Online Writers' Resources

Compilations

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A Writer's Digest compilation of valuable websites for writers, including categories on creativity, writing advice, jobs and markets, online writing communities, and genres / niches

Brainstorming tools, writing and editing applications, dictionaries, and calendars and project planners

How to write

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Language guidelines by The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN)

Rules for writers by Canadian novelist Stephen Vizinczey

Web writing

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Articles by Jakob Nielsen on topics such as usability, how people read online, and mobile and social media content

Tips to get your readers' attention, helping search engines find and describe your pages, polishing your work

How people read online, tips for writing for the Web, common English errors

English in different countries

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A list of words that are spelled differently in Canadian and American English

A longer list of words and how they're spelled in American, British, and Canadian English

Links

This Links section contains the following pages:

Resources for writers and editors

Resources for web developers

  • Web Colors
    Finding web colors, web color combining, articles about web colors

"The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen." – Lee Iacocca