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/faq

Virtual 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