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Writing Guides

• Job search writing, grammar, mechanics, professional and technical writing, ESL, literary analysis, the writing process, academic writing, etc.

• Stages of the writing process, types of assignments, grammar, punctuation, writing style, citing references, etc.

• Getting started, first drafts, focusing and connecting ideas, analysis and argument, editing your work, grammar, mechanics, writing online, etc.

• Writing a paper, English grammar, mechanics, specific writing assignments, writing for specific subjects, etc.

Grammar and Usage

• 100's of errors in English usage, a list of non-errors that people think are errors, commonly misspelled words, etc.

• American Heritage Book of English Usage, Columbia Guide to Standard American English, Strunk's Elements of Style (1918), and Fowler's The King's English (1908)

• "Various rules of the language, including rules of thumb, are discussed here (with as little jargon as possible)."

Writing Terminology

• Definitions and examples of over 60 traditional rhetorical devices to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing