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In the left column are among the best resources for thinking and writing available.
Turn off the TV for a moment and confront some of the writing contained
in these links. You won't suffer too much. You may even laugh from time
to time.
Below are a generous amount of writing resources that are replenished
each month.
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American Heritage Book of English Usage
US Census Bureau Quick Facts
Book of Famous Quotes
The Word Spy
Intellectual Property Law
Virtual Ref Desk
Dictionary/Thesaurus
Yahoo
Dictionary.com has launched its official website, a
multilingual dictionary which allows users to add words
themselves.
ThinkExist is a free Quotation Search Engine and Directory
with over 90,000 quotations by over 9,000 authors in the
English language.
Alex Catalog of Electronic Texts
How to Write a Great Non-Fiction Book Proposal.
Become a better interviewer.
How to score a great interview.
The art of the interview.
Thoughts on interviewing and writing.
Interviewing techniques
Interviewing techniques from the NY Times.
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What does it take to produce a serial narrative? From
the Providence Journal.
Building Healthy Writing Habits: The Five A's by Diana
Barnum
Developing Efficient Work Habits.
The Idea Game by Gerald Grow
Newswriting for Radio.
The Craft of Writing
The reasons for rejections
How to write a better weblog.
Writing tips from science fiction writer Robert Sawyer.
What kind of writer do you want to be? A descriptive
list of writer categories.
Resources for computer-assisted reporting
Kelly Writer's House
Writing query letters that sell by Alex Keegan.
Query Letters FAQ
Guide to writing successful press releases.
Have a news release you want to send?
The Tongue Untied: A guide to grammar, punctuation and
style for journalists.
How to edit your own writing.
Conjugate verbs in 100 languages!
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Talent vs. Skill by John Nihmey.
Play with words.
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Punctuation Made Simple
Effective Writing
Public Speaking and Speech Writing
Some thoughts on the writing craft.
The art and craft of editorial writing.
A funny review of the grammar hit, "Eats, Shoots & Leaves:
The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss.
Ten effective tips from Michael Pollock.
Poynter has sage advice for the writer and his management
of time.
Time-management tips from Time-Management-Guide.com.
A U.K. group has a neat summary of this skill of managing
time.
Tips for the home-based freelancer by Jean Hanson.
The Academy of American Poets
National Endowment for the Arts
International Press Association
The Pulitzer Prizes
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Overseas Press Club of America
The Associated Press
International Newspaper Marketing Association
Pacific Northwest Writers' Association
Gulf Coast Writers' Association
Midwest Writers' Association
Inlandpress Association
Federation of British Columbia Writers
Maryland Writers' Association
North Carolina Writers' Network
Pen and Brush, Inc. of New York City
The Rhode Island Writers and Journalists Society
South Bay Writers of San Francisco Bay Area
Willamette Writers of Oregon
Dog Writers Association of America
International Tennis Writers' Association
United States Basketball Writers Association
Dog Writers Association
Garden Writers Association
Association of Health Care Journalists
International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
The American Media Literacy Association
Writers In The Schools
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Center for Communication
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communications
Journalism Education Association
National Center for Business Journalism
Teachers & Writers Collaborative
National Education Writers Association
Words of a Woman Net Society
Word of Mouth, An Association of Women Authors
National Association of Women Writers
Romance Writers of America
Momwriters.com
National Federation of Press Women
Sisters in Crime.
The Association for Women in Sports Media
International Women's Writing Guild
The Alicia Patterson Foundation
Black Americans in Publishing
Organization of Black Screenwriters
National Press Photographers Association
American Society of Media Photographers
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Outdoor Writers Association of America
Golf Writer's Association of America
American Agricultural Editors' Association
Association of Health Care Journalists
Construction Writers Association
International Science Writers Association
International Thriller Writers, Inc.
Association of Art Editors
Circle of Wine Writers
Police Writers Association
International Science Writers' Association
American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
American Society of Indexers
American Literary Translation Association
Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Society of Technical Communication
Christian Writers Fellowship International
National Association for Poetry Therapy
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
LitLine
Adbusters
Online News Association
Songwriter's Guild of America
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
Electronic Literature Organization
Publishing Law Center
American Society of Business Publication Editors
Catholic Book Publishers Association
Directory Forum Publishers of North America
National Writers Association
Society of American Business Writers and Editors
Horror Writers Association
American Association of School Librarians
Association of Booksellers for Children
American Booksellers Association
International Reading Association
Just Think Organization
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Association of Young Journalists
Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors
The Regional Reporters Association
International Center for Journalists
Criminal Justice Journalists
News Division of the Special Libraries Association
International Association of Business Communicators
Freedom Forum
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
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