Writing Guides and Resources

 

Donna Reiss
Active Learning Online

Selected Writing Centers, Writing Guides, Resources for Writers
  • Paradigm Online Writing Assistant offers extensive composition advice written in a friendly style by Charles Guilford of Boise State University.
  • Writer's Web, University of Richmond Writing Center, includes a useful A-Z topic list for writing concerns.
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing, maintained by Professor Charles Darling of Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut, includes grammar tips and quizzes.
  • Hacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford, 1999: This handbook is an excellent guide to have and keep. You can also use the companion writing resources Website A Writer's Reference Website.
  • Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) was one of the first online services for writers and remains one of the most comprehensive with online handouts about writing.
  • International Writing Centers Association lists Writing Centers, both physical and online.
  • bartleby.com links include the American Heritage Dictionary (with some sound files for pronunciation), American Heritage Book of English Usage, Strunk's Elements of Style, Gray's Anatomy, several encyclopedias, quotations, and full text of many literary works.
  • askoxford.com links include the Oxford English Dictionary Online, the Oxford Reference Online, and advice for writers. Oxford University Press is British, so some usages and conventions may differ slightly from their American counterparts.

Writing and Research Guides for Students of D. Reiss

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developed and copyright ©May 2001 by D. Reiss
modified and copyright ©28 February 2005 by D. Reiss