Online Dictionary

Online Thesaurus

http://www.writersdigest.com
Articles for writers of all genres.

http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/retail
Specialized online courses for writers; fees apply.

brainyquote.com
Quotes by topic or author.

http://refdesk.com
Reference information on a variety of topics.

groups.yahoo.com/group/crime-writers
Crime writers gathering spot (more than 700 members).

http://www.urbanmusewriter.com
Blog about writing and living a creative life.

http://www.squidoo.com/writeprompts
Large variety of writing prompts to help you get out of a writing rut.

http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords
A great diversion -- this fun site challenges you to write your memoir in six words.

http://thestorystarter.com
Random opening lines -- a great tool to help get your creative juices flowing.

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/index.htm
Daily writing prompts that includes useful “on this day in history” information.

http://writingfix.com/index.htm
Interactive writing prompts to help you get started.

http://noveljourney.blogspot.com
Writing blog with articles and author interviews.

http://www.writersfm.com/writersfm
Radio for writers, by writers (many podcasts are available).

http://newbie-writers.com
Resource for encouraging new writers.

http://www.talewins.com/Tips.htm
Tips on dealing with criticism.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar
Interactive guide to grammar (University of Calgary).

http://www.westegg.com/cliche
Ultimate cliché finder on the web.

http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conford.html
Large list of commonly confused words.

http://www.bartleby.com/141
The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.

http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
Definitions and examples of more than 60 traditional rhetorical devices.

http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation
Understanding punctuation site.

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
The Chicago Manual of Style

http://www.writersdigest.com/TipsPrompts/
The Writer’s Digest offers daily tips and writing prompts, to help you work through writer’s block.

http://www.ralphfletcher.com/tips.html
Author, Ralph Fletcher, provides useful tips for young writers.

http://fictionfactor.com
Useful tips for fiction writers-this site include articles, tips and more.

http://eighteenquestions.com
This site was designed to share the views and experiences of published authors with novice writers in a series of 18 questions.

http://www.writersblock.ca/tips/index.htm
This site offers a variety of writing and grammar tips.

http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/writing/tips.htm
This site offers creative writing tips from Dakota State University.

http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw
This site offers 11 important rules of writing.

http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/revise.html
Tips for revising prose