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Helpful Web Sites for Writers
These are links to Web Sites we find particularly useful--or in some
cases, particularly interesting. Some are massive Web-links; others are
direct URLs. There may be some duplications within the various lists of
links, but there's a wealth of resources to tap. This is our list:
some purely writing-oriented; some organizations pertaining to writing; some
research areas of a broad nature; and some pure fun.
--copied from www.delamar.org
used by permission
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CONFERENCES,
FUNDS, AGENTS, SCAMS
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RESEARCH, EXPERTS
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MOVIES,
TELEVISION, RADIO, SPYCAMS
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CREATIVITY,
WRITING WEBS, MAGAZINES
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BOOKS,
STORIES, PUBLICATIONS
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HUMOR, HOAXES
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LANGUAGE, QUOTES
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MUSEUMS, HISTORY
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SELF-PROMOTION
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ORGANIZATIONS
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LEGAL, MEDICAL
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"ASIDES";
MORE; ACCESS/??
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CONFERENCES, FUNDS,
AGENTS, SCAMS
Philadelphia Writers' Conference (annual three-day conference
brochure/registration;
(said to be the best and
most informative conference per cost; atmosphere of cameraderie)
http://www.pwcwriters.org
Shaw Guides (lists of writers' conferences and retreats all over the country)
http://writing.shawguides.com/
Funding (list of funding resources for artists of all kinds)
http://www.nyfa.org
Literary Agents
http://www.aar-online.org/
(Association of Author's Representatives)
http://www.mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/litag.htm
(list of literary agents)
Alerts: Scams against Writers
http://www.sfwa.org/beware
http://www.invirtuo.cc/prededitors/pubwarn.htm
http://www.yudkin.com/scams.htm
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CREATIVITY,
WRITING WEBS, MAGAZINES
Creativity
http://www.creativityforlife.com
(personal/workplace creativity; links to other creativity sites)
http://www.creativity-portal.com
(all areas of life, including writing) Writers BBS (writing tips; links to
numerous other sources)
http://www.writersbbs.com
WriterWorkshops (over 300 resources; writing guides)
http://www.writerworkshops.com/
Robin's Nest Resources for Writers
http://www.robinsnest.com/
Writer's Digest magazine
http://www.writersdigest.com
The Writer magazine
http://www.writermag.com/
Poets & Writers magazine
http://www.pw.org
Publishers Weekly magazine
http://www.bookwire.com
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LANGUAGE, QUOTES
Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
Fowler's "King's English"
http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html
Roget's Thesaurus
http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/roget-thesaurus-online.html
Rhyming Words
http://www.rhymer.com/
Foreign Dictionaries
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
Learn Words in 80 Foreign Languares (includes some audio pronunciations)
http://www.travlang.com/languages
Slanguages (how people speak in different areas)
http://www.slanguage.com
Bartlett's
Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/99/index.html
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
http://www.biblomania.com/Reference.PhraseAndFable/
http://www.bartleby.com/81/
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ORGANIZATIONS
Author's Guild
http://www.authorsguild.org
American Society of Authors & Journalists
http://www.asja.org
Association of Author's Representatives
http://www.bookwire.com/AAR/
Children's Writing Resource Center (for children's writers)
http://www.write4kids.com
Children's Book Resources
http://www.underdown.org/children.htm
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
http://www.scbwi/org/
Mystery Writers of America
http://www.mysterynet.com/mwa/
Mystery
http://www.mysterynet.com/
http://www.zott.com/mysforum/ (inc.
discussion/writers)
The Muse's Muse (songwriting resource)
http://www.musesmuse.com/
Fiction Writer's Connection
http://www.fictionwriters.com
Romance Writers of America
http://www.rwanational.com
Romance Central
http://www.onlineromance.com/
Science Fiction/Fantasy Writing
http://www.sff.net
http://www.sfwa.org/
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RESEARCH, EXPERTS
Open Directory (massive links to research, almanacs,
museums, science, etc.; also writing links)
http://dmoz.org
WWW Directories (massive; goes to links in copious subjects)
http://www.webring.org
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Library of Congress
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infopls.com
Old Farmers Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
Experts
http://www.Allexperts.com (over 4000)
http://www.about.com (includes writing
experts)
http://www.yearbooknews.com (near
1500)
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BOOKS,
STORIES, PUBLICATIONS
Concordances of Great Books/Authors
http://www.erraticimpact.com/html/concordances.htm
http://www.tug-libraries.on.ca/referencetools/quotations.html
Find Best Online Price for Books
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books
Books & Stories Online
http://www.Bibliomania.com/
http://www.eserver.org
http://bartleby.com/index.html
Open Diary (over 10,000 WWW diarists, essayists, poets, etc.)
