Links for Breakfast

or . . .

Breakfast of Champion Writers

I’ve run into some fabulous sites while researching my books or learning the writing craft. At the same time, word of a fabulous new site sends me running to see what great resource I’ve been missing. So . . . I thought it would be fun to share our favorite internet sites on this Magical Monday.

Dictionaries

Give me a new resource for words and I’m in seventh heaven. Here are a few I’ve bookmarked over the last few years that I use frequently.

Dictionary of Sexual Terms and Expressions
Medieval and Renassaince Dictionary & Glossary–House Brigatta
Merriam-Webster Online
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
Mythology Guide – A dictionary of Greek and Roman Myths
Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
Language of Love, Lust, Sex
Random House Word Origins
Etymology Dictionary
WordWeb Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

Language

The language of those who came before us is often used in historical or paranormal novels. I know American English but other than my mother tongue, I only know bits and pieces. These sites have helped me out a lot.

Gaelic Greetings
Irish Dialect
Listen to Irish Language Sayings
Scottish Dialect
English to Latin Translator
English Translated to Spanish, French, Italian, German, or Russian
Old English/Anglo-Saxon Writing Systems
Cymraeg (Welsh) Language Guide

On Another Note . . .

I’ll do more links on another Magical Monday. For now, I’d like to congratulate all those who gave NaNoWriMo a shot, and yell a big woohoo for those who won or came close. Yay!

Me? Nope, didn’t do so well. I definitely set myself up not to win, and that’s not wise. It seems as though starting along about March of this year, I started to feel overwhelmed, so every time someone would ask me to do something, I’d say, “Sure! How about November?” You can see how this works . . . or doesn’t, as the case may be. Still, I made major headway on one novella and came up with some ideas that completely outshine what I started with. Overall, I feel good about my experience and I know how I could make it even better next time.

Some friends and I are going to do another writing challenge in January. I will be more prepared, you can be sure. Plus, I’d like to give NaNoWriMo another shot. Writing like a crazy woman, not stopping for anything, is an awesome feeling. I feel like a boulder rolling down a steep hill, gaining speed, collecting even more ideas, and knowing there is a The End at the bottom, which will be the ultimate in satisfaction.

Now we’re full-bore into the holidays, which makes any accomplishment difficult, but I’m determined to finish this novella before Yule!

Back to links . . . Please post your own favorite word usage links. Honestly, I think I’m addicted.

I hope you have a Magical Monday!

Jacquie
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