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Books for writing and world-building I've found useful.

Biomes of Earth, multiple authors; Chelsea Day Publications. The set that I used was from 2006 ( ISBN:0816053197) there are 10 volumes covering the following biomes (ecologies), Agricultural & Urban Areas, Deserts, Grasslands, Lakes & Rivers, Oceans, Taiga, Temperate forests, Tropical Forests, Tundra, & Wetlands. Worlds of Wonder by David Gerrold. He talks about writing, worldbuilding, and he is a sci-fi author. Very informative. The Power of the Dark Side: Creating Great Villains, Dangerous Situations, & Dramatic Conflict by Pamela Jaye Smith. Everything you ever wanted to know about villainous motives and archtypes of villain. The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook by Sherrilyn Kenyon, this is a dictionary of names with a revers lookup in the back. You want a name that means something specific-this is it.

The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers & Rogues - by George Choundas. This is a catagorized volume on pirates, language, torutre, whos's who of the historical pirate world. HowDunit - The Book of Poisons by Serita Stevens and Anne Bannon. Poison a subtle way to kill a character, and this gives you the effects and how much needs to be used in your story. The Complete Metalsmith:An Illustated Handbook by Tim McCreight I found this book through a friend of mine who is a blacksmith. Excellent resource for writing about forging a weapon. It only takes a few details to force the reader to fill in the blank. This will give you the correct processes and terms to do it. Howdunit Forensics By D P Lyle Along the same lines as the poison book , just a different subject. Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries by David Page. This is one of my favorite books. Injure your character? This will tell you what happens, how long it’s going to take your character to dieand/or, iIf the injury is plausable. The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: from Dragons lair to Hero's Quest Philip Martin (Editor) This is a book of everything fantasy excellent reference. The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference Writers Digest (various Authors) Again a great overall reference. Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life by Terry Brooks This was a great read, and it's Terry talking about writing what more could you ask for. The Science of Science fiction Writing by James Gunn This book made me think about a lot of things, check it out.

The following books by DK Publishing; Earth, Universe, Oceans, Trees: an eyewitness guide, Animals, and Weapons.



Resources for Worldbuilding & Writing

  • Britannica Online, always check your facts when refernce material needs to be accurate and untwisted.
  • Etymology online, ever wonder if a word is time period appropriate, this place is a great substitute for the OED
  • Evil overlord, the original list ways your villain should have been smart.
  • Food, we all need it, our characters need it, and Dan Meyers knows volumes about medieval & ancient foods & feasts.
  • Gencon Writer's Symposium site
  • Hero list, kinda a retaliation to the Evil overlord list.
  • Jean, as writers we owe her a great deal. She organizes the writer's symposium at GENCON every year. Visit her page.
  • Max's writing page is still being added to, but it promises to be incredible when it gets going.
  • Michael Stackpole does writing seminars at GENCON and other conventions called "Rules of Writing", and they are amazing. Check out his podcasts for more info.
  • Monica Valentinelli's site about writing.
  • names site great for cross-referencing cultural names & spellings.
  • Paul Genesse's blog, he talks about writing worldbuilding, and reviews books. Great resource.
  • Sci-fi & Fantasy worldbuilding site. A smorgasbord of world info to choose from.
  • Steven Saus, he writes on his blog about writing and its pretty cool.
  • Tim Waggoner's site about writing.
  • Timeline generator, great for getting a basic idea & then filling in the inbetween.
  • Tracy & Laura Hickman's site, and if the seminar at GENCON was any taste, this is going to be a feast for the mind about writing.
  • Wikipedia, great for quick fact checking and starting research.
  • Wrede's worldbuilding Questions. I dont remember how I got them, but I was about 19 when I found them. They are the most complete group of questions to detail you world with I've ever seen.
  • Writer's Beware site check, look here before you leap fro publishers, contests, agents, etc.
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