http://www.opendiary.com
Publications List (over 150,000 mags, journals,
newsletters)
http://www.PubList.com
The Onion E-Zine
http://www.theonion.com
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MUSEUMS, HISTORY
Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://www.fi.edu/
Museum of Unnatural Mystery (weird science, plus links)
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmuseum.htm
PBS (wide range of subjects including Sesame Street)
http://www.pbs.org
World Wide Art Resources (links to several hundred museums)
http://wwar.com
National Geographic
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
Apparel & Fashion through Time
http://www.costumes.org/
History
http://www.historyplace.com
http://www.historychannel.com
http://www.ushistory.org (latter is Philadelphia)
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LEGAL, MEDICAL
White House Web (if it's about the US gov't, it's here)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Services/
Legal Resources
http://www.lawguru.com
http://www.findlaw.com/index.html
http://www.publaw.com
National Institutes of Health (links to 24 institutions)
http://www.nih.gov
Healthcare Info
http://www.drkoop.com (C. Everett Koop, MD)
http://www.pathfinder.com/drweil/
(Andrew Weil, MD)
Doctors Online
http://www.americasdoctor.com
http://www.cyberdocs.com
http://www.WebMD.com
Prescription Drug Reference
http://www.healthsquare.com
Merck/Merck Manual
http://www.merck.com
Center for Disease Control - information about health hoaxes
http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
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MOVIES,
TELEVISION, RADIO, SPYCAMS
Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com
TV Guide Movie Database
http://www.tvguide.com/MovieDb/MoviePage.asp
Movie Schedules Online (enter zipcode or title to find out if playing in your
area)
http://www.moviefone.com/
Television Schedules Online (tv programs playing in your area)
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/setup/localize.asp
Museum of TV & Radio
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Museums/MuseumOfTelevision.shtml
Foreign TV & Radio (actual broadcasts, most in English)
http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-tv.html
Jump the Shark (fun site: defining moments when quality tv reaches peak
and begins to go downhill)
http://www.jumptheshark.com
Global Spycams (! ?)
http://fastload.com/world/e/
http://www.webcamworld.com
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HUMOR, HOAXES
Just for Fun: Humor
http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/top_ten/
(Letterman)
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/
(Leno)
http://www.sebourn.com/stupid.html
http://www.amused.com
http://www.dumblaws.com/
Alerts: Hoaxes, Urban Legends, vs. Real Viruses
(info; lists)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/c/ht/00/07/
http://www.truthorfiction.com
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SELF-PROMOTION
Self-Promotion
http://www.webhostmagazine.com
(reviews web hosts; free, budget, premium)
http://www.wordthunder.com
(resources/promotion tips for self and e-publishers)
http://www.spannet.org (Small Publishers
Assoc. of North America; discussions)
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"ASIDES";
MORE; ACCESS/??
Some "Asides"
https://www.donotcall.gov/ (register to
stop telemarketers' calls)
http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref
(decipher computer technology, error messages, etc.)
And more . . .
101 Best Web Sites for Writers - from Writers' Digest
http://writersdigest.com/101sites/2003
(includes links to archival 2002, 2001 lists)
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ACCESS/?? (your state)
This is massive accessability to subscriber-based research databases that
would cost individuals a separate fee for each. Included are such as Grove's
Dictionaries of Music, Art, Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Life
Sciences; Gale's Contemporary Authors; PoemFinder;
StoryFinder; Multimedia Archives of more than 500,000 current and
historical photographs; NoveList that lists over 100,000
titles, 75,000 full texts, and includes over 36,000 subject headings;databases
of magazine and newspaper articles, many available full text; several
search programs aimed at elementary and middle school students (don't
overlook these for your own research - you'll find many simplified
explanations); and possibly more, depending on the programs
subscribed to by your state.
Many libraries have this subscriber-based program available from library
computers, and if you're lucky, your library even offers access from your
home with the simple expedient of entering your library card number at the Access/??
entry. Fantastic.
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