Writer Beware — Literary Agents
Warnings and Cautions for Writers, part of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. website, provides a through discussion of what makes a good agent – not just [...]
War
Best of History Web sites links to an impressive array of war history websites, in addition to more civilian-friendly art and oral history sites.
Middle Ages – This is the best [...]
British Commonwealth Slang
London Slang tries to focus solely on slang which is currently used in England’s capital. The layout is a little hard on the eyes, but the definitions are good and [...]
MZB’s Literary Works Trust
Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust The late great Ms. Bradley’s advice and works continue here; her articles are intelligent, humorous, and exceptionally useful (indexed on the lower left side [...]
How Much Does A Writer Make?
Tobias Buckell’s Author Advance Survey Though based on a statistically small number of authors and their pay, this thorough and interesting article by John W. Campbell award nominee Tobias S. [...]
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provides free PDFs of the copyright laws of all United Nations member states. It also links to the relevant government websites, [...]
Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle Official Author Home Page Although it’s not exactly the easiest site to navigate, it can’t be faulted for information – the author goes out of her way to [...]
Science
Wired Magazine has exactly the eye-popping news that almost writes the story for you; a must-read for science fiction writers.
LiveScience delivers sharp, engaging explanations in a format that’s a breeze [...]
Romance Writer’s Handbook
The Romance Writer’s Handbook is a no-nonsense guide to getting your Romance novel written and published.
So You Want to Freelance?
FreelanceWriting is the “website for today’s working writers.” The site’s articles try to keep abreast with all areas of publishing, much of which will be uninteresting to a genre fiction [...]
Australian & New Zealand Slang
Koalanet is a thorough but no-frills site of slang specific to Australia. The editors do their best to exclude slang which is also British or American. Organized alphabetically; includes a [...]
Chilling Effects
Chilling Effects is a site which focuses on the legal questions which surround fanfiction.
African & Jamaican Dialects
Surfrikan is a dictionary of South African slang, with a focus on surfer culture. Nicely-written definitions include example sentences and their translations. Organized alphabetically.
Jamaica Phrase Dictionary is a bare-bones but [...]
Passionate Pen
The Passionate Pen is a romance novelists’ site, but its information is useful to all writers. Its agent FAQ and agent questionnnaire are excellent.
Neil Gaiman on Agents
Neil Gaiman has an extensive entry on agents which includes not only good links but an exceptionally helpful letter from Tor editor Teresa Nielsen Hayden.