Reference for writers
About.com http://about.com The network of sites led by expert guides
Ask an Expert--the Kid-Friendly Expert Site http://www.askanexpert.com
Ask Jeeves http://www.ask.com Have a question? Just type it in and click "Ask!"
Character names http://www.babynames.com http://www.thinkbabynames.com
Children's Writing Resource Center Research Center http://www.write4kids.com/research.html
Encylopedia Brittanica http://brittanica.com
Fast Facts Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com
If You're Writing That Murder Mystery http://home.earthlink.net/~thekeither
Learn 2 Do Anything http://www.learn2.com
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov
The Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com
My Virtual Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com
ProfNet http://www.profnet.com - contact experts from corporations, laboratories, medical centers and universities
Research-It! http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Rhymezone http://www.rhymezone.com Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
Rhyming dictionary http://www.rhymer.com
Smithsonian Encylopedia http://www.si.edu/resource/faqVirtual Tours http://www.virtualfreesites.com/tours.html
Writer's Free Reference http://www.writers-free-reference.com
The Writers' Information Registry http://members.shaw.ca/wir a list of e-mail contacts for places, activities and experiences
Yearbook.com http://www.yearbook.com - to find leading experts and sources in almost any subject area