Throughout 2025 we will be continually expanding this page about useful resources for writers, publishers, students, and editors.

Free Courses (and More)
Online Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus Online
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
How Many
Characters to Words Calculator
https://charactercounter.com/characters-to-words
Online Tools
Phrase Fix (reverses words and much more)
https://phrasefix.com/tools/reverse-words/
For Poets
Rhyme Zone
https://www.rhymezone.com/
For Editors
EFA Editing Rates 2024
https://www.the-efa.org/rates/?mc_cid=4fce29d740&mc_eid=UNIQID#ratechart
https://www.the-efa.org/rates/
EFA Editing Rates 2023
https://www.the-efa.org/rates/
EFA Members
https://www.the-efa.org/current-members/
EFA Work
https://www.the-efa.org/jobs-list/
How to Make Money as a Freelance Editor
https://esoftskills.com/dm/make-money-as-a-freelance-editor/
American English, British English, Canadian English (differences between)
http://www.lukemastin.com/testing/spelling/cgi-bin/database.cgi?action=home
Copyediting Checklist
https://zorbaediting.com/resources/copyediting-checklist/
Images Free
Mostly Free Public Domain Image Search (MFPDIS)
https://coconutlampshade.github.io/public-domain/PD-search.html
Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA)
https://pdimagearchive.org/
Unsplash https://unsplash.com/
Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Pexels https://www.pexels.com/
Pixabay https://pixabay.com/
Picryl https://picryl.com/
Literary Agents
Association of American Literary Agents (formerly: AAR)
Formerly the AAR, they are now a nonprofit organization, whose agents follow a strict code of ethics to protect the rights of authors.
https://aalitagents.org/
Payment
Paypal Fee Calculator
https://lili.co/resources/accounting/paypal-fee-calculator
Publishing
KDP Printing Cost and Royalty Calculator
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/royalty-calculator
Subsidiary Rights: What they are, and Why they matter?
An original article from Zorba Editing.
https://zorbaediting.com/resources/subsidiary-rights-what-they-are-why-they-matter/
Copyright and Fair Use in Academic Writing
A work-in-progress article from Zorba Editing.
Terminologies for …
Dentists and Dental Surgeons
https://zorbaediting.com/resources/terminology-dentists-and-dental-surgeons/
Time
World Clock
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Tools
Apple Pages Help Online
https://support.apple.com/guide/pages/welcome/mac
Scrivener Help Online
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/learn-and-support
Resources from Zorba Publishing
https://zorbapublishing.com/resources/
Usage
Difference Between
https://www.differencebetween.com/
Technology Help
Tech Support Guy
https://techguy.org/
ThoughtCo.
ThoughCo. Home Page
https://www.thoughtco.com/
Chinese Fable Stories with Morals
https://www.thoughtco.com/chinese-fable-stories-4084028
English as a Second Language
https://www.thoughtco.com/esl-4133095
50 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language
https://www.thoughtco.com/common-words-in-the-english-language-4083896
The Top 10 Reference Works for Writers and Editors
https://www.thoughtco.com/top-reference-works-for-writers-and-editors-1689718
140 Key Copyediting Terms and What They Mean
https://www.thoughtco.com/key-copyediting-terms-1692372
YouTube videos
Essays and Articles
How to Hire & Work With an Academic Copyeditor
https://wendybelcher.com/writing-advice/how-to-hire-copyeditor/
Apple Books
https://itunespartner.apple.com/books/support/37-book-availability
The 51 countries/regions where Apple Books are available, once you upload the ebook: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela !
Fonts
Best 5 Fonts for Books
Baskerville (for literary fiction). Sabon (for Romantic Fiction). Cansu (for titles and headings). Garamond (For Thrillers and Airport Page-Turners). Caslon (for Academic nonfiction). Utopia (general interest). Titles and Headings: Modelica and Bison.
https://indesignskills.com/inspiration/fonts-for-books/
InDesign
InDesign Skills (various articles)
https://www.indesignskills.com/inspiration/
Create a Book in InDesign
https://www.indesignskills.com/tutorials/create-a-book-in-indesign/