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21st Century Publishing Update
A site rich with information and advice for both seasoned self-publishing professionals and novices. Everything from marketing ideas to how to write your bio. A HUGE number of articles and resources for any topic in the self publishing world. The newsletter is no longer being published, but don't let that scare you away - Julie Duffy is a long time icon in the self publishing industry, and her words are still just as pertinent. She has spoken at writers' conferences throughout the US as well as having lead the Author Services group at one of the industry's largest publishers. She is also author and publisher of the book 21st Century Publishing: An Author's Introduction to Print On-Demand Book Publishing. The book is for sale on her site.
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The African
American Online Writers Guild
"Dedicated to providing information, news, resources and support
to black writers while promoting the Internet as a tool for
research and fellowship among the cultural writing community."
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Bookideas.com
BookIdeas.com receives over 30,000 hits monthly. Book Ideas has a host of
reviewers reviewing almost every type of book published. Post your book to be
reviewed on the Discussion forum, or e-mail a reviewer directly to review
your book.
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The misc.writing
Homepage
"misc.writing is a Usenet newsgroup that provides
a forum for discussion of writing in all its forms --
scholarly, technical, journalistic, artistic, and mere day-to-day
communication. It is a venue for professional writers, would-be
professionals and all those who write to communicate."
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Poets & Writers Online
The web version of the excellent publication for
creative writers, including articles, advice, forums, and
contest listings.
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Publishers
Marketplace
A dedicated marketplace for publishing professionals to find critical information and unique databases, find resources, and do business better electronically. Daily news and opinionated editorials on the publishing
industry.
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Rejection
Collection
A place for artists
and writers to share their rejections online.
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Writer
Online
A site complete with
advice, conference listings, and a critique service.
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Writers
Write
"Writers guidelines to online publications, writing
and publishing news updated on weekdays, message boards, job
listings and more."
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Encyclopedias |
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Britannica.com
The online version of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Encyclopedia.com
More than 14,000 articles searchable by keyword
or phrase.
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Encarta Encyclopedia
Microsoft's online encyclopedia with over 16,000
free articles and over 42,000 with a subscription.
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The
Encylopedia Mythica
An online encyclopedia for mythology, legend, and
folklore.
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Biographical Dictionaries
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Biographical
Dictionary
"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women
who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present
day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death
years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic
works, achievements, and other keywords."
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Biography.com
Website based on the popular A&E Biography series. Includes
biographies of over 25,000 personalities.
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Rhyming Dictionaries
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Lexical FreeNet
This includes the Semantic Rhyming Dictionary among other
ways to connect words.
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WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
Capable of searching for end rhymes, last syllable
rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes, and first syllable
rhymes.
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The Rhyme Zone
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Quotations
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Quotations Home Page
"The collections presented here contain thousands of quotations,
old and new, familiar and obscure, humorous and pompous, ironic
and profound."
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Quoteland.com
"Find quotations on anything; identify quotations
by anyone."
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The Quotations Page
"The oldest quotation site on the Web, established in 1994. It has over 21,000 quotations online from over 2,500 authors, and more are added daily. "
Includes a quote search.
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QuoteWorld.org
Over 13,000 quotes, in association with Amazon.com.
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The Quotations Archive
"The Quotations Archive is a comprehensive, searchable
database of general purpose quotations. Visitors to the website
can browse through quotations by subject, alphabetically by
author, or they can use the search engine to generate a listing
of quotations containing selected keywords or by a certain
author."
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Writing Help/References
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The Elements of Style
Strunk & The classic guide to style.
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Online English Grammar
A guide that's searchable through a table of contents.
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Essays
on the Craft of Dramatic Writing
Dedicated to getting some "emotion" into your writing
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Variety in Sentence Structure
Notes on making your writing better by changing
sentence lengths and structure.
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WebGrammar
A site devoted to entirely to grammar.
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Copyright Information
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Some Observations
on Copyright Laws
An essay on copyright issues in the United States.
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U.S.
Copyright Office
The official site.
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Copyright Basics from the American Bar Association
Self explanatory.
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Software
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The Writers
Store
Online store where you can choose from an extensive
list of screenwriting, story development, and reference software
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Writer's Supercenter
Writers' online resource center which features software
reviews and shareware.
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Final Draft
The best-selling software for writing scripts of
any kind.
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Writers' Software Ranked
"A guide to the best writer's software for every
kind of writing (from screenwriting and novel writing to resume
writing and speech writing and every kind in between)."
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DreamPack
Dreampack for Writers is a collection of 57 labor-saving
and recreational programs that help writers organize, work,
play, learn, and get the most from their PC.
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