like a Cop ||
Pre-Culloden Tartans ||
Preditors & Editors ||
Preditors & Editors ||
Preparing E-mail Queries ||
Private Investigators Investigator Directory ||
Promise of the Hot Premise, The ||
Proofreaders' Marks ||
Proofreading Symbols and Abbreviations ||
Publishers & Agents ||
Publisher's Websites ||
Publishers Weekly ||
Publishing Central ||
Publishing Guidelines ||
PubMed || service of National Library of Medicine
Pyramid Collection || New Age, Spiritual Gifts, Yoga, Wicca, Gothic, Reiki, Celtic, Crystal, Tarot
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Rainfield, Cheryl ||
Rampant Scotland ||
Rants About Sexuality ||
Rasley, Alicia Writer's Corner ||
ReadPlease (Text-to-speech software) ||
Reading/Writing Links ||
Reading Garden, The ||
Reconstructing History ||
Refdesk.com ||
Regency Collection ||
Regency Dance Page ||
Regency Fashion Page ||
Regency Garderobe ||
Regency Page, The ||
Regency Repository, A ||
Regia Anglorum ||
Renaissance, The Elizabethan World ||
Research Flaws in Romance Novels ||
Research 4 Writers ||
Research Library ||
Resources for Romance Writers ||
Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors ||
Road To Romance ||
Robin's Nest ||
Rom News ||
Roma History ||
Romance Authors Research Index ||
Romance Book Café ||
Romance Central ||
Romance Critters ||
Romance Junkies ||
Romance Notes ||
Romance Publishers ||
Romance Reader at Heart ||
Romance Studio, The ||
Romance Writer2Writer ||
Romance Writers of America ||
Romance Writers of Australia ||
Romance Writers on Writing ||
RomanceEverAfter ||
Romancing the Western Historical ||
Romantic Fiction ||
Romantic Ghosts and Gothics ||
Romantic Novelists' Association ||
Romantic Times ||
Rose's Colored Glasses ||
Royalty.nu ||
Russian Military Links ||
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Salacious Historian's Lair ||
Scared Straight on Editor/Agent Appointments ||
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. ||
Scot Clans ||
Scot Wars ||
Scotland Holiday Guide Tourist Information ||
Scots-Online ||
Scottish History ||
Scottish History ||
Scottish Vernacular Dictionary ||
Scribe's World ||
Secrets of Norse Ships ||
Self-editing checklist ||
Sensual Romance ||
Serendipity (random generators) ||
Serial killers and notorious murders in The Crime Library ||
Set Your Own Yardsticks ||
Seventh Sanctum ||
Sexual Tension through Conflict and Plotting ||
SFF Net ||
SharpWriter.com ||
Sisters In Crime ||
Six Ingredients of a Sensual Romance Novel ||
16th Century Spanish Men's Names ||
Skye Museum of Island Life ||
Slang Dictionary ||
Snowflake Method for Writing a Novel ||
Social Studies Links ||
Society of American Travel Writers ||
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators ||
Solemnization of Matrimony ||
Some Clothing of the Middle Ages ||
Special Operations ||
Spy Tech Agency, Spy Equipment ||
Sonar - Submission tracking tool ||
Spanish Homes ||
Spoken and Written Forms of Address for U.S. Government Officials, Military Personnel, Foreign Officials, Nobility, and Religious Officials ||
"Standard" Book Contract, The ||
State History ||
Stover, Deb ||
Strategy Page || (Military News, Intelligence)
Strong Heroines ||
Suite101.com ||
SuperCircuits (surveillance equipment) ||
Surname Origins ||
Symptom Tracker ||
Synopsis Project ||
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Tea Council ||
TeenLit.com ||
10,000 Year Calendar ||
Teresa's Historical and Romantic Fiction Page ||
Teresa's Tudor History Page ||
Texas State Historical Association ||
Thesaurus ||
Thinkers Network ||
ThinkQuest ||
This Day In History ||
This Day In Mythstory ||
Tightening the Sagging Middle ||
timeanddate.com ||
Timelines of History ||
Times & Places ||
Tips on Writing the Time-Travel Romance ||
Titles ||
Today In History ||
Today In History ||
The Tome ||
Turkey City Lexicon ||
TV Writer.com ||
20th Century ||
20th Century ||
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Uncle Orson's Writing Class ||
Undergarments Through the Ages ||
Understanding Islam ||
UK Ministry of Defence ||
US Department of Defense ||
US Department of Homeland Security ||
US Environmental Protection Agency ||
US Federal Census ||
US Food and Drug Administration ||
US General Services Administration ||
US Health and Human Services ||
US Patent and Trademark Office ||
Useful Links for Romance Writers and Readers ||
Useful Odd and Ends Pre-1650 ||
Utah Rock Art Sites ||
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Vampire Terms Glossary ||
Vatican: The Holy See ||
Very Useful Victorian Links ||
Victorian Lace ||
Victorian Links ||
Victorian Literary Studies Archive ||
Victorian Station ||
Victorian Wedding Center ||
Victoriana.com ||
Viewpoint in the Novel ||
Viking Answer Lady ||
Viking Ships: The Drakkar ||
Visual Thesaurus ||
Vintage Vixen 20th Century Fashion History ||
Virtual Religion Index ||
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Wanttaja, Ron - Sea and Sky ||
Watchman Expositor: Index of Cults and Religions ||
We Need A Hero ||
We Write Romance ||
Wedding Traditions ||
Western Outlaw Lawman History Association ||
Western Writers of America ||
What is a Gentleman? ||
What is a Regency Romance? ||
What's My Line? || (A quiz to see which category romance line you might be best suited for)
Whist ||
Who's In Charge? ||
Wiccan, Pagan & Witchcraft Holidays ||
Wikkipedia ||
Williams, Susette ||
WineCountry.com || - California Wine Country Tour
Witches' Voice ||
Women in Greek Myths ||
Women Warriors Throughout History ||
Women Writing the West ||
Word Museum ||
Word Origins ||
Working Writer ||
World Building ||
World Fact Book (CIA) ||
World Romance Writers ||
World Science Fiction Society ||
World Time Server ||
World War II History ||
World Wide Serial Killers ||
World Wide Words ||
Wort Sin According to 19th Century Book ||
Write Stuff, The ||
Write Market, The ||
Writer Beware ||
Writer's Corner ||
Writer's Corner ||
Writer's Digest ||
Writer's Ezine ||
Writer's Island ||
Writer's Market ||
Writer's Resources ||
Writer's Secret Weapon, The: a diary ||
Writer's Unlimited ||
Writer's Village ||
Writer's Web ||
WriteCraftweb ||
The Writers Forensics Medical Lab ||
Writers Free Reference ||
Writers Guild of America ||
Writers Workshop ||
Writers Write ||
Writers.com ||
Writersmarket ||
WritersNet ||
Writerspace.com ||
Writer2Writer ||
Writing A Series ||
Writing Children's Books ||
Writing Corner.com ||
The Writing Life ||
Writing Romance Novels ||
Writing Taboo Subjects ||
Writing Tips ||
writing tips-techniques ||
Writing.com ||
WritingClasses.com ||
WritingCorner.com ||
WritingDen.com, The ||
Writing-World.com ||
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Xlibris.com ||
You Cannot Capture A Dream Until You Reach For It ||
YourDictionary.com ||
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Zeno's Forensix Science Site ||
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