GENTS

Association of Authors’ Representatives
www.aar-online.org

Agent Query bills itself as the “internet’s largest and most current database of literary agents.”
http://agentquery.com/

750 literary agencies and 900 book publishers at listed here.
http://firstwriter.com/

hildren and Young Adult Literature

Through the Toll Booth
Developed by a group of Vermont College MFA in Creative Writing graduates, each week a different aspect of writing and developing a writing career is explored. Information is woven with interviews with editors, authors and agents. The site includes an interactive blog.
http://community.livejournal.com/thru_the_booth/

Cynthia Leitich Smith
This is the most active website in children's literature.
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/

EVELOPING CHARACTERS

Behind the Name offers the etymology and history of first names.
http://www.behindthename.com/

Character Naming Resources
http://www.writing-world.com/links/names.shtml

Popular Names by Birth Year from the Social Security Administration goes back to 1880.
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

ICTIONARIES AND TRANSLATING

Translate English into another language
http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/

Language Dictionaries and Translators: “Breaking the barriers of language through learning.” English dictionaries for more than 200 languages.
http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html

Babelfish, a free translation site. Translate English into Chinese, French, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

Another translation site.
http://translation2.paralink.com/

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

An etymology site devoted to the origins of words and phrases.
http://www.wordorigins.org/

OBS

Billed as the “Internet’s #1 Freelance Writer and Blogging Jobs Community
http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/

A job board for media professionals.
http://journalismjobs.com/

Jobs, classes, community and news for media professionals.
http://mediabistro.com/

ARKETS

Publishers Marketplace where you can Track Deals, Sales, Reviews, Agents, Editors, News (for $20 a month).
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/

A database featuring more than 2,000 markets for short fiction, poetry and novels/ collections.
http://duotrope.com/

Markets, events, writers’ organizations and groups.
http://forwriters.com/

Publisher’s Marketplace
www.publishersmarketplace.com

LOTTING

Paperback Writer: 10 Things to Help with Novel Plotting
http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2005/01/ten-things-to-help-with-novel-plotting.html

UBLICITY

Site run by consultant Joan Stewart that features tips on self-promotion and how to get free publicity.
http://publicityhound.com/

Questions answered on the publishing process.
http://publishingquestions.com/

Writing resources, news and discussions for writers, agents, editors and publishers.
http://www.writers.net/

A database of writer conferences.
http://writing.shawguides.com/

Free writing tips, freebies for writers.
http://easywaytowrite.com/

ESEARCH SITES

Archaeological Resources
http://www.archaeologica.org/ResourcesPage.htm

Warnings about literary fraud, schemes, scams, and pitfalls targeting writers.
http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/

Backspace: The Writer’s Space
www.bksp.org

Shaw Guides
www.shawguides.com

Snippets of information
http://refdesk.com/

An excellent site to find answers and links on scores of topics.
http://www.about.com/