Six More Reference Books

(These were initially posted on Romancenovel.tv in Summer 2007.  I’m reposting them here, as they are no longer available there.)
Here’s another half-dozen of books that I’ve found particularly helpful. Again, they were all purchased on-line, and used.
I’d like to mention here The Regency Companion by Sharon H. Laudermilk and Teresa Hamlin. If ever a book [...]

Also…

http://www.londonancestor.com/leighs/coffee.htm
Sending your characters out for coffee or a beer? No Starbucks, but ample other places for them to hang out.
http://www.british-trees.com/guide/home.htm
Regarding earlier landscape project; definitive guide to native British trees; avoid non-indigenous plantings.
http://www.24carat.co.uk/denominationsframe.html
Best resource I’ve seen on British coins–what denominations were issued when, under whose reign, and what were they worth.

Favorite On-line Research Sites

(These were initially posted on Romancenovel.tv in Summer 2007.  I’m reposting them here, as they are no longer available there.)
Hello again!
I bet everybody can help me out here. Let’s list some of our favorite online information sites. I’m picking these straight out of my favorites folder, so they won’t be in any order. At all.
Disclaimer: [...]

Six Favorite Reference Books

(These were initially posted on Romancenovel.tv in Summer 2007.  I’m reposting them here, as they are no longer available there.)
Okay. Here’s the start of my bibliography. I’m not saying you need to buy these books, or even use them. I’m saying I’ve found them helpful. I always like to work with a book before buying [...]

Oxford English Dictionary

(These were initially posted on Romancenovel.tv in Summer 2007.  I’m reposting them here, as they are no longer available there.)
If I had to pick just one resource for the work I do, it might just have to be the Oxford English Dictionary. I bought it on cd when I was first starting in the business, [...]

Virtual Research Assignment

(These were initially posted on Romancenovel.tv in Summer 2007.  I’m reposting them here, as they are no longer available there.)
One of the things I really loved about the much-missed Squawk Radio is the way Eloisa James, the inveterate professor, would always manage to include an assignment in her post, and everyone would have a little [...]