Links to Writing Resources on the WWW--
for students and... everyone!

Compiled by Margaret Susan Thompson
History Department, Syracuse University

My own General Comments and Suggestions for Writing Papers

HyperHandouts [from Texas A&M--very useful, especially for those new to college-level writing]

Jack Lynch's Grammar & Style Notes [UPenn--extensive and excellent!]

Basic Prose Style & Mechanics [from RPI]

11 Rules of Writing

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (online tutorial and information site--fascinating and useful)

The Able Writer

"Fear and Loathing and the College Paper": by Randall S. Hansen and Katharine Hansen (authors of Write Your Way to a Higher GPA)

Common Errors in English

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk [complete 1918 edition on-line--and well worth revisiting!]

[Learn what not to do!]

Rules for Writing Real Good

Odd Prose [bad examples from student papers you'll be glad you didn't write!]

On-line citation guides [particularly good for guidelines on citing on-line references in research papers]

This site is still under construction!

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