Allegro Coffee - Very good coffee.

American Food Century - Worth a visit for the food timeline alone. Find out which food products were available in what decade.

CoffeeGeek.com - This is an entertaining and useful web site for coffee lovers.

Coffee Universe - Everything you ever want to know about coffee.

Gode Cookery - A thorough guide to medieval cooking. Great resource.

Medieval Cookery - A guide to cooking in medieval times. Features a search that will tell you what ingredients were available in specific periods. Covers cooking from 600 AD to 1600 AD.

Millstone Coffee - Fun and informative web site for Millstone coffee.

The Red Hot Chili Paper - Nice all-around site. Lots of information here about hot peppers, herbs and spices, coffee, and alcoholic beverages, primarily wines.

Starbucks Coffee - Probably the most famous name in the business.

The Webtender - An online bartender. Information on just about every alcoholic beverage you can imagine.

Wine.com - Intensive web site features all sorts of information about wine.

Geography and World Statistics

Google Earth - This program allows you to zero in on any place on the planet, right down to street level, all in real life 3D. Just type in an address and you're there. You can tilt your view, rotate, and even choose the landmarks you'd like to view. One of the most detailed satellite-type mapping programs I've seen.

NationalGeographic.com - Web site for the famous print publication. The site has a large number of interesting features available.

Wicked London Guide - Wicked London Guide for information on entertainment,
theatre, travel, and fun in London.

Health and Medicine

Internet Mental Health - Informative, detailed description of major mental health disorders.

MedlinePlus - Extensive medical resource featuring a medical dictionary and a medical encyclopedia

RxList - Searchable database for most any sort of legal drug.

Performing, Visual, and Literary Arts

Artcyclopedia - An online encyclopedia aimed at the world of art.

The Classical Music Archives - Intensive site featuring biographies, historical context, lists of composers and their works, and even classical midi files.

Marcella Rose Dalaba - Her modesty moves me beyond words. Her honesty, inner, and physical beauty lift my spirit. She is absolute sunshine.

Eyes of Chaos - This is the official web site of Mike Bohatch. If you need an artist for a horror book project, I recommend Mike. He's cutting edge, he's a nice guy, and his work is intense. He did the cover for the Cold Storage anthology.Read my interview with Mike then check out his web site.

The Literature Network - Large archive of classic literature and poetry. A little heavy on the ads, but somebody has to pay for this stuff.

Literature.org - Excellent resource for reading classics online, complete and unabridged.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Huge online content featuring an art timeline.

National Gallery of Art - Web site of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Online tours and exhibitions, essays, and the gallery's gift shop.

Twainquotes.com - Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was a man who had a way with words. He could always be counted on to provide a great quote on just about any subject. This web site brings them all to one place. Very well done.

Science and Technology

Biology-Online.org - Life Sciences discussed. Features links to other biology sites.

ScienceIQ.com - Extensive collection of science facts.

Space.com - This web site offers quite a bit of information about space. The web site is ad-driven and has a few annoying pop-ups, but it's worth a visit for the info available.

Search Engines and Libraries

Ask Jeeves - Unique search engine that lets you ask questions.

BookFinder - This is an awesome search engine that will find the book you are looking for. Searches thousands of sources to find new and used editions, rare editions, out of print editions, etc.

Dogpile - All the best search engines combined into one.

Google - The biggest, most popular search engine out there right now.

Horrorfind.com - Specialized horror search engine that offers lots of extras.

lib-web-cats - Search for online libraries throughout the world.

New York Public Library - Needs no introduction.

Software Sites

SnapFiles - This is a great source for freeware and shareware.

Transportation

Britsub - History of British submarines. Very thorough. Excellent reference site.

Helicopter History Site - Just what the name implies.

Rails and Trails - Nice historic transportation site.

Weapons

Battle Tanks - This is an extensive site featuring detailed articles, photos, and technical specs on battle tanks throughout history. Covers more than just American tanks.

Civil War Weapons - Find out details about the weapons used during the Civil War. A very comprehensive site.

Handguns Magazine - The official site for the magazine is also a great resource for information about not only handguns but rifles too.

Military Factory - Intensive resource site for military weapons and transportation.

Writer's Inkwell Downloads

Fuck.wav - Not only is this funny, but it's also a unique lesson in the parts of speech . . . seriously.

QuickPlot - Free story-structure software from Typing Chimp. Read my review.

Screenwriting Templates - A collection of free screenwriting templates for Microsoft Word, courtesy of Sonnyboo Productions and Peter John Ross.

Writer's Inkwell Recommended