Useful links from Storymakers!
I got to attend StoryMakers conference in May. Super fun! Below is a list of useful links I gleaned from the presenters there.
For writers of historical fiction:
Foodtimeline.org lets you know what foods were popular when. You can search by food or by year. Consider the Fork and What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew are also excellent resources for the historical writer.
The Etymology Dictionary will help with word definitions at different points in time. As our language is constantly evolving, you may be surprised by the changes in a word’s meaning. Below is an example entry.
mid-14c., "affording mental or spiritual comfort," from Anglo-French and Old French confortable"comforting; pleasant, agreeable," from conforter "to comfort, solace" (see comfort (v.)); also see -able. Meaning "cheering, cheerful" is from c. 1400. Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.
For Writers in General:
