A. Writers' organizations

Writers Guild of America, East:http:// www.wgaeast.org
National Writers Union:http:// www.nwu.org
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America :http:// www.sfwa.org
............Mike: excellent info on crooked agents and publishers to watch out for
Women on Writing: http://www.womenonwriting.com

B. Support for Writers

Author Mania: http:// www.authormania.com
Bartleby: http:// www.bartleby.com
Book Zone: http:// www.bookzonepro.com
The Burry Man Writers Center: http:// www.burryman.com
Creativity for Life http:// www.creativityforlife.com
............ Mike: kind of a new age self-help shopping site
The Creative Cauldron:http:// www.creativecauldron.com
Creativity-Portal:http:// www.creativity-portal.com
The E-Writer's Place http://ewritersplace.com
............ Mike: more for nonfiction than for fiction writers-includes article market listing:
Fiction Addiction:http:// www.fictionaddiction.net
The Fiction Writer's Journey: http:// www.emilyhanlon.com
Fictionette: http:// www.fictionette.com
Forward Motion: http:// www.hollylisle.com
Funds for Writers: http:// www.fundsforwriters.com
Grammar Girls: http:// www.grammargirls.net
The Grammar Lady: http:// www.grammarlady.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Hatrack River http:// www.hatrack.com
............ Mike: Orson Scott Card's personal website
Inscriptions: http:// www.inscriptionsmagazine.com
Mom Writers: http:// www.momwriters.com
My Hidden Talent:http:// www.myhiddentalent.com
My Writer Buddy: http:// www.writerbuddy.com
Painted Rock: http:// www.paintedrock.com
Preview Port: http:// www.previewport.com
The 6-foot Ferret Writers' Group: http:// www.6ftferrets.com
StickYourNeckOut: http:// www.stickyourneckout.com
Stories: http:// www.stories.com
The Thought Café http:// www.thoughtcafe.com
............ Mike: very nice free site for sharing new work and communicating with others who do the same
Ticket to write: http:// www.ticket2write.com
Toasted Cheese: http:// www.toasted-cheese.com
Write for Kids: http:// www.write4kids.com
The Writer's BBS:http:// www.writersbbs.com
Writer's Cramp: http:// www.writerscramp.ca
The Writer's Life: http:// www.thewriterslife.net
Writer's Manual: http:// www.writersmanual.com
Writers Digest OnlineWorkshops: http:// www.writersonlineworkshops.com
Writers Exchange http:// www.writers-exchange.com
............ Mike: Australian e-book publisher, closed since June '02 to new submissions
Writers Write http:// www.writerswrite.com
............ Mike: information for book authors
Writers.com http:// www.writers.com
........... Mike:.not very useful, just a commercial online writing classes for writers
The Writing Parent: http:// www.thewritingparent.com
Zoetrope http:// www.zoetrope.com
............ Mike: Francis Ford Coppola's print zine Zoetrope is still being published, also ads for his film projects, food companies and winery

C. Genre

EHarlequin http:// www.eHarlequin.com
............ Mike: Harlequin Books' website for romance novelists'
Ralan's SpecFic & Humor Webstravaganza http:// www.ralan.com
............ Mike: absolutely the most informative SF, horror, and humor site
Charlotte Dillon's resources for Romance Writers http:// www.geocities.com/charlottedillon2000/index.html
............ Mike: offering a wealth of links to agents and publishers, plus information on outlining and writing romance novels
Dark Echo http:// www.darkecho.com
............ Mike: (horror), linked to OMNI but not part of it-a very complete list of links to horror magazine and book publishers. A few are broken
Erotica Readers of America http:// www.erotica-readers.com
........... Mike:.Includes a link to '40s and '50s porno for which you have to pay to look, but also listings for worldwide publishers plus links to their sites for more
Katy Terrega's e-zine http:// www.KatyTerrega.com/writers.html
........... Mike:.featuring porn short story contests, published stories, and information on other publishers of erotica
Quantum Muse: http:// www.quantummuse.com
Speculations: http:// www.speculations.com
Broad Universe: http:// www.broaduniverse.org
Spicy Green Iguana:http:// www.spicygreeniguana.com
............ Mike: links to SF and horror magazine websites
Travel Writing Tips:http:/ www.travelwritingtips.com

