American Society of Authors and Writers

This Month's Featured Attractions

Do-Re-Mi-Fa - Do you find yourself humming the aria from Rigoletto and wondering who the composer is? Well, we didn't think so. Still, if you have a question about operas, composers, opera companies, or performers--or if you merely want to while away a few entertaining hours--this is the site for you. Check out OperaBase and start hitting the high notes

So-La-Ti-Do - Or, if you're merely looking for opera companies listed by country, company, city, or association, try the searchable database at Opera Companies of the World.

The Binds that Tie - Do you have a special book you'd like bound especially for you (Gone with the Wind, Too???)? If so, look into the numerous offerings of handmade books by Michael Rogers Press.

Conservatively Speaking - Is the world too liberal for you? Is that what's bothering you, bunky? If so, why not write someone--anyone!--and express your conservative points-of-view. From the President of the country to the President of your local television network, they're all here. You'll find plenty of ears to bend, and e-mail addies, too, at The Conservative Activists' E-Mail Links Page.

Authors and Literature

What a Classic! - Writers learn to write well from writers who learned to write well. At least that's the presumption. If you're of like belief, check out this site, with endless search capabilities and fully downloadable texts from some of the world's greatest literature ... all right here, at the Digital Library.

The Fairer Sex? - Okay, maybe it's true. Perhaps women really do make better writers. You can make up your own mind at this unique women-authors-only site, very nicely assembled and searchable, with numerous full texts to download or read on-line., at the Digital Library

Banned in Boston - We've all heard tales of the banning of erotic masterpieces such as Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterly's Lover. But the Canterbury Tales? Check out this complete resource of books that have been banned and/or the subject of attack by censors throughout the years. It's here at--you guessed it!--the Digital Library.

And the Winner Was ... - What makes for a prize-winning novel? Why does one work attract more acclaim than another? If that's what's puzzling you, bunky, the Digital Library is a good place to go for the answers.

What Light through Yon Window? - The Great Bard would have turned over in his grave, but if you're into the complete works of William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Works is a good place to hang out.

Biographies

Large as Life - Find a biography of that hard-to-locate famous (or infamous!) person at this sprawling Biographical Dictionary.

Larger than Life - More in-depth biographical information brought to you by the people at cable TV's Biography Network.

Directories

Secret Agents, Man! - It's one of humankind's greatest traumas ... finding an agent. Finding a good agent is even tougher. We can't guarantee you'll hook up with the agent of your dreams courtesy of this WritersNet directory, but it's a start.

Who's Calling, Please? - Looking for someone--anyone--anywhere in the world? Here's a resource of telephone directories, business listings, White Pages, and much more from every country you can imagine, and a few you can't! Check it out at TelDir.

Breaking the Code - If you need to know the area code for any city in the United States--or any area-code related information--Decoder is where you'll find it.

Forms and Business Matters

Library of Congress Calling - We're embarrassed we didn't think of it sooner, but better late than ... well, you know. Check out the on-line forms at the Copyright Office, plus a world of other useful information, at the Library of Congress.

More on Copyright Law - This from a legal firm ... includes a good self-guiding tour of the law plus downloadable forms. Check it out.

Jobs and Such

New News Jobs - For industry people out looking, because you need to eat. Need we say more? Check it out at the Newsjobs Network.

Media Employment Check out still more media-related jobs at MediaBistro.

Maps

Birds-eye View - Looking for satellite imagery of nearly any place on earth? Here's where you'll find it: http://www.terraserver.com/.

News

What's News - From around the block or around the world, you'll find the news source for your background requirements right here!

Web del Sol - The best, the worst, in fact the most literary e-zines in cyberspace are listed on Web del Sol.

Articles Galore - Search for published magazine articles by title, date, publication, or keywords at the MagPortal.

Magazines - If you can think of it, it's probably available here, and at a special price, too. Check it out here.

Reference Corner

Haven't I Heard That Somewhere Before? - If so, it's probably here, in this Book of Cliches.

What's that Word? - A complete on-line search system for finding just the right acronym or abbreviation. Check it out at here!

Carefully Scripted! Wanna brush up on your script-writing skills, read unproduced scripts, get some fresh ideas (as well as some old, moldy ones?) Check it out here, at Drew's Script-O-Rama.

Writing Right - Have a question about grammar? EduFind is the place to go for the answer. Also fun to browse.

From Bartlett's to Roget's - If you're looking for a complete compendium of reference works on-line--from language, style, and composition to religion and mythology--Bartleby is the place to be.

Perfect Diction(ary) - Whether you're looking for a quick answer or a complete compendium of dictionaries, from rhyming and acronyms to homonyms, translations, and thesaurus, you'll find them at YourDictionary.

Don't Quote Me - A wide range of quotables, from Yogi Berra's "You can observe a lot by just watching" to other, even more meaningful commentaries are here at the Quotations Page.

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