Research
Assuming you're writing a non-fiction E-Book, you'll probably need to do some research.
The research process should be completed before you start writing. The idea is to
collect all the knowledge and information that you'll need to successfully complete
the E-Book.
Your research should aim to:
- Collect the basic information that will go into your E-Book.
- Check the information that will go into your E-Book is factually correct.
- Check the information that will go into your E-Book is up to date.
When collecting the research material, I would suggest that you:
- Keep all electronic files that you're research uncovers for each E-Book,
in a separate folder on your computer.
- Bookmark (and organize your bookmarks logically) any useful web sites.
- Don't forget to use offline resources - like books and libraries!
- Keep a file of any photocopies, newspapers cuttings, etc., that form
part of your research efforts.
Once you have all the materials assembled, you should logically organize
them into roughly the same order as your E-Book is planned to be in.
Some materials turn out not to be immediately useful - but be cautious
abouting deleting files or throwing stuff out - you never know when
you might need it!
Finally, do remember that the research material is background material for
your own writing - do not copy or plagiarize other people's work.
The only case where it's okay to use somebody else's work - is when you
have permission from the copyright holder (usually that's the author).
Reference Materials
- Encyclopedias
- Biographies
- Biography.com
Biographies of over 25,000 personalities.
- S9 Biographical Dictionary
28,000 notable men and women searchable by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
- History
- Quotations
- Famous Quotations Network
Searchable famous quotations websites, quotes are sorted by categories and subjects, including authors biographies, and quotes citings.
25,000 quotes by 5,000 authors.
- Familiar Quotations
A classic book:
containing a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Written by John Bartlett.
- QuoteArchive.com
Famous quotations organized by the person who said them.
- QuoteGallery.com
Large searchable directory of quotations. Excellent category listings.
- QuoteLand.com
Searchable directory of quotations, including reverse-search (identify the source of a quote).
- QuoteWorld.org
13,000 searchable quotes.
- RockWisdom.com
Over 7,000 Song Quotes from Popular Music.
- Miscellaneous/Collections
- Acronym Finder
Over 169,000 acronyms, abbreviations, initialisms and definitions about all subjects, including information technology, business, telecommunications, military, government, and more.
- CIA World Fact Book
Detailed information on each country of the world.
- ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus
Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911.
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
Country information from around the world.
- Guide to Libraries on the Web
- Guide to Reference Material on the Web
- Guide to Researching Companies
- FunkandWagnalls.com
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, World Atlas, World News, Animal Book, and Media Gallery.
- Hoover's Online
The ultimate source for company information.
- 'Lectric Law Library
Legal Encyclopedia & Law Dictionary
- Net Lingo
Definitions of the new emerging vocabulary of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
- Phrase Finder
Enter a single word and it will generate a list of phrases and sayings that are related to the word.
Excellent tool for creating headlines, advertising copy, etc. (Recommended Resource)
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