Recently I shared a couple favorite internet resources with a friend. When I mentioned to her that I’d been meaning to get a blog post up with them, she told me to get to it! So thank you, @Carmen Nodar, for the prompting and for sharing sites you find, too.
WRITING RESOURCES
Scrivener at Literature and Latte
This site has downloadable software for writers of one cool writing program called Scrivener. Already available for sale for Macs, Scrivener is in process for windows, so a beta version. I was introduced to it by Jenn Bailey, Kate Blaisdell, Heather Trent Beers, and the afore mentioned Carmen. Thank you, wonderful ladies! I’m lovin’ it.
Edit Minion
The awesome Lisha Cauthen found this one and shared it on Kansas SCBWI’s Sunflower Scoop (see below). It’s in beta and @DrWicked plans to add features, but it’s so cool. You paste in a piece of your writing and you can have it check for adverbs, weak words, “said” replacements, passive voice, ending a sentence with a preposition and often misspelled words. A bonus I like is you get a different writing quote each time you click on “Edit!.”
Institute for Children’s Literature Blog
This resource is searchable. I come here when I want info on something or am looking for a resource to share with someone else.
Downloadable Grammar Tutorials
Having trouble with a specific grammatical issue? Go here and learn how to handle it on the Yale website.
IMAGE RESOURCES
If you have your own blog or website, or are creating presentations, you need images. And most of us want free images.
morgueFile
Photos on this site are free for use (read the licensing info). People take pictures and upload them into this searchable database. If the photographer includes contact info, I send a thank you email telling which image and when and where I used it. (Each picture shows who uploaded the image–click on their name or username and look for email.) The image at the beginning of this post is from morgueFile.
stock.xchng
Similar to morgueFile, most photos are free and the site is searchable. 
However, read what it says under availability on each image. The “standard licensing” agreement is more detailed. Some photographers include a notice that says they “must be notified when using the photo for any public work.” The lovely abstract to the right is from stock.xchng. Instead of emailing, I used the contact form to send my thanks.
WEBSITES I SUBSCRIBE TO
DearEditor.com
I met DearEditor aka Deborah Halverson at the 2010 SCBWI LA conference. A former editor, Deborah answers writers questions. You can subscribe and get links emailed to you when there’s a post or search the site. Deborah’s recently launched her book: Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies. Tonight she’s doing a free webinar. You can also follow her on twitter @deareditor.
School Visit Experts
Founded by author and SCBWI Regional Advisor Alexis O’Neill, this blog site is again subscribable. This site has very practical info about speaking in schools, arranging visits, etc.
Fict!on Notes
I’ve never yet gotten to attend one of the Novel Revision Retreats with author and speaker Darcy Pattison, but I want to. This is her site.
Those are current favorites, though I know as soon as I hit “publish,” I’ll think of others. I’d love to hear yours. Simply enter them in the comments.