Tools & Links

The pdf document below lists first names, from all over the world, in alphabetical order and is colour coded for gender. Best way to use it is to click on the black square with the arrow in top right hand corner. This will open the document in a new page and allow you to view it full size.
I hope you'll find it useful in naming your characters, or, if you're a reader rather than a writer, in naming your children!
Enjoy.



My website http://www.stuartaken.co.uk/
My Tweets http://twitter.com/@stuartaken
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StuartAken
Avril Field Taylor's website http://www.avrilfieldtaylor.co.uk/index.html
Linda Acaster's blog http://www.lindaacaster.blogspot.com/
Penny Grubb's website http://www.pennygrubb.com/index.htm
Karen Wolfe's website  http://www.hornseadogowners.co.uk/kwolfe/index.html
Madeleine MacDonald's Blog http://madeleinemcdonald.blogspot.com

Visuwords - a real and effective language tool, worth exploring - http://www.visuwords.com/

Wordcounter - an alternative to Wordle - a tool to spot overused words.  http://www.wordcounter.com/

If you love words, language, grammar and style, you'll find some excellent links to explore on this site, where numerous books have been made available online for you  -  http://www.bartleby.com/

Angie's Diary http://angiesdiary.com/ 

Night Reading - the publisher nightreading.com

Red Rose Publishing  www.redrosepublishing.com

Writers' Services http://www.writersservices.com/index.htm

Writing Calendar http://www.writingcalendar.com/

J F Jenkins http://jenkinsjf.livejournal.com/

Writing World http://www.writing-world.com/

Penny Grubb's Blog www.pennygrubb.blogspot.com

The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Service  http://www.alcs.co.uk/

Sally Quilford's Website http://www.sallyquilford.co.uk/index.htm

Love Reading website http://www.lovereading.co.uk/

Funds for Writers website http://www.fundsforwriters.com/

Prizemagic website http://www.prizemagic.co.uk/index.html

Preditors and Editors website http://www.invirtuo.cc/prededitors/pubctst.htm

Flash 500 website http://flash500.com/index.html

Duotrope website http://www.duotrope.com/index.aspx

Book Reporter website http://bookreporter.com/

Agent Query website http://www.agentquery.com/writer_hq.aspx

Guide to Literary Agents  http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/

Avril Field-Taylor's Blog http://silversongbird-seasidescribblings.blogspot.com/
Steven Jensen's Blog http://spauljensen.wordpress.com/
Richard Jay Parker's Website www.richardjayparker.com
Gwen Morrison's Blog  http://www.gwenmorrison.com/blog
Write by the Water website http://www.writebythewater.com
Catherine Chisnall website www.catherinechisnall.co.uk
Jake Webber blog http://lafittesblackbox.blogspot.com/
John Pearson blog learnmegood.com
Lila Munro website www.lilamunro.weebly.com
Wicked Muses website  www.wickedmuses.webs.com
The Indie Book Blogger http://indiebookblogger.blogspot.com/

Boyd Lemon http://www.BoydLemon-Writer.com

The pdf document below is a directory of selected blogs that might interest you. Best way to view it is by clicking on the black square with the arrow, in the top right hand corner. This will open a new window and display the file at full size.
Enjoy.

If you love interactivity on topics associated with writing and reading, I'd recommend a visit to the AbsoluteWrite forums, where you'll find a huge number of discussion threads. In fact, I suspect if you have a writing question, you'll find an answer here.  http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/

Influence fcinf.com/v/c84t  Click on this if you dare! (nothing horrible will happen)