Writers' Resources

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Copyright

10 Copyright Myths
Copyright myths explained
Copyright Clearance Center
A non-profit organization helping individuals and organizations to comply with copyright laws
US Copyright Office
Official site of US Copyright Office

People

Biography
Companion site to A&E's award-winning Biography program

Directories

555-1212
Find e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and Web sites
AT&T Toll-free Internet Directory
Toll-free telephone numbers of more than 150,000 businesses and organizations
Reverse Directory
If you have a number, it may give you the right name and address
Media Tracker
Need to know who owns your local newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station?
White Pages
Find phone number and address of individuals
USPS Zip Code Locator
Need to know the zip code--find it here.

References

Astronomy
"Your Astronomy source on the WWW"
Business Information
Access Business Online
CBC Journalists and Broadcasters WWW Resources
Reference shelf, news and more
City Search
Reference shelf, news and more
Bartlett's Quotations
Bartlett's Famous Quotations
Flip's Search Resources for finding people, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail etc.
How Stuff Works Good information and explanations
Digital City
Job Search Searches all the top job sites
Tucows News Directory Online Magazines
MagPortal Source for online articles
Criminal Records Search County, state or federal criminal background checks
Trade Magazines Information about major Trade Magazines
Postage Calculator
Currency Calculator How much is your money worth in other countries?
Metric to English Length, weight, pressure, volume and temperature
Universal Currency Converter
MSDS Find out about the toxicity or other dangers from common household chemicals.
Time Conversion Worldwide Time Conversion
Relocation Essentials Cost of your lifestyle in another city
Demographics Populations, statistics of American Cities
Languages of the World

Computers

Computer Almanac
A collection of interesting and useful numbers about computers
Facts and statistics about the internet

Dictionaries

On-line Dictionaries and Glossaries by language
Acronyms, Russian words, film terms, sign language, medieval Latin and much more
WWWebster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's 10th Collegiate dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
Glossaries
Merriam-Webster's 10th Collegiate dictionary
Language Tools
Online Rhyming Dictionary
The Elements of Style
Free Translations

Encyclopedia

Wikipedia
Free Online Encyclopedia
Foundation for American Communications
Sources and background on public policy issues

History

18th Century Resources
Search or browse the 18th century
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Links to most of the medeival information on the Web
Primary Historical Texts
Primary historical documents
US Army Military History Institute
"US Army's central repository for historical materials"
My Virtual Reference Desk
Links to almost anything you'll want to find
Publishers Weekly Interactive
News, reviews, discussion, industry calendar, classifieds...
Reed Reference Publishing
Publishers of "Books in Print," "Literary Marketplace" and "Who's Who"
One of the largest collection of reference books (and more) online
Sidewalk

SurveyNet
Opinions and demographics of the Web

Thesaurus

Roget's Internet Thesaurus
Easy to use classic thesaurus
Links to subject-specific thesauri

USNO Time Service
Home of the nation's most accurate clock

Search Engines

HotBot
Tips for advanced searching with the most popular search engines
USPS Zipcodes
Find zipcodes around the country
Google sites for writers

Professional Societies

Academy of American Poets
American Library Association
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Children's Book Council
Horror Writers Association
International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Assoc.
International Women's Writing Guild
National Association of Science Writers
National Writers Union
Poetry Society of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Society for Technical Communications
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Writers Guild of America

Writing Communities

Authorlink
BookWire
HollywoodU
Writing.com
Poets and Writers Online
Working Writers
Writers Write
Writers.Net

Writing Workshops

Gotham Writers Workshop
On-line classes for fiction, screenplays, stageplays, non-fiction, poetry, comedy and sit-coms
Resources and links for many on-line writing courses
Purdue's OWL
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Spectrum Virtual University
"Largest on-line learning hub on the internet"
Writers on the Net
For those who "have a passion for writing and would like to write better"

Plotting and Story Building

Collaborator
StoryCraft
WritePro

Scripting

Final Draft
Screenplay
StorySpace

Software Sources

Download.com
Links to many tools for writers
PC World
Up to date information
Shareware.com
Tucows
Writer's Guild of America
Follow the "Tools of the Trade" link for software information and reviews
WinZip

Libraries

Library of Congress
Libweb
LoC--American Memory Collection
Project Bartleby

Tips for Film Scripts and Video

Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Wordplay Columns
Drew's Scripts-O-Rama