Web Links

Good overall sites on writing
The writing situation
Invention
Thesis and organization
Drafting
Revising and Editing
File management, spelling checkers, grammar/style checkers, and other word-processing tools
Paragraphs
Document design

Good overall sites on writing

• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
  Advice for writing a variety of college papers, with samples and activities.
  

• Purdue Online Writing Lab
  Searchable collection of more than 130 handouts on writing, including planning, organizing, revising, editing, and proofreading.
  

• Guide to Grammar and Writing
  Advice on writing at every level, from the writing process through grammar.

The writing situation

• Choosing a subject
  Tips on deciding what to write about, from the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant.
  

• Planning
  Advice on finding and narrowing a subject, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
  

• Yahoo!
  A Web search engine organized by subject.
  

• BUBL LINK
  A catalog of academic Web resources organized by subject.
  

• Librarians' index to the Internet
  A collection of subject-related links compiled by librarians.
  

• Tile.net
  A searchable index of Internet discussion and information lists.
  

• Google groups
  A searchable archive of newsgroup subjects and messages.

Audience

• Audience awareness
  A guided tour promoting audience awareness for writers, from Colorado State University.

Purpose

• Purpose
  How purpose influences writing, from Colorado State University.

Invention

• Choosing a subject
  Discovery techniques, from the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant.
  

• Keeping a journal
  Information on journal keeping, from the University of Richmond.

Thesis and organization

• The thesis statement
  Principles and examples related to thesis statements, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
  

• Thesis statements
  Examples and exercises, from the University of Richmond.

Organization

• In search of form
  Strategies for discovering and developing organization, from the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant.
  

• Organization and development
  Tips on organizing and developing different types of texts, from Washburn University.
  

• Developing an outline
  Using and creating outlines, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.

Drafting

• Freewriting
  Advice on using freewriting to overcome writer's block, from the University of Richmond.
  

• Overcoming writer's block
  Advice on drafting and writer's block, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
  

• Avoiding Writer's Block
  Tips on avoiding writer's block, from George Mason University.

Revising and editing

• The editing and rewriting process
  Editing and proofreading tips, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
  

• Revising your writing
  A guide to making local and global revisions, from Paradigm Online Writing Assistant.

Editing and proofreading

• Proofreading strategies
  Help with revising papers, with examples and links to additional resources, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.

Collaboration

• A guide to gracious criticism
  Strategies for offering constructive criticism to a peer or colleague, from George Mason University.

Portfolios

• Tips for preparing a writing portfolio
  Information about developing a writing portfolio, from CorporateEducation.biz.
  

• What is a portfolio?
  Creating an online writing portfolio, from the University of Texas.

File management, spelling checkers, grammar/style checkers, and other word-processing tools

• Microsoft education
  Tutorials for using Word both in and out of the classroom, from Microsoft.
  

• Using WordPerfect for Windows
  Tips and tricks for using WordPerfect, from New Mexico Tech?
  

File management

• Saving files
  File-saving and other computer tips, from JRWhipple.com.

Paragraphs

• Glossing your ideas
  Ideas for checking the development and organization of paragraphs, from the University of Richmond.
  

• Paragraph development and topic sentences
  Building paragraphs using topic sentences, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.

Paragraph unity

• Paragraphs
  Help with paragraph unity and other features of paragraph structure, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
  

• Paragraph unity
  From the University of British Columbia.

Paragraph coherence

• Coherence
  Help with writing coherent paragraphs, from the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Vet revised description.
  

• Coherence: Transitions between ideas
  Advice for using transitions, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
  

• Writing effective transitions
  The functions of transitions, from the University of North Carolina.
  

• Transitional words and phrases
  A list of transitional expressions, from the University of Wisconsin. Please vet edited description.

Paragraph development

• Patterns of development
  Developing and organizing paragraphs with the patterns of development, from Colorado State University.

Introductions and conclusions

• A proper introduction
  Functions of and strategies for introductions, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
  

• Strategies for writing a conclusion
  Tips and examples for writing successful conclusions, from Saint Cloud State University.

Document design

• Fundamentals of document design
  Principles and guidelines for effective document design, from Bellevue Community College.
  

• What is visual literacy?
  Conceptual discussion of shape, color, scale, and visual elements, from the On-Line Visual Literacy Project.
  

• Design theory
  Good tutorial on site and page design.

Fonts

• Using fonts effectively
  Tips and guidelines for using fonts, from Microsoft.

Tables, figures, and images

• Design resources
  Links to design information, templates, and images, from DesktopPublishing.com.
  

• Working with graphics and tables
  In-depth information about using tables, figures, and images, from Colorado State University.
  

• Graphic design
  A comprehensive resource for images, including tutorials, online design schools, and clip art, from About.com.

Color

• Color
  Guidelines for using color in document design.
  

• Make a splash with color
  Interactive tutorial about using color, from the Tech Museum of Innovation.

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