31 Day Writing Tips - Day 9

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Welcome to day nine. I'm going to talk about resources. When working on your writing project, resources are key to getting the work done. It works hand and glove to research. In order to do the research, you need the resources to make it happen. What are you writing about? What does it cover? There's a resource for it. I have a full bookcase of resource books for many subjects. I have the third shelf of another bookcase, and the five-shelf bookcase has all the oversized resource books. If I don't have a book to help me research my topic, I buy it, or I go online and search it out as much as I can. Having books at your fingertips is imperative to me. Sometimes it's easier to use a book than it is to look online. Online you need to know the correct keywords to find everything you need to know on your subject. My goal as a writer and author is to be as authentic as possible, and resource books make that happen. In my research, I've needed books on pirates. I have one on how pirates speak. That was invaluable with the Colonial America series. I have books on editing, grammar, writing scripts, fashions, the monarchs of the UK, a guide to courtrooms and law, horses, ships, architecture, colonial food, everyday life in the colonies. I know people will look up the information online as well, also a valuable resource. Anyplace you find your information is a resource. Without resources, you couldn't research your novel or other works. Do you have a library of resource information or do you rely on the Internet for all your resource and research information? Thanks for reading. Image courtesy of Pixabay.