Fanfic Writing Resources
- Angel Fanfiction
Resources - Filled with beta readers, links, and more, a sister site to
the BTVS Writer's Guild.
- Author's
Choice - Site allows m/m slash writers to list their favorites amongst
their own work. Great reading.
- Bad Fanfic, No
Biscuit - A site devoted to showcasing Bad Fic and pointing out why it's
bad.
- Citizens Against
Bad Slash - An interactive site who's goal is to stop bad slash before
it happens.
- Existential
Scoobies - The ATPOBTVS site is full of essays, discussions, ep guides
and more.
- Ice Cream for
Freaks - A great fic recommendation site.
- Slayage.tv - The online
journal of Buffy studies, scholarly essays and discussions.
- Tea at
the Ford - An extensive collection of essays, discussions, recs, and so
on relating to the show.
- The
Advantages of Fanfiction as an Art Form - A Defense.
- The BTVS
Writer's Guild - An extensive source for essays, archive links, character
zones, and more.
- The
Inspiration - A BtVS/AtS challenge fic archive.
Angel: The series/Buffy: The Vampire Slayer links (Non-fanfic)
- Aaronlisa's Buffy
& Angel links - It hasn't been updated in a few months, but still
a good site.
- Angelus Dedication
- I hate this site's layout but there's good stuff to be found if you're patient,
not a fic site.
- Buffyverse Dialogue
Database - A great site that details story arcs, nicknames, and so much
more.
- BuffyWorld - Most
notable for its collection of transcripts, but also useful for screencaps,
forums, etc.
- City
of Angel - An amazingly thorough guide to the show, lots of character/episode
info.
- Codex - A guide
to BtVS/AtS, mythology, character bios, story archs, and more.
- Dusk 'til Dawn -
An amazing AtS/BtVS site, episode info, bios, music guides, and more. Includes
Firefly info.
- Flights of Angel
- Episode & Character guides, some fun quizzes, etc.
- Much Ado About
BTVS - The sister site to Flights of Angel, episode/character reviews,
and more.
- The
Annotated Buffy - Scripts from the first 2-1/2 seasons, pop-culture references,
and more.
- The Buffy Trivia
Guide - All sorts of info, goofs, bits to know and share.
- The Cross &
Stake - BTVS episode reviews, galleries, quotes, etc. No longer updated.
General Writing Resources
Historical/Language/Research Resources
- BabyNamesWorld
- Name meanings by gender, origin, and nationality.
- Current
Value of Old Money - Site also has links to money scandals throughout
history.
- Custom
Sunset Sunrise Calendar - Locations for almost anywhere in the world.
- EarlyAmerica.com
- A superb collection of historical texts/documents, great for dialect and
language.
- Fashion:
Past & Present - Drawings of clothing throughout the ages, also dozens
of links to other sites.
- Francesco
Sirene, Spicer - An interesting site of spices and cooking goods throughout
the ages.
- Latin
Dictionary and Grammar Aid - A helpful site for adding bits of Latin into
your work.
- Lonely Planet
- A travel site with tons of info on just about anywhere in the world.
- NationMaster.com
- An amazing collection of stats, maps, flags, history and a fabulous encycopedia
with embedded search terms. Great for looking up railroad routes as well.
- OldSuperstitions
- Tons of superstitions, good and bad, also has origins.
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- A great site for finding the origins/history/pronunciation of words and
phrases.
- Point
Loma Nazarene University's Music History Dept. - Music throughout the
ages, composers and trends.
- Questia -
The world's largest online library. Great because there are search links in
the text of all articles.
- Regency
Lexicon - A collection of terms and places typically found in historical
romance novels; card games, clothing, drinks, moeny, women and gentlemen.
- The
Worst Jobs in History - The BBC series' companion site, a fun read and
most educational.
- Virtual
School's History Dept. - Fun info on Medieval pilgrimages, olympics, historical
pics, and more.
- World
Factbook - Part of the CIA's website, maps, factsheets, country profiles,
etc.
- Wunderground
- A weather site with a fascinating collection of information, sunset/sunup
times, historical weather, astronomyand more.
- XE.com - A currency
convertor site. Very helpful for traveling fics.