Resources

Resources & Links

Also see: CO Resources

Character Creation and Development

• Player's Guide
• Bio/Character Creation
• Fiction Factor: Advice on character creation and development
• Baby Names: Includes background information on names and a random generator
• Emotions and Facial Expression: Guide on what emotions and facial expressions look like
• Google Image Search: Great for character pictures

Writing

• Posting - A Rough Guide
• Uncle Orson's Writing Class: Detailed and categorised writing advice
• The Elements of Style: One must first know the rules to break them
• Online Writing Lab: Awesome resources on writing, creative writing, grammar, etc
• MTSU University Handouts: Grammar, punctuation, etc
• How To Use An Apostrophe

Star Trek Species Info

• Bajoran

General Star Trek Resources

• Daystrom Institute Technical Library: Large information resource
• Memory Alpha: Huge wiki-based information resource
• Startrek.com: The official Star Trek website
• Ex Astris Scientia: A wonderful Trek resource library
• TrekGuide: TNG-style Stardate calculator (second option)

Keep in Touch with Others - Instant Messengers and Chat

• Skype: A free audio / visual Instant Messenger for PC or Mac
• mIRC: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) for PC
• Snak: IRC for Mac
• ebuddy: Web and mobile messaging
• Trillian: All IMs in one for PC
• Miranda: All IMs in one for PC
• AdiumX: All IMs in one for Mac
• Pidgin: All IMs + IRC for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes