Here is a site which is poorly laid out as you will notice immediately when you see it, but it contains decent information on just about everything related to writing including the publishing process.
http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/dept/cmns/fwp.html
http://www.copyright.gov/
I highly recommend that anyone who seriously considers writing for profit, ESPECIALLY those who post their protoypes, registers their copyright.
I'll make this one a sticky.
http://www.critters.org
This is the best site that I have found for serious writers. It's a place to not only look for information on writing but where you can critique and get critiqued. It's helped me out a lot.
Thanx aloot everyone those websites have helped me aloot thanx[;)]a
http://www.fictionpress.com/
That is a good place, if you would like to share your origal works or read other peoples.
There is also its sister site. http://www.fanfiction.net/
You can write spinoffs off books, tvs, etc.
For those of you looking for a little community of other people who share your writing interests try this out:
http://www.themightypen.net/
I've accumulated good websites and thought it time to share. Please feel free to share![:)]
Covers the basics well.
http://www.fictionfactor.com/basics.html
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/dangling.html
Orson Scott Card provided this website to answer questions not addressed in his book "Characters and Viewpoint".
http://www.hatrack.com/writingclass/lessons/lesson01-1.shtml
Wonderful resource! Test your command of the English language!
http://lbarker.orcon.net.nz/words.html
Something for everyone here.
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/writing.htm#fiction
Idioms Characters might use. Careful though remember editors do not like cliches. They are acceptable if characters would use them.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/
I'll keep adding to this. Hope you do to.[:)]