www.Absente.com - what list of links for writers would be complete without an alcohol retailer in it? The reformed won't find it funny, but those who prefer to wallow will be grateful for the thought. This retailer sells absinthe, wormwood included. In the words of idler Tom Hodgkinson: "Party like it's 1899."
AbiSource - a free program with spell check, word count, compatible with RTF, WordPad and Microsoft Office/Word. Don't waste your money when you can have it for free.
Creative Commons - looking to give away your work for free? Or maybe you only want to give parts of it away for free? Current copyright law says you own the copyright the second you create work, but should you want to give something back to the greater good (the public domain) you can do so by registering your work with the Creative Commons.
DL Snell's Market Scoop - this is an an excellent resource, interviews with the editors of today's cutting edge horror fiction.
Duotrope's Digest - a free writing resource that lists available markets searchable by genre, theme, anthology, and more. Indispensable for writers.
Free Culture - if there is a single document out there that must be read, whose message has never been more imperative than it is now, it is Lawrence Lessig's e-book, Free Culture. Get it absolutely free in pdf format.
Horror Writer's Association - this organization holds the annual Bram Stoker's Awards and is comprised of such members as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, McCammon, and many others
Major Geeks - visit these guys for loads of freeware and shareware on the web; they check all their programs for malware and viruses, and such programs as AbiSource are listed there.
Project Gutenberg - volunteers maintain this free site, which makes available literature whose copyright has run out. Everything from Austen to Shakespeare and more can be downloaded. Whatever you may write, churning out penny dreadfuls shouldn't stop you from being well-read when it comes to classics.
Rejections On Display - A good place for those aspiring in the field to pick-up advice and encouragement.
StatCounter - this site offers a free visible/invisible counter to compile statistics on the traffic for your website -- free.
