Writing and Grammar Resources
Blogs
Blog or blog-style sites with articles on writing and grammar.
- Grammar Girl
- http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl
Grammar Girl gives useful tips for everyone.
- After Deadline
- http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/
The New York Times blog about grammar.
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Dialog
Web sites to help fiction writers come up with great dialog for their characters.
- Cliche Finder
- http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
They call it the Cliche Finder, but don't avoid it like the plague! It contains colorful phrases that you might want to use in
dialog.
- Urban Dictionary
- http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Need to be more hip and current? Get whack at the Urban Dictionary!
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Style
Web sites that can help improve your writing style or "voice."
- The Elements of Style
- http://www.bartleby.com/141/
This is a legendary grammar book every writer should read. You may also purchase a hard copy on Amazon.
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
This is one of the many popular manuals of style.
- Adverbalyzer
- http://www.DragonUnderGlass.com/Carlos/adverbalyzer.cfm
Try our very own Adverb Analyzer (Adverbalyzer) and weed out pesky persistent adverbs.
- Word Counter
- http://www.wordcounter.com/
The maker of Cliche Finder brings you a tool to look for overused words in your text. It counts the frequency with which
you use words.
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