PublicDomainReprints.org

This is an experimental project, which is focused on archiving and republishing public domain works.

How to pick a novel

Check page 69 and see if it's any good. That's Marshall McLuhan's suggestion.

RapidTyping -- free typing tutor

I also recall there being a site zealously promoting the Dvorak layout as well. If you want speed, there are ways.

Read Print -- free online books

Blake, Dostoevsky, Orwell, ... Not a huge library, but many classic names.

Daily Writing Tips

Updated everyday. Can remind you of stuff that's always been niggling you.

50 tools that can improve your writing

More for journalism, but useful tips for prose in general, from ad copy, to speeches, to fiction.

So you wanna make a movie?

Really, for a few thousand dollars and plenty of chutzpah, you can communicate a story through the screen.
Also, some screenwriting books from the same blog.

Espresso book machine

At New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library, a machine to print out a public domain book that's indistinguishable from the factory-made title. Other libraries waiting in line.

Proper writing guidelines

Solecisms (?) and table of contents for proper writing guidelines for writers at The Economist.