HERE’S a great interactive map of Old San Francisco – click on the dot and you’ll find old photos of each area.
Blatherings
Rambling posts about anything else not covered by another category
Short-Shorts: Dime Novels
Since Chance writes penny dreadfuls as a hobby, of course I had to do my research. HERE’S a good little collection of dime novels for you to peruse.
Short-Shorts: Author Photo Tips
HERE’S a good link for anyone thinking about getting an author photo done – how to look great in yours.
Short-Shorts: WikiAnswers Category
HERE’S a link to the WikiAnswers.com Creative Writing category … supervised by Yours Truly, of course. Browse through the questions and you might learn something interesting!
Short-short: Ship’s Passenger Lists
HERE’S a great list of actual names – you can look up passengers on ships from the 1700’s and 1800’s – fantastic way to come up with character names!
Short-shorts: Photos of the Wild West
Legends of America has a great PHOTO GALLERY – tons of photos of the Old West for research.
Short-Shorts: Last Names
HERE’S another little website I found while researching – it’s a LAST name generator for your characters, using US census data.
Short-Shorts: Name Your Characters
HERE is a nice little collection of ways you can come up with unique character names, by our friends at WikiHow.
Short-Shorts: Awards
It’s not every day you get an actual medal as an award – I like it! And just for kicks, HERE’S a link to my YouTube “Writing Advice” playlist!
Short-Shorts: 7 Writing Apps
Where Writer’s Win has a great little post – 7 Must-Have Writing Apps