Tools for the Writer

Visual Thesaurus - a tool for people who think visually, this online thesaurus and dictionary features more than 145,000 words that you can explore using an interactive map. 

Elements of Style - William Strunk Jr., English professor of Cornell University, originally published his book in 1935, but it remains a definitive guide for the serious writer. 

Associated Press Ask the Editor FAQ - AP editor David Minthorn fields questions of widest interest posed by subscribers to the online AP Stylebook. A forum on writing, style and phrasing issues.

Eminent Quotables - What writers say about writing - this handy reference provides succinct quotes from historic and contemporary wordsmiths, from Isaac Asimov and Jane Austen to Tom Clancy and Winston Churchill.

PlainLanguage.gov - developed to help improve communications from the Federal Government to the public, but can apply to business writing, too. Quick reference tips include checklists of things to remember when writing for the web.

Vital Speeches of the Day Blog - read interesting tidbits and tips from David Murray, editor of Vital Speeches of the Day and Vital Speeches International.

Writers Online Workshops.com - the only program of web-based writing instruction developed by Writer's Digest. Offers something for every level writer and genre.

Online Communities

Ragan.com 

Marketing Profs Know-how Exchange

IABC

Writer's Write Blog

WOW! Women on Writing -- connecting agents and authors, site features interesting agent and author interviews, as well as writer workshops and a frequently updated freelancer job board.

Language is a Virus -- For the aspiring new fiction writer, has downloadable widgets for curing writer's block as well as a character name generator. The site is managed by DIY (Do It Yourself) publisher Wordclay, and provides soup-to-nuts templates and other assistance to self-publish your novel.