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The following are links on the Internet to helpful resources for writers.
General Reference
Google
The mother of all search engines. Quite simply, the best.
Refdesk.com
An embarrassment of riches: dictionary, thesaurus, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE, and
much, much more. Need the moon’s phases? News? Reference tips? All here.
TimeandDate.com
Does your hero need to know what time it is in Bora Bora when he's in Jersey City?
This site will clock him in
Specialized
Bartleby.com
The ultimate literary site. BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS, KING JAMES BIBLE,
OXFORD SHAKESPEARE, GAZETTEER ,COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA, HARVARD CLASSICS,
and special literary reference sections in verse, fiction, and nonfiction.
BBC History Homepage
Clear overviews of British and world history, plus art and natural history,
with a link to the Smithsonian. It’s the BEEB. It’s got to be good.
Medline Plus
Drug information, medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, wide range of health
topics, and more.
Legalengine.com
Many legal categories, including legal dictionary, and references on federal,
state, and local law.
2008 CIA World Factbook
Suddenly you need the facts on a place—anywhere from Albania to Zanzibar.
The Spooks can tell you.
Babel Fish Translation
For those trying times when you’ve stuck yourself with a bilingual character.
So you don’t speak Portuguese? Not to worry. Babel Fish does.
Help! I’m Trapped in the Metric System!
Conversion tables to help you into or out of the metric system, or a nautical mile is--er-- what, exactly?
When Roget’s Fails You
You can spend hours exploring ONELOOK REVERSE DICTIONARY.
Baby Name Wizard
What to name the character? A site with popular names, names from around the
world, Shakespearean names, and names that are just plain cool.
The Tenets of Submitting a Manuscript
How do you submit your book? This way!
Manuscript Format
Fancy type face and pink paper? No, here’s the professional way.
US Domestic and International Postage Rates
When it’s time to go postal with your ms.
General Reference
The mother of all search engines. Quite simply, the best.
Refdesk.com
An embarrassment of riches: dictionary, thesaurus, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE, and
much, much more. Need the moon’s phases? News? Reference tips? All here.
TimeandDate.com
Does your hero need to know what time it is in Bora Bora when he's in Jersey City?
This site will clock him in
Specialized
Bartleby.com
The ultimate literary site. BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS, KING JAMES BIBLE,
OXFORD SHAKESPEARE, GAZETTEER ,COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA, HARVARD CLASSICS,
and special literary reference sections in verse, fiction, and nonfiction.
BBC History Homepage
Clear overviews of British and world history, plus art and natural history,
with a link to the Smithsonian. It’s the BEEB. It’s got to be good.
Medline Plus
Drug information, medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, wide range of health
topics, and more.
Legalengine.com
Many legal categories, including legal dictionary, and references on federal,
state, and local law.
2008 CIA World Factbook
Suddenly you need the facts on a place—anywhere from Albania to Zanzibar.
The Spooks can tell you.
Babel Fish Translation
For those trying times when you’ve stuck yourself with a bilingual character.
So you don’t speak Portuguese? Not to worry. Babel Fish does.
Help! I’m Trapped in the Metric System!
Conversion tables to help you into or out of the metric system, or a nautical mile is--er-- what, exactly?
When Roget’s Fails You
You can spend hours exploring ONELOOK REVERSE DICTIONARY.
Baby Name Wizard
What to name the character? A site with popular names, names from around the
world, Shakespearean names, and names that are just plain cool.
The Tenets of Submitting a Manuscript
How do you submit your book? This way!
Manuscript Format
Fancy type face and pink paper? No, here’s the professional way.
US Domestic and International Postage Rates
When it’s time to go postal with your ms.
