Reference for Writers

If you’ve been
following this blog, you know how redundant that title is. Everything here is
for writers. I poked around at a few specific reference sites that assist with
the actual writing process.

Style Guides: Here’s a great list
of different style guides from Wiki. Each publishing house, university, and workplace
probably uses a different style guide. Check out the requirement for specific
countries and subjects—academic guides and art, too. This page will guide you
to various style guides, such as Chicago and APA, with basic information about
each. Then grab the physical guide from the library when you find the proper
reference. Remember, if there’s a Chicago-style hot dog, there must be an AMA
one out there, too.

NaNo Chapters: I’m
a huge fan of Nation Novel Writing Month and do it almost every year (sometimes
three times a year if you count camp). I discovered this
wonderful reference page
from an Indiana chapter of NaNo. Their reference
page has a ton of information from grammar to publishing, from dealing with
writer’s block to software. Some links may be broken because the site hasn’t
been updated in a while. (And their software section has nothing on this blog.
Wink, wink.) There are some good connections to basic information on the site.

Daily Writing
Tips: This blog has some fantastic
resources
. I focused on the Popular section and found a plethora of tips
and tricks. Grammar problems, confused words, expressions, style, vocabulary,
and spelling. Sometimes Google doesn’t give a specific enough answer for our
needs. Check out the blog for all the answers to your writing questions.

Writers Write: I
have a
unique link
for this last entry. I rarely send you to Pinterest, especially
one from South Africa. But the pages pinned on this profile contain some
fantastic resources. Writers Write is the owner/author of the account, and they
have these same resources available on Facebook. They collected tons of pins to
assist you with many writing issues. You can also follow their website. I recommend
the Pinterest site as it has short clips of the articles for your writing
needs.

That wraps up
reference for this year. Any suggestions for new topics? Email me at ginnyfrost@ginnyfrost.com.

 

 

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