My favourite things about doing NaNoWriMo is all the cool things I get to research and learn about in the name of fiction. Last year, I found some wonderful resources such as websites documenting historical weather conditions by month/year (from 1900), an archive of photos from Liverpool in the mid-20th century (and earlier) and perhaps most exciting, photos and other information about all the hidden bomb shelters in parks around Leeds, including a large one less than 100m from where we used to live.
I kept a track of the search terms I used in the couple of days last year – and I’ve done the same this year. Both stories are set in the past (last year, 1951-1981, and this year specifically 1851, 1935 and 2010 – I’m on the 1851 bit at the moment) so have involved historical research = lots of fun!
(Searches were on Google or Wikipedia, unless stated otherwise, and do not include chain links followed as a result of the initial search which are, by and large, more useful than the original generic search.)
| NaNoWriMo 2011 | NaNoWriMo 2012 |
| (day 1) map – L23 boys names 1940s traditional children’s games british bulldog ezcema stoves in air-raid shelters anderson shelter dictionary – huff thesaurus – disavowed david copperfield squashed fly biscuits project guttenberg david copperfield thesaurus – moratorium fornication thesaurus – ingenue summer fashions 1950s capri pants urinary tract apprenticeships 1920s reserved occupations ww2 silver cross master craftsman victorian villa non-u religious views on masturbation – (much later on) improvised weapons Catholic views on contraception Toxteth riots CS gas map – Liverpol 8 map – Cardiff Welsh valleys Liverpool halls of residence Greenbank |
Day 1 & 2 Aristocratic surnames 1851 Great Exhibition 1851 The Reverend Holy orders becoming a vicar church of england ordination curate son of a lord title eton earls in england thesaurus – appointed map – skipton 19th century receipt cost of living 1850 calendar 1851 1851 professions saltaire encyclopedia britannica sir titus salt roundhay map formal thank you letter anglo-saxon place names railways river ribble harrying of the north wattle and daub the paper hall bradford church architecture hat bryon rhyming dictionary: skin rhyming dictionary: plumage impressionism art gallery painting description |
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