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Here are some sites we find interesting or
of use to writers:
Writers Write:
Internet Writing Journal
Inkspot: Resources for Writers
Bartleby
A great resource. You can search by Author, Subject, or Title
through an incredible array of resources: Columbia Encyclopedia,
American Heritage Dictionary, Bartlet's Quotations, Strunk, Gray's
Anatomy, Oxford Shakespear, and many, many more!
World Wide Words
A site "devoted to the English language - its history, quirks,
curiosities and evolution."
English Usage, Style,
& Composition A collection of reference works at Bartleby.com
Grammar
Resources on the Web University of Chicago Writing Program:
annotated links on grammar and style.
The Rhetoric Server
Strunk,
The Elements
of Style (1918 edition) (Bartleby) H. W. Fowler,
The King's English
(Bartleby)
MHRA's Home Page
Writing
Better: A Handbook for Amherst Students A collection of writing
advice.
Learn
to Write Brief, opinion / reviews of some major guides to
writing.
Hypertext
Webster Interface Several public-domain dictionaries on-line.
Speculations A magazine
for writers
The Alternative
Dictionaries A collaborative international dictionary of
slang and non-standard usage.
WordNet:
A Lexical Database for English (Princeton) "An on-line
lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current
psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns,
verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets,
each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations
link the synonym sets."
LOGOS Dictionary
Essays on the Craft
of Dramatic Writing A collection of short pieces on writing,
especially screenplays.
A
Handbook of Terms for Discussing Poetry
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Technical Writing A
collection of useful tips for technical writers.
A
Glossary of Rhetorical Figures (UKY)
Brief definitions of dozens of terms.
Writing World A free,
biweekly newsletter for writers, by the editor of the now defunct
Inklings.
The Word Wizard
RhetNet: A Dialogic
Publishing (Ad)venture
Copyright Clearance Center
Online
The Copyright Website
U.S. Copyright Office
Home Page
Copyright Law An
informal overview of American copyright law.
Copy
Editing for Magazines
Purdue University Online
Writing Lab On-line writing center, with extensive links.
Rensselaer
Writing Center Handouts A collection of handouts from the
writing center,
Basic Prose
Style Collection of advice on mechanics and style for students.
U.
Victoria English Dept.'s Writer's Guide Mechanics, logic,
literary terms, documentation, other writing topics.
CWRL (Computer
Writing, Rhetoric, and Literature at Texas)
The Writer's Center
Minnesota's Literary Center
Writing Up Research
WriteBusiness.com
American Society
of Journalists and Authors
Writers House
Frequently
Asked Questions about English, Series 1
The Reporters Network
Writing
Assessment Services
The Writers' Conference
Writer's Connection
RhetNet:
Net/Texts
Warnings and
Cautions for Writers A set of pointers for newcomers to writing.
Garbl's Editorial
Style Manual A useful collection of tips on grammar, spelling,
usage, and mechanics.
The Vocabula
Review
Electronic journal on usage. A regular feature, "Grumbling
about Grammar," suggests the tone. SUNY
Geneseo Online Writing Guide
The Exploding
Dictionary
Hyperlinked dictionary, every word of every definition is linked
to another set of definitions. Politics
and the English Language George Orwell,
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