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Resources for Writers at Flights of Foundry

| July 10, 2023

One of the panels I moderated and spoke on at Flights of Foundry was titled Resources for Writers. The other panelists and I talked about how to determine if a resource is of a good quality, and also how to find resources that help vet publishers, presses, etc. We also talked about craft resources, idea […]

Cool Alternate History Resource: Historic Cities

| April 20, 2020

If you’re writing alternate history, historical fiction, or even fantastical history, check out Historic Cities as a great source of historical maps. The primary page makes it look a little Eurocentric, but if you click through to the list of city names, you’ll see maps for non-European countries as well!