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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Best Places to Get Information
I was hoping that there were people out there that had some great sites that they did research on. I know of a few but it seems there are always others that have just that bit more. I find that the CIA World Facts site has some of the best information on countries in the world. I also love this site for name ideas of my characters, www.2000-names.com. I'm almost afraid to go to some sites, since I like writing mysteries, because of who might be tracking it. Sound paranoid? Probably. So I hope we can all share some of our favorite sites.
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I also really like the CIA World Facts site:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
I use wipedia extensively
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
a baby names website:
http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com
and the Random Title Generator:
http://mdbenoit.com/rtg.htm
For me, it's Wikipedia and Google all the way. Plus, I use a lot of stock photography websites to find references for my illustrations
VIA website! Sounds intriguing. I'll have to look at this.
I couldn't work without the Oxford English Dictionary; I love knowing the etymology of words, and what they suggest.
Lucia
http://bluestemwriters.wordpress.com/
I'll definitely will be looking into the VIA wesite as well as the Random Title Generator. That just sounds interesting.
Here's a fun name site, particularly if you're writing in a (semi-recent) historical context:
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager
You can find the most popular (or not) names for a given year, back to 1880. And you can type in a name to see its ranking graph. Fascinating! And helps pick names for particular eras.
I'm with Christina - Google and Wikipedia are the fastest most easy to use and direct sources of quick reliable information. Plus they are gateways to a vast selection of other sites.
Here's a unique site - I use Google Earth! If your setting is in the real world and involving real places, what better way to get a lay of the land?
Google Earth is a great way to see places that I might have no other way of seeing. My husband is also into Geography and loves using it as well.
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