FreelanceWriting.com - An excellent web site that features current writng-related news, a large market database, and all sorts of other resources for the serious working writer.

The Publishing Law Center - Legal information for those in the publishing industry.

United States Copyright Office - Protect your work.

WGA - Register your screenplays with the Writers Guild of America.

Language and Craft

Bartleby.com - I dig this site. Huge selection of reference materials, classic fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and countless other resources. One of my favorite web sites.

Daily Grammar - Subscribe to the daily grammar lesson delivered to your e-mail. You can also access the archives for past lessons. This is nice.

Desdmona.com - This is a unique gathering place where writers of erotica can gather and review each other's work. Extremely well designed, fun, and functional.

Grammar Slammer - Small, inexpensive software tool to help with grammar and the mechanics of writing. Works like a Windows help file. I recommend it. Purchase it and download it to your computer or use it online.

Guide to Grammar and Writing - Awesome resource for finding answers to questions you have regarding the mechanics of writing. It ain't half bad.

Inspiration for Writers - Highly useful, reliable site loaded with tips and articles on the craft and mechanics of writing.

Lousy Writer (dot) com - This is a very useful web site that aims to make writers more aware of the mechanics of writing. Excellent for beginners and experts. I recommend bookmarking this one for constant reference.

Merriam Webster Online - The most popular choice of dictionaries. The Merriam Webster Thesaurus is here too.

Sex-Lexis.com - A dictionary of sexual terms. Useful resource for all writers, especially those dealing in erotic writing. Quite an array of sexual terminology.

WritersSoftware.com - Find writing tools and resources for book writers, script
writers, and others at WritersSoftware.com.

Markets

Carnifexpress - Nice market for writers, a great place for readers to pick up some cutting-edge reading material.

DarkMarkets.com - Market guide for horror writers.

Erotica Factor - There are paying markets for erotic writing. This web site features some of them. Site also features an extensive archive of articles related to writing erotica.

Erotica Readers and Writers Association - Entertaining resource for those who enjoy erotica. Includes great resources for writers.

Ralans - Excellent market listing. One of the best out there.

SpecFicWorld - This newsletter is extensive. It used to be free, but now the cost to subscribe is $9.97 yearly (six issues). It's worth the money. The listings here are invaluable; markets, anthology calls, contests, dead market news, it's all in here. If you write horror, science fiction, or any sort of speculative fiction, this is a newsletter (in Adobe PDF format) you'll want to subscribe to.

Writersmarket.com - This is the popular Writer's Market by Writer's Digest Books online. There is a small monthly fee, but it's worth it to have constantly-updated access to thousands of markets in so many genres.

Writing-Related Software Reviews

Atlantis Ocean Mind - Word processor comparable to Microsoft Word.

FileCleaner - Essential Microsoft Word add-on for writers.

Muse Names - The best character naming tool available.

Page2Stage - Free screenwriting program.

Power Writer - Word processor and story-development tool combined.

StoryCraft - Story-development tool.

Submission-Tracking Software - Reviews/comparison of The Working Writer, Write Again, Power Tracker, and Sonar2 side by side, plus interviews with the creator of The Working Writer and the creator of Write Again.

Visual Typewriter - Unique typewriter-themed word processor.

Wizards for Authors - Add-on wizards for Microsoft Word.

Writing Software Web Sites

Asmoday Enterprises - Write Again submission-tracking software for writers.

Atlantis Ocean Mind - Full-featured rich-text word processor, recommended if you want most of Word's functionality with none of the high price. Atlantis Ocean Mind will read and write Word format too.

Dolphin Software Solutions - Home of The Working Writer, a manuscript-tracking tool for writers.

Editorium - The home of FileCleaner, an essential add-on for Microsoft Word.

Final Draft - One of the major screenwriting programs on the market. I don't care much for it, but a lot of people dig it. You be the judge.

Power Writer - My word processor of choice for novels and short stories. Write Brain has other software for writers as well. Read my review.

Screenplay.com - The home of Movie Magic Screenwriter, in my opinion much better than Final Draft. Visit the web site and judge for yourself.

Sophocles.net - Sophocles is my screenwriting software of choice. It has the best combination of story development tools, scriptwriting features, and production features of any scriptwriting software on the market. Visit the web site and download a trial version. Read my interview with Tim Sheehan, the man behind the software.

Wizards for Authors - Comprehensive suite of writing wizards for use with Microsoft Word. Read my review.

Word Menu - The dictionary/thesaurus I use. Excellent software, resonable price.