Conferences and Workshops

• Milford SF Writer's Conference (UK)
• Arvon Foundation (UK)
• Odyssey Writing Workshop (USA)
• Clarion Writers' Workshop (USA)
• Clarion West Writers' Workshop (USA)

Writing assessment and editorial advices

• Liz Williams — Professional writer and tutor with bags of experience
• Terry Edge. www.thewritersark.co.uk (click tutors and then Terry's name)
• John Jarrold — Literary agent and script doctor

Organisations, hubs and portal pages

• Ansible — David Langford's multiple Hugo-winning newsletter: responsible for there being more Hugos per capita in Reading than in any other town in the UK.
• Codex — online group of "neopros" (writers who have made at least one pro sale, but are still in the early stages of their careers).
• Critters — the pre-eminent online workshop for spec-fic writers.
• ISFDB — The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America — the main organisation of professional spec-fic writers.
• Internet resources for writers. Links and links within links for research and writing business. Maintained by Sal Towse.
• Publishers Weekly
• BBC Writers' Room
• NaNoWriMo
• 43 Must Visit Sci-Fi Websites for Writers

How-to books, magazines, blogs and websites — including business and legal aspects of writing

• Writers' Digest
• A Freelance Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Great business advice for writers
• A collection of articles on publishing by Kristine Kathryn Rusch — invaluable information
• Chuck Wendig's Terrible Minds blog — This link is to a blog on creating characters, but they're all worth checking out.
• Wrede on Writing — Patricia Wrede's blog, full of excellent writing advice.
• Holly Lisle — Gateway page to Holly's writing workshops, some free some not. All good.
• CJ Cherryh's writing advice — including clear guidance on the use of who and whom.
• Jane Friedman's Writing Advice Archive
• Write SF (Jeffrey A Carver's free course for aspiring writers)

Market Listings

• http://www.ralan.com/ — Genre Market Listings
• The Submissions Grinder Like Duotrope, but still free (donations welcome)
• http://duotrope.com/ (Now requires a paid subscription, so you have to be subbing a LOT)
• http://www.aswiebe.com/writing/markets.html
• Mary Soon Lee's market listing by pay-rates
• Submitting to the Black Hole — market response-time tracker.
• Foreign Markets list
• Writers and Artists' Yearbook (published annually in the UK in print form)

Interesting Scraps from Around the Web

• 100 words for facial expressions
• Name Generator
• Cheat Sheet for Writing Body Language
• Master List of Gestures and Body Language
• Dan Wells on Story Structure (Youtube)
• TV Tropes
• Wordle.net
• Turkey City Lexicon
• 20000 Names.com