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.