William is the co-author of a seven book series set during the time of the Civil War, and he also writes horror. Check out his site to learn more.

The U.S. Copyright Office website. This has a ton of information about laws regarding copyright, and also has forms available for download if you have a work you would like to submit.

This is a site with some information about works that have "some rights reserved" as opposed to the copyrighted works that are "all rights reserved".

This site is sponsored by Infinity Publishing and runs quite a bit like Face Book, though without some of the crazier (and sometimes annoying) features. Author Nation also offers a blog for each page.

This site focuses on the books more so than the authors that write them. However, you do have the option of creating an author profile. This site seems to be very user-friendly.

This site seems to be more popular than some of the others, but is more difficult to navigate and to set up your page/profile.

Facebook started out as a social networking site for college/high school-age people, but has quickly grown and expanded to encompass a lot more than just that. You can register for free as an individual, or as a public figure - they do have a category for writers.

MySpace is similar to Facebook, but does not have a public category for writers. This website's initial focus was on musicians and bands.

SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.

This is a newsletter put out by Infinity Publishing. It often includes information about upcoming events and contests, as well as featuring some of Infinity authors' work.

This is an email newsletter put out by Brian Jud, who is an author himself and has been in the publishing business for many years. He includes many helpful tips and often has special promotions for readers of his newsletter.

This newsletter is written by Penny Sansevieri, who is also an author, and is packed full of very helpful tips for any aspiring writer, whether they are published or not.

A newsletter put out by John Kremer, with a few handy tips every week.