Writing resources, in my experience, are invaluable if you want a story and world that feels real, if you need information on historical events, or even if you just need help writing. In Writing Resources Part I, I focused on resources that helped me build characters. But as I thought about writing part II, I realized that there were many sites that overlapped, giving me information on many things, whether it was characters, cultures, world-building, history, or a whole host of other things, rather than just focusing on one particular thing. So for the rest of the Writing Resources series, I will be sharing sites that have aided me, but there will not be a specific theme to them. Of course, sites like Wikipedia are the most valuable of all, since they cover practically everything you want to know. But here are some more sites, perhaps a little more specific, that I use.

Medievalists.net

Almost anything you want to know about the Medieval era, you can find here. From history to hairstyles to cultures to modern news about Medieval things, Medievalists.net is a wealth of knowledge, and I have found it very helpful in my writing experience.

Britannica

I used this site for about everything. For The Last Captain Sails Again, and my upcoming book, The Last Captain In Chains, I found valuable information on the history of gunpowder, different styles of poetry from all cultures and times, and Russian hierarchy, among other things. It is one of the sites that I use just about as much as I use Wikipedia.

Articles by Cynthia Virtue

These articles seem to focus mainly on medieval clothing, which in my experience is necessary not only when you want to describe characters, but also so that you can correctly visualize them in your mind, giving every character a more realistic feel.

LibraryIreland

Focusing on Irish history, LibraryIreland is a great site if you need information on the Irish and their culture. I found this site useful while Orenn was in its developing stages, and I wanted to make it seem more like a real place, rather than just a figment of my own imagination.

As always, I would love to hear of whatever sources you use in your writing. I hope you have a wonderful journey in this and next week’s writing, and until then, keep writing, keep learning, keep growing.