Romance and Historical Fiction

Romance · Costume Sites · Historical Fiction

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All About Romance

http://www.likesbooks.com/home.html

Articles for writers and readers; reviews, forums, awards, contests, history and travel.

American Christian Fiction Writers

http://www.americanchristianfictionwriters.com/

Formerly American Christian Romance Writers.

Antique Words, by C. J. Cherryh

http://www.cherryh.com/www/antique1.htm

A list of words that were commonly used prior to the 1900's; useful if you'd like to avoid anachronistic phrases in your historical fiction.

Authors of Romance

http://www.authorsofromance.com/writingtips.htm

Writing tips, newsletter and more.

CataRomance

http://www.cataromance.com

Lots of resources and features for romance writers, including reviews, articles, discussion and community features, etc.

Charlotte Dillon's Resources for Romance Writers

http://www.charlottedillon.com/

There's a huge amount of information on this site, not just for romance writers but for all writers. Check out her excellent collection of links for various periods of historical research.

eHarlequin.com: Learn to Write

http://www.eharlequin.com/

An entire free course on writing romance, plus articles, author interviews, guidelines (for Harlequin, of course), and more.

Erotica Readers & Writers Association

http://erotica-readers.com/ERA/AR/Erotica_Authors_Resources.htm

Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America: Articles

http://www.gdrwa.org/articles.html

There are loads of interesting articles here on the craft of writing romance, getting published, and more.

Karen Fox Market News

http://www.karenafox.com/market_news.htm

Updates on the romance publishing industry.

Literary Liaisons

http://www.literary-liaisons.com

For readers and writers of historical romance; includes extensive research section.

Literary Times

http://www.tlt.com/

Online edition of "A Journal for Lovers of Romantic Fiction," featuring reviews, author profiles, research and reference links, and a place for writers to post upcoming events.

Romance Authors Page

http://www.nettrends.com/romanceauthors/

Articles and links to sites on various historical periods common to romance novels.

Romance Central

http://romance-central.com/

An excellent selection of articles and topics that aren't limited simply to romance.

The Romance Club Author Chats

http://www.theromanceclub.com/chat/schedule.htm

Romance Divas

http://www.romancedivas.com

Writing articles, a regular column, book reviews, a forum board, critique group, free online workshops with published authors, and more. (Many of the articles are in PDF format.)

Romance Ever After: History & Cultures

http://www.romanceeverafter.com/histcult.htm

A variety of articles by romance authors on historical/cultural topics.

Romance Reviews Today

http://www.RomRevToday.com/index.htm

A good place to get your romance novel reviewed.

Romance Sub-Genres

http://www.rwanational.org/cs/romance_literature_subgenres

Romance Writers Homepage

http://www.simegen.com/romance/index.html

Links, writers' webpages, book reviews, bulletin boards, chat, classes, and promotional opportunities for writers who'd like to host a chat.

Romance Writers of America

http://www.rwanational.org

The writers' organization for romance.

Romance Writers of America: Romance Author Sites

http://www.rwanational.org/cs/rwa_author_web_sites

Romantic Times

http://www.romantictimes.com

This site offers a huge selection of author tips and historical research information; follow the links at the bottom of the page.

The Romantic Writer

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theromanticwriter/

Discussion group for romance writers.

Speculative Romance Online

http://www.specromonline.com/

"Speculative Romance Online champions fans and authors who want their love stories mixed with science fiction, fantasy and horror. We love futuristic romance, paranormal romance and fantasy romance: high, dark or otherwise." Articles, interviews, links, more. (Formerly Science Fiction Romance/Romance Newsletter.)

WriteRomance

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Writeromance/

"Our goal is to polish our manuscripts for publication, and whether we are published or unpublished, we are serious about creating strong novels that capture the interest of editors and romance readers alike."

Bissonnette on Costume

http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume

Subtitled "a visual dictionary of fashion," this site can be searched by region, time or subject.

Costume Site, The

http://milieux.com/costume/costume1.html

History of Costume

http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/TEXT_INDEX.HTML

Regency Fashion Page

http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html

Historical Fiction or Fictionalized History? Problems for Writers of Historical Novels for Young Adults

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/fall98/brown.html

Historical Fiction Review

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/ochsner/

Book reviews and articles on historical fiction.

Historical Novel Society

http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/

Includes a definition of the historical novel, articles, reviews, newsletter and more.

Historical Novelists' Center

http://home1.gte.net/bastetka/homepage.htm

Links and resources; lots of historical information.

Historical Novelists: Times and Places

http://members.tripod.com/HistoricalNovelists/arealist.htm

Wonderful bibliography for historical novelists seeking to research periods of history with a special emphasis on "how-to" or "how things were done when" books.

Of Ages Past: The Online Magazine for Historical Fiction

http://www.angelfire.com/il/ofagespast/

Romantically Yours

http://www.theromancewriterslife.com/romanticallyyours/

A free monthly newsletter with interviews, market news, romance events (such as conferences), and more.

Soon's Historical Fiction Site

http://www.histfiction.net

Links to a variety of historical fiction resources, such as authors and booklists, discussion groups, book reviews, journals and historical materials, and more.

Writing History/Writing Fiction: A Virtual Conference

http://www.albany.edu/history/hist_fict/home.htm

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