11 Rules of Writing               http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/  Concise and practical tip list for punctuation, grammar, and writing clearly. Also has links to other writing resources  

Armchair Grammarian               http://community.webtv.net/solis-boo/Grammar1  Studies in English grammar, punctuation, and composition.  Includes discussions regarding fictional writing techniques and theories of characterization.  
Ask a Grammar Expert              http://www.grammarnow.com/  Bothered by adverbs, semi-colons, or footnotes? Emailed response to your grammar, usage, composition, or editing question.  
Ask the Grammar Expert            http://www.lydbury.co.uk/grammar/index.htm  Online forums, discussions and chat areas especially set up for the international education community. Requires registration.  
Alfalfa                           http://www.alfalfapress.com/  __  
An Elementary Grammar             http://vweb1.hiway.co.uk/ei/intro.html  Has 22 sections on the parts of speech, tenses, word order, and some tricky distinctions between common words.  
A  English                        http://www.englishedit.com  English editing, proofreading, and formatting. Academic editing specialist since 1976  

Basic Prose Style and Mechanics    http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/proseman.html  Has solid, basic advice for prose mechanics, punctuation, and other style issues. With plenty of examples and bibliography  

Capitalization                    http://sti.larc.nasa.gov/html/Chapt4/Chapt4_TOC.html  Brief discussion of the concept of capitalization and a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, and stylistic uses.  
Citing Electronic Materials       http://www-dept.usm.edu/~engdept/mla/rules.html  How to treat electronic materials when sourcing documents and the instances when this information needs to be described.  
Common Errors in English          http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/  In what instance should you use effect or affect; or assure, ensure, insure? Makes the fuzzy logic of the English language easier to understand.  
Copy Editing for Magazines        http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/copy.editing.html  Editor who has worked for Time provides a structured approach to acquiring skills and coping with special conditions.  
Constructing your research        http://bob.ucsc.edu/library/ref/instruction/research/libres.htm  __  
Columbia University Project Bartleby           http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/  __  
Common Grammar, Usage & Spelling     http://www.ntu.ac.sg/nbs/ae/ese/acchtml/gram1.html  College professor gives good grammar and punctuation advice with examples, but with some really tiny type.  
Copy Editor                       http://www.copyeditor.com/  Subscription newsletter for copy editors of magazines, newspapers, and books. Lists workshops and job vacancies.  

Eclectic Writer                   http://www.eclectics.com/writing/writing.html  Promotion and publicity newsletter for authors, message board, plus articles on self-editing, plotting, and making a living. Inc. writers' index.  
Editorial Eye                     http://www.eei-alex.com/eye/  Focuses on publication standards and practices. Provides a sampler of articles from the monthly Editorial Eye.  
Elementary Grammar                http://www.hiway.co.uk/~ei/intro.html  Twenty-two sections on the use of basic grammar, with examples, glossary of terms and exercises.  
Elements of Style                 http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/  Electronic version of William Strunk, Jr.'s widely acclaimed guide. Contents comprise hypertext links to sections.  
Elements of Style                 http://www.cc.columbia.edu:80/acis/bartleby/strunk/  __  
English Grammar Clinic            http://www.edunet.com/english/clinic-h.html  Lydbury University in England provides an online forum for getting grammar questions answered. Requires user to set up a profile to enter  
English Grammar HyperTextBook     http://www.cod.edu/dept/kiesdan/engl_126/book126.htm  For students of English grammar. Has sections on phrases, clauses, subordination, coordination, style, and the Ebonics debate.  
             http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html   The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.    

Focusing on Words                  http://www.wordfocus.com/  Vocabulary program contains a series of exercises to enhance your composition skills.  

Gender-free Pronoun FAQs          http://www.lumina.net/gnp/  Discusses politically correct alternatives to gendered pronouns.  
Grammar Lady                      http://www.grammarlady.com/  Dr Mary Bruder fields your grammar questions and posts excerpts from her "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" columns on common problems and guidelines.  
Grammar and Style Notes           http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing  Grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, suggestions on usage, and a further reading list provided by Jack Lynch.  
Guide to Grammar and Writing      http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm  Helpful hints on run-on sentences, comma usage, capitalization, abbreviation, use of numbers, and other basic grammar concepts.  
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms     http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html  Defines dozens of technical, rhetorical terms, such as metaphor and simile, synechdoche and synchysis, chiasmus and climax.  
Grammar Girl                     http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/1489/  Super heroine rescues writers from common grammar mistakes. Gives tips on punctuation, gender-inclusive terms,  
Grammar Hotline Directory        http://www.tc.cc.va.us/writcent/gh/hotlinol.htm  Provides a state-by-state directory of places writers can call or email to have questions of grammar and usage answered.  
Grammar Queen                    http://www.grammarqueen.com/  Her majesty provides a grammar and usage guide in FAQ form, links to other grammar and style resources, and an email form to ask her questions.  
Grammar Slammer                  http://englishplus.com/grammar/  Grammar and style guide for students and writers has sections on punctuation, capitalization, subject-verb agreement, common mistakes,  
Grammar and Writing Resources    http://www.sharpwriter.com/  Online reference library designed for writers has links to dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, and guides to grammar and punctuation.  

