Research

• Seventies Almanac: used to research The Boys of Summer when my memory gave out

• The Baby Boomer Generation:  Trends, Research, Discussion and Comment.

• Crime Library: crime stories on serial killers, the mafia, terrorists, spies, assassins and gangsters

• Fashion History and Costume Eras, Victorians to Haute Couture: used for my time travel series

• Federal Bureau of Investigation Home Page: well, duh

• Gryphon Books for Writers: books by writers for writers

• How Stuff Works: how everything works. Useful for things like failing elevators (in Reason to Believe)

• Popular Songs in American History: used for my time travel series

• The Old Farmer's Almanac Sunrise and Sunset Information: critical for figuring out when a sunrise would occur anywhere in the US (for those mystery stories)

• Yahoo! Directory Music Lyrics By Genre: used for just about everything

Romance/Writing Sites

• Kiss Of Death: RWA's "Mystery" arm

• Writer Beware--Index Page: caveats about agents for any writer

• RWA: Romance Writers of America home page

• From The Heart: another online chapter from RWA

• Midwest Fiction Writers: home page for the local Minnesota RWA group

• Charlotte Dillon's web site: outstanding site with links to just about everything you need to improve as a writer.