D. Poetry

Academy of American Poets: http:// www.poets.org/index.cfm
Poetic Voices: http:// www.poeticvoices.com

E. E-Zines

Anotherealm:http:// www.anotherealm.com
Exquisite Corpse:http:// www.corpse.org
............ Mike: Andrei Codrescu of NPR fame edits this zine, which is temporarily closed to contributors, but that's okay-the zine is stuffed, crammed, with reading matter that will keep you here for hours even when you're supposed to be doing something else. Edited in Baton Rouge, LA.
Fiction Inferno:http:// www.fictioninferno.com
Glimmer Train:http:// www.glimmertrain.com
Index of Online Fiction: http:// www.angelfire.com/zine2/fictiononline
The Infinite Matrix: http:// www.infinitematrix.net
> E-ZineZ: http:// www.e-zinez.com
Omni (the ultimate zine!):http:// www.omnimag.com
Shades of Romance: http:// www.sormag.com
........... Mike: e-zine for multi-ethnic and multicultural romance writers, now a paying market
The Vestal Review http:// www.vestalreview.net
............ Mike: (under 500w only)

F. Scriptwriting

Hollywood Lit Sales: http:// www.hollywoodlitsales.com
Wordplay:http:// www.wordplayer.com
Movie Bytes: http:// www.moviebytes.com
Done Deal:http:// www.scriptsales.com

G. Self-publishing

Para Publishing: http:// www.parapublishing.com
Small Publishers Association of North America:http:// www.spannet.org

H. Young writers

Rainy Day Corner: http:// www.rainydaycorner.com
The Write Stuff: http:// www.geocities.com/writestuffclub

I. Memoir and personal essay writing

Association of Personal Historians: http:// www.personalhistorians.org
Writer's Lounge: http:// www.writerslounge.com

J. Markets

Literary Market Place : http:// www.literarymarketplace.com
............ Mike: a very expensive site (membership: over $350 per year)
Writers Digest http:// www.writersdigest.com
Writers Market http:// www.writersmarket.com
........... Mike: these guys are admittedly in the business to make money

K. Search engines

Knowledge Hound:http:// www.knowledgehound.com
Google: http:// www.google.com
Karnak: http:// www.karnak.com
AskMe:http:// www.askme.com
iLOR Search:http:// www.ilor.com
Look Smart: http:// www.looksmart.com

L. General reference

Encyclopedia.com: http:// www.encyclopedia.com
Library Spot: http:// www.libraryspot.com
Dictionary: http://www.dictionary.com
Thesaurus:http:// www.thesaurus.com
The Internet Archive: http:// www.archive.org
Reference Desk: http:// www.refdesk.com
Biography: http:// www.biography.com

M. Specialized reference

Index of American Media Columnists:http:// www.blueagle.com
Copyright Law: http:// www.copylaw.com
U. S. Copyright Office:http:// www.loc.gov/copyright/search
Books Online Directory: http:// free_reads.tripod.com
Biblio Find: http:// www.bibliofind.com
Book Web: http:// www.bookweb.org
Association of Authors' Representatives:http:// www.aar-online.org

N. Media news and reference

FACSNET: http:// www.facsnet.org
Arts & Letters Daily: http:// www.aldaily.com
Book Wire: http:// www.bookwire.com
The Internet for Journalists:http:// www.oatis.com
Mr. Magazine:http:// www.mrmagazine.com
Pub List: http:// www.publist.com

O. Job site

Writers Weekly: http:// www.writersweekly.com
Sun Oasis Jobs: http:// www.sunoasis.com
Media Bistro:http:// www.mediabistro.com
Writing for Dollars: http:// www.awoc.com/AWOC-home.cfm
Freelance Writers: http:// www.freelancewrite.about.com
Journalism Jobs: http:// www.journalismjobs.com

P. Just for fun

Crossword puzzles on your computer: http:// www.litsoft.com
Word Play: http:// www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm
Fun with words: http:// www.fun-with-words.com

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