HyperGrammar                      http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/  Sructured and detailed course on literary stylistics produced by the University of Ottawa.  

Indispensable Writing Resources         http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/writing.html  Detailed listing of reference material, writing style guides, links to libraries, and online college writing labs.  

King's English                    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/fowler/  HW Fowler's classic reference guide to vocabulary, syntax, punctuation, grammar, and style.  

Links for writers                 http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/writing.html/  __  

Non-Sexist Language                http://www.stetson.edu/departments/history/nongenderlang.html  Notes and tips from a Purdue University graduate student on how to avoid gender-exclusive terms in academic or other writing.  

On-Line English Grammar           http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.html  Specialized tutorials for business writing, grammar tests and sound files for pronunciation. Great start for learning adjectives from adverbs.  
On-Line English Grammar           http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/  A thorough writing reference, this guide describes correct English grammar, searchable alphabetically and by parts of speech.  
On-Line Writing Resource File    http://myst.hunter.cuny.edu/~rwcenter/writing/on-line.html  ollege writing center offers dozens of writing guides on topics such as the writing process, grammar and mechanics, and research papers.  
Online Resources for Writers     http://www.ume.maine.edu/~wcenter/resource.html  Has links to style and writing guides, composition and rhetoric sites, dictionaries, and thesauruses.  

Punctuation Made Simple          http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/  Guide to the proper use of such punctuation marks as the comma, the dash, the apostrophe, the colon, and the semicolon.  
Purdue's Online Writing Lab      http://owl.english.purdue.edu/  Talk with tutors about planning and writing student essays, or consult their style and reference resources.  
Phrase Finder                     http://www.shu.ac.uk/web-admin/phrases/  Does for phrases what a thesaurus does for words. Give it a word and retrieve a list of related phrases.  
Punctuation                       http://sti.larc.nasa.gov/html/Chapt3/Chapt3-TOC.html  Brief discussion of the concept of punctuation, and a complete guide to the functions of punctuation marks.  
Psychology with Style             http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/psych/apa4b.htm  __  
Patriarchs and Potholes            http://www.alaska.net/~mjedit/tips.html  Covers 10 common writing mistakes and how to avoid them. Includes sections on verb misuse, repetition, vagueness, and run-on sentences.  
Punctuation Made Simple            http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/  Guide to the proper use of such punctuation marks as the comma, the dash, the apostrophe, the colon, and the semicolon.  

Roget's Thesaurus                 http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html  Electronic version of print publication searchable by headword or full text. With hypertext cross references.  
Researchpaper.com                 http://researchpaper.com/  __  

Sharpwriter                       http://www.sharpwriter.com/  __  
Standard Mistakes in Writing       http://www.sff.net/people/roger.allen/mistakes.htm  Lists common writing pitfalls in areas such as style, substance, presentation, and development. Includes ego-driven errors.  
Serif                             http://www.quixote.com/serif/  Type & Typography  

Type Design                              http://webcom.net:80/~nfhome/homepage.htm  __      
Typofile Magazine                        http://www.will-harris.com/type.htm  __          
The Write Place                   http://www.rio.com/~wplace/  __  
The Word                          http://www.speakeasy.org/~dbrick/Hot/word.html  __  
The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ    http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq.html  Frequently, and not so frequently, asked questions about the most widely used style guide, by its publisher, the University of Chicago.  
Texas Womens University Writing Lab            http://www.twu.edu/as/engspfl/owl/owl.html  __  
Textos especializados           http://personal5.iddeo.es/ankaro  Creaci_n de todo tipo de textos en espaħol y frances  

UVic Writer's Guide               http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/writersguide/welcome.html  Victoria University's guide on how to plan, organize and present essays, or acquire knowledge of literary terminology.  
URLs for a rainy day              http://www.purefiction.com/pages/res2.htm  __  

vocabularydynamics.com             http://www.vocabularydynamics.com  A course that enriches  your vocabulary  

Word-a-day                        http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html  Increase your vocabulary with this daily selection and definition of a word and proverb.  
WordNet                           http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/  Lexical reference system in which nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets.  
Writers Handbook documentation styles          http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/Documentation.html  __  
Writing center                    http://cal.bemidji.msus.edu/wrc/handouts/index.html  __  
William Safires Rules for Writers              http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/protein/pert/safire.rules.html  __  
Writing for Radio                 http://www.newscript.com/  __  

