10 Cool Tools for Authors

Here are some useful websites that I've used recently. They're great for writers...

Dictionaries and Such

• Acronym Finder is great to translate acronyms.
• AmosWeb has thousands of definitions for economic terms.
• NetLingo will help you stay hip to internet and chat terms.
• Computing Fundamentals has a great list of computer, technical, and geek terms.

Research

• Bartleby is the site for literary references, author information, and quotes.
• Library Spot is a centralized reference center.
• IPL is the Internet Public Library.
• The Post Office has a Zip Code finder.
• The Social Security Administration has a list of the top baby names for each year. This is great for choosing character names.
• Adobe's Kuler allows you to choose a color and it provides palettes of color combinations. This is great if you're working on a brochure or website.