The Writer’s Reference List: The List of Sites You Absolutely Positively Need to Save
By Tom Chandler on Jan 5, 2007 in Writer tools
It’s the Internet, so I shouldn’t be surprised when I find an excellent list of reference/style/grammar sites for writers on a design blog.
Still, I’ve been looking for a chance to mention the Designers Who Blog site for ages. Despite the title, they also concern themselves with photography, advertising, writing, etc.
Stop by and kick the tires.
As for the list of links below, it’s a real grab bag. But it includes some hugely useful stuff.
Bookmark it, tag it, copy it - just make sure you’ve got it.
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Ain’t Grammar Fun: Words to the Wise
Bartleby.com: The Elements of Style
Bartleby.com: The Kings English
Bartleby.com: The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
Chicago Manual of Style Online
Clear English Grammar Resources
Doc Durden’s Guide to Good Grammar
English-Zone.Com: Grammar, writing, idioms …
Grammar Book: Grammer Rules, Punctuation and Capitalization, Rules for Writing Numbers
Improving Writing Skills - Effective Writing & Written Communication
Jack Hart: Prevent punctuation and grammar errors that hurt credibility
Lynch, Guide to Grammar and Style
OWL Handouts: Complete Index by Topic
Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
Spark Notes: Online guide to grammar
SUNY Geneseo Online Writing Guide
The Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Online Writing Lab
Times Online Style and Usage Guide
University of Calgary: Basic Elements Of English
University of Washington: Reference Tools - Citation & Writing Guides
uw-madison writing center writer’s handbook
Write Away - Learn how to become a better writer
Writers’ Workshop: Grammar Handbook
Writers’ Workshop Writing Tips
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the mention! Tomorrow will feature online dictionaries, the second post covered writing books (that I’ve found useful for someone at my stage in the craft). Monday is my deadline for getting to it for real - wish me luck.
cat | Jan 5, 2007 | Reply
Good luck! Compiling long lists of links is work work work….
Tom Chandler | Jan 6, 2007 | Reply
Thank you for this! One of my New Year’s resolutions is to sharpen my editing skills. I’m finding I was very spoiled working for a government agency where multiple people read my work and fixed any typos. This list can only help me on my quest for tight writing with no errors.
Meredith Eisenberg | Jan 6, 2007 | Reply
Thank the Designers Who Blog folks - who put the list together. Amazing how a few bits worth of links contain more power than shelves full of reference books.
Tom Chandler | Jan 6, 2007 | Reply
Bookmarked at Delicious.
Brian Clark | Jan 7, 2007 | Reply
Copywriting should be a compulsory subject in pretty much every modern discipline.
I’ll hopefully have the chance to sift through the links sooner rather than later.
All the best for 2007.
David Airey | Jan 8, 2007 | Reply
Ow. Processor overload. Shutting down now…
Good stuff
Michael Stelzner | Jan 9, 2007 | Reply
What a fantastic list! Thanks for putting it together.
Brad Shorr | Jan 10, 2007 | Reply