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A+ English                        http://www.englishedit.com  English editing, proofreading, and formatting. Academic editing specialist since 1976  
AN ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR            http://www.hiway.co.uk/~ei/intro.html  _  
Dramatic Writing                http://www.teleport.com/~bjscript/index.htm  Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing  
Exploiting Media Opportunities        http://rt66.com/summers/media.html  _      
Focusing on Words                http://www.wordfocus.com/  Latin and Greek elements used in English  
Hypertext                       http://www.hk.super.net/~kenjoe/rays/xplr/xplr.html  how hypertext can be used by a writer  
Judy Blume's Web Site            http://www.judyblume.com/home-menu.html  _  
MPR's The Writer's Almanac       http://almanac.mpr.org/  _  
Online Resources for Writers     http://www.ume.maine.edu/~wcenter/resource.html  _  
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant              http://www.idbsu.edu/english/cguilfor/paradigm/  Writing information on: Informal Essays, Thesis/Support Essays, Exploratory  Essays, Argumentative Essays, Discovering What to Write, Revising Your  Writing, Documenting Sources and Organizing and Editing  
REMEMORY.COM - real people, real stories         http://www.rememory.com  Rememory.com is a place where people from all over the world can read and write their unique experiences  
Stages of the Writing Process         http://www.urich.edu/~writing/wweb.html  Guide for writing a college paper includes preparation, first draft, analysis, editing, punctuation, usage, and documentation tips  
Standard Mistakes in Writing          http://www.sff.net/people/roger.allen/mistakes.htm  Lists common writing pitfalls in areas such as style, substance, presentation, and development. Includes ego-driven errors  
Storybuilder                          http://www.svsoft.com/svsoft/  Tips for struggling fiction writers who need help with plot, theme and characterization  
Taos School of Writing                http://www.us1.net/zollinger/  Northern New Mexico writing school run by novelist Norman Zollinger. Has information on classes and intensive workshops  
The Write Page                        http://www.writepage.com/  Newsletter with info to help writers of genre fiction and non-fiction. Has sections for romance, sci-fi, murder, and poetry  
The UVic Writer's Guide: The Table of Contents             http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/writersguide/MasterTOC.html  University of Victoria. A Feature site that rates five stars. In addition to all the excellent features and resources, see the hyperlinked alphabetical index link at the end of the main page. This page could only be improved by the addition of a page featuring feedback on how teachers/students use the page. See the "Ideas for Students and Teachers"  
The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage            http://www.eei-alex.com/press/nypl.html  _  
THE ARROW                        http://www.wport.com/~cawilcox/index.html  A Tool For Writers  
UVic Writer's Guide                   http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/writersguide/welcome.html  Victoria University's guide on how to plan, organize and present essays, or acquire knowledge of literary terminology  
Victory Page                          http://www.webcom.com/~victory/  Helps writers of fiction win, with articles on improving technique, a motivational newsletter, and links to other resources  
Virtual Press                         http://www.tvpress.com/vpwg.html  Guide to resources ranging from book reviews, publishing news, writers' references, author links, and magazines  
Virtual Workshop                      http://theodore-sturgeon.MIT.EDU:8001/~cbrooks/  Plot formulae and archival resources helpful for writing crime fiction  
Word Museum                           http://www.wordmuseum.com/  Announce your book releases or news here. Marketplace, contest, classes, and genre-related resources  
Write On Target!                      http://www.worldanthem.com/cgibin/var/war/wot/writeon.htm  Database for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other literature has more than 500 US publishers, with contact information  
Write Now                        http://www.nt.net/~triden/  _  
Welcome to The Write Site        http://www.thewritesite.com/  _  
Writing Systems of the World             http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/orthography/  A sampler of Non-Latin writing systems (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters) The last item on the TOC is not active yet -- The evolution of the Latin characters (Phoenician origins, Greek transformation, Etruscan modification, Roman inheritance)  
Write Place                           http://www.rio.com/~wplace/  Caters to writing of all kinds, with tips for more precise expression and software which acts as your writing coach  
WriteLinks                            http://www.writelinks.com/  Offers moderated mailing lists for writers to get and give feedback, a bookshop, info on chat channels, and issues of the group's magazine  
WRITING RESOURCES                http://www.flex.net/users/portillo/Write.htm  A guide from the University of Victoria with topic on: Webster's Dictionary, The Paragraph: Topic Sentence and Supporting Details, The Active Voice, Concise Writing, Comma Usage, Colons, Semi-Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses, Subject Verb Agreement, Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement, Using Positive Statements, Punctuation, Capitalization, Developing a Thesis Statement, Bibliography (MLA) and Citing Electronic Sources  
Write Now!                       http://www.nt.net/~triden/  _  

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