General resources for fic writing

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General resources for fic writing

This post contains resources that will hopefully help you when you are writing Tok'ra fic.

Stargate information

• Arduinna's Stargate Handbook. No updates since 2006, but very thorough information.
• Richard Dean Anderson's Official webpage. Has some errors and speculation, but good for spelling of Goa'uld words, and generally for names of planets and characters in the Stargate universe.
• Gateworld's Omnipedia. An encyclopedia of the Stargate universe. People, places, things...
• Stargate transcripts. SG-1, SGA, SGU, the movies.
• Stargate SG-1 transcripts, season 1-9.
• Stargate Information Archive.
• Stargate Wiki. Use with CARE. Much of the information here pertains to the novels and roleplaying books and is NOT CANON!
• SG1canon - resources for defining canon within the Stargate SG-1 fandom. Q/A - what is canon? What did and what did not happen?
• SGAcanon - resources for defining canon within the Stargate SGA fandom. Q/A - what is canon? What did and what did not happen?
• SGUcanon - resources for defining canon within the Stargate SGU fandom. Q/A - what is canon? What did and what did not happen?
• SG1canon - Canon resources. Links to other places that have information related to writing Stargate fics. Also info about the USAF, rules, regulations, etc.
• List of Canon Goa'uld.
• List of Canon Tok'ra.

Goa'uld and Ancient dictionaries

• Goa'uld-English Dictionary at Tok'ra Resistance.
• Goa'uld Language.
• Goa'uld language and alphabet.
• JAFFA KREE! Goa'uld-English dictionary.
• Maj C's Goa'uld dictionary.
• Goa'uld - English Dictionary!!
• Ancient Language and writing system.
• Ancient Language and Ancient-English dictionary.
• The Ancients alphabet.

Egyptian dictionaries

• English-ancient Egyptian dictionary (usage is free, despite how it looks).
• Ancient Egyptian words.
• Glossary of ancient Egyptian terms and names.

General writing

• Blending Action and dialog dynamically.
• Links about writing fanfiction. Lots of good stuff.
• Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy.
• Articles about writing.
• Places to find a beta: beta post.

Grammar and spelling

• Odysseys and Ecstasy: Grammar. Humourous guide to grammar.
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab). A wealth of information about writing, punctuation, and grammar.
• Differences between American and British spelling.
• List of British words not widely used in the United States.
• British, Canadian, and American Vocabulary.
• Canadian, British, and America Spelling.
• Online Etymology Dictionary (English) - how English were spelled and how it sounded 600 and 2000 years ago.

Gods, deities (usable names for Goa'uld's perhaps), and mythology

• Egyptian Gods.
• Gods and Mythology (Religion) of Ancient Egypt.
• Egyptology.
• Ancient Egypt - Dynasties, pharaohs, society, religion...
• Glossary of Egyptian Mythology.
• Major Gods and Goddesses of the world.
• Greek Mythological Figures.
• Major Roman Gods and Goddesses.
• Mayan Gods and supernatural beings.
• The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Mythology.
• Mesopotamian Gods, Goddesses, Demons, and Monsters.
• Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
• Gods and Goddesses of the World.
• The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.
• List of polytheistic deities.
• Aztec Gods.

Lists of names from different parts of the world

• Feminine Arabic names.
• Masculine Arabic names.
• Viking names.
• Nordic names.
• Glossary of ancient Egyptian terms and names.
• Baby names and meanings.
• Behind the name.