Writing Research and Writing Reference :

Dictionaries - Encyclopedias - Grammar & Punctuation - History - People - Places

 

Research and Reference: Dictionaries

• Biographical dictionary:This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
  
  
• Martindale's Calculators On-line Center: Hundreds of calculators for the math in your work.
  
  
• Acronym Finder: The Acronym Finder is a world wide web (WWW) searchable database of more than 407,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations
  
  
• Ask Oxford Online dictionary from the blue chip masters of the English language.
  
  
• Clichesite.com: ClicheSite.com - The largest collection of cliches, phrases and sayings with definitions and explanations.
  
  
• The Book of Cliches Make sure your writing isn't in here.
  
  
• BuzzWhack's Buzzword Compliant Dictionary: Provides definitions for business buzzwords, slang and jargon.
  
  
• Biographical dictionary:This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
  
  
• Dictionary of Slang: A monster-sized dictionary of English slang and British colloquialisms (informal speech) currently used in the UK, listing over 4000 slang expressions.
  
  
• How do I swear in a foreign language: Learn how to make your characters bilgingual swearers.
  
  
• NetSerf's Hypertext Medieval Glossary Words and terms from the Middle Ages
  
  
• Thesaurus.com Free online Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language.
  
  
• Webster's Online Dictionary - The Rosetta Edition Earth's largest dictionary with 90 modern and 10 ancestral languages.
  
  
• OneLook Dictionary Search More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook search engine
  
  
• Dictinaries, Glossaries, and other Online Tips: Good list of other word resources
  
  

Research and Reference: Encyclopedias & Other

• Books, Summaries, Reviews, Essays & Abstracts You are invited to read, for free, any Summary, Review, Abstract, Book-Report. All in 34 languages.



• Writers Information Registry: Interesting site: allows writers to contact subject matter experts who have signed up to provide info on various topics.
  
  
• Encyclopedia Brittanica:Nearly inexhaustible research tool.
  
  
• Encyclopedia.com: Simple a free encyclopedia.
  
  
• How Stuff Works: Find out how almost anything works.
  
  
• Symbols.com: Guide to Western signs and ideograms.
  
  
• NatureServe Explorer: Encyclopedia of more than 60,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the U.S. and Canada.
  
  
• The Canadien Encyclopedia: Contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada.
  
  
• World History: Great history site that covers key events and historical figures.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the Orient: A specialized encyclopaedia for the Middle East and North Africa. In-depth articles with loads of illustrations.
  
  
• Science Fiction Writers Resource Guide: Lots of information, reference, and definitions for a science fiction writer.
  
  

Research and Reference: Grammar

• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation:TAn on-line English grammar and punctuation reference guide including exercises with answers to test your knowledge.
  
  
• GetitWrite:Grammar tips for writers
  
  
• Grammar Bytes!:Terms, rules, exercises, and handouts.
  
  
• University of Calgary Grammar Tutorials: Tutorials divided into Parts of Speech, Sentence Elements, Punctuation, and Word Use.
  
  
• University of Chicago Grammart Resources Online:Great grammar resources selected by the writing school at the Univ. of Chicago.
  
  
• University of Ottawa Punctuation Handbook: Info on commas, semicolons, apostrophes, dashes, and more.
  
  
• Titles, End Punctuation, Dashes, Parentheses: Some information on basic grammar rules.
  
  
• English Plural: Helpful article from Wikepedia on use of plurals.
  
  

Research and Reference: History

• HistoryBuff.com: Extensive Web site focusing primarily on how newspapers and the press covered major, and not so major, events in American history. Also information for newspaper collectors.
  
  
• History On-Line: UK history site run by the Institute of Historical Research.
  
  
• Internet Archive: The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
  
  
• World History - HyperHistory: HyperHistory Online navigates through 3,000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps
  
  

Research and Reference: People

• Biographical dictionary:This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
  
  

Research and Reference: Places

• Atlapedia Online: Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
  
  
• CIA World Factbook: Lists population, government, military, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States
  
  
• Keyhole: Zoom in to view any location on earth from space.
  
  
• Mapquest: The best digital directory resource for finding anything in the physical world over any connected device.
  
  
• Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection: Excellent map collection and geographic resources at the University of Texas at Austin.
  
  
• WorldAtlas.com: A world atlas of facts, flags, and maps including every continent, country, dependency, exotic destination, island, major city, ocean, province, state & territory on the planet.