My Sites

Otter Creations Web Services for Writers The Web aspect of Masha Holl, who creates and maintains these pages. Also editing and languages services.

Russian Folklore Annotated translations of Russian folkltales by Masha Holl, M.A.

Russian Historical Costume Patterns for Russian historical costumes (from the middle ages) based on costumes for the stage.

Russian History Trivia Amusing articles on Russian history, focusing on everyday life in medieval Russia.

My shops at CafePress. Art, photographs, and Russian designs. And of course a corner for writers.

More of my products at Zazzle Contact me for custom items.

Sites for Writers

Jennifer Crusie One of my favorite writers, always generous with some of the greatest writing advice. Check out her blog, too.

RWA: Romance Writers of America A great resource for writers. Business contacts, support, networking.

San Antonio Romance Authors My favorite RWA Chapter. We have great conferences, wonderful contests, and productive workshops. We even keep our long-distance members! Get your SARA gear here!

Research and Other Sites of Interest

Daily Summary of News of Russia A site designed and maintained by Otter Creations. Content managed and updated by Dr. Bruce Holl, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX.

Trinity University Consistently voted Best in the West. A nice campus, wonderful teachers, an excellent library.

The Writer Beware Blog! Don't fall prey to scams. One of the best sources of warnings for the watchful writer.

Common Errors in English Improve your Grammar! Or just feel good about your knowledge.

Behind The Name Just about the only generic name site on the Internet I turn to regularly. Apart from scholarly sites and articles I come across, that is. I recommend Behind the Name to anyone struggling to find a common or even an unusual name for a character. Or just for the fun of it.

Baby names from the Social Security administration A searchable source -- by name, by year, by popularity. Very useful!

Geographical names from the Getty Museum. A searchable database from a scholarly source.

A web-based word counter. How often do you repeat yourself? A nifty utility for the inevitable editing rounds.

More

My Blog Posts, of course, and the occasional random link to another blog, a passing discovery -- don't forget to check it out.