Writers Resources

Grammar Bytes Grammar Bytes- Grammar explanations, handouts for teachers and students, and interactive exercises. The English Language The English Language- A site with thoughts on why using sound English is important and on just what "sound English" is. Plain Words Plain Words- A guide to the use of English by Sir Ernest Gowers. Grammarphobia.com Grammarphobia.com- Brought to you by Patricia T. O'Conner, author of "Woe Is I," and the writer Stewart Kellerman. Glossary of English Grammar Terms Glossary of English Grammar Terms- A fully cross-referenced dictionary of grammatical terms of English language containing more than 250 English grammar entries. Chicago Manual of Style FAQ Chicago Manual of Style FAQ- FAQ site designed to help CMS users eliminate ambiguities or misunderstandings found in the book itself. Grammar and Usage for the Non-Expert Grammar and Usage for the Non-Expert- Targeted, nontechnical articles on problems of grammar and usage. By Tina Blue. Get It Write - Tip Archive Get It Write - Tip Archive- Offers a new tip about English grammar and usage every two weeks. Subscription service available to have tips sent via email. English Grammar Tutor English Grammar Tutor- An online grammar book for student editors. Daily Grammar Daily Grammar- Improve your writing with free daily e-mail grammar lessons. Basic Cozy Grammar Course Basic Cozy Grammar Course- A light hearted approach to learning basic English grammar. Featuring 27 lessons contained on two videos with companion workbook/study guide. Plain English Training Plain English Training- Online courses in plain English and grammar. The Kings's English, 2nd ed. The Kings's English, 2nd ed.- Online publication of H.W. Fowler's "The King's English." Webgrammar's Place Webgrammar's Place- Tips, tutorials, and resources for writers, students, editors, educators, and web designers. Also, Webgrammar answers questions about American English grammar,… English Guides English Guides- A guide to English grammar. Also links to punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and writing guides. Guide to Grammar and Writing Guide to Grammar and Writing- Digital handouts on grammar and English usage. From subject-verb agreement and use of articles to exercises in parallel structures and argumentative … Guide to Grammar and Style Guide to Grammar and Style- The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft. Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918) Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918)- For use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief … Word Counter - English Grammar Word Counter - English Grammar- Checks the amount of words and keywords frequency. Also allows embedding of its word counter into a website. Character Count Tool Character Count Tool- A free character counter tool online. Word Count Word Count- A free online word count calculator and a character count calculator tool. Word counter Word counter- A free online tool which is used for word, character and paragraph counting. Letter Count Letter Count- Free online calculator which counts the number of characters, letters or words in a text. Word Count Tools Word Count Tools- Provides a report about word count statistics for given text. Word Count Word Count- A free online tool to obtain word and character count. It can be used from any platform with a web browser. WordCounter WordCounter- An online tool that ranks the most frequently used words in any given body of text. Use it to find keywords, or just to see what words have been overused. The Fiction and Apps of Andrew Nicolle - Story Tracker (iOS) The Fiction and Apps of Andrew Nicolle - Story Tracker (iOS)- A submission tracking tool for writers, available on iPhone and iPod touch. The Writer's Scribe The Writer's Scribe- Professional submission tracking software for the writer. Runs on the Macintosh or the PC. Tracks submissions of stories sent to publishers, plus alerts, sale… The Writer's Database: Submission Tracker The Writer's Database: Submission Tracker- A free web-based database for writers to keep track of markets and submissions sent out. The Working Writer The Working Writer- Software that tracks the business of freelance writing from query letter to paycheck. SAMM SAMM- Free manuscript tracking software for Windows or DOS. Slick Write Slick Write- Free tool to proofread online. Grammar Base Grammar Base- A free online grammar check service. Checks your text for grammar, punctuation, style, plagiarism and contextual spelling. GrammarTool GrammarTool- An online grammar checker. Grammar Check Grammar Check- Free online grammar and spell checker. Analyzes texts for errors in grammar, spelling and writing style. Grammar Software Grammar Software- Text proofreading tool. Offers an advanced grammar check, integrates a spell checker, and includes writing templates. NounPlus NounPlus- English online grammar checker without registration and monthly fee. After the Deadline After the Deadline- Free web-based writing style checker. Finds passive voice, hidden verbs, complex phrases. ClearWriter ClearWriter- Editing software is embedded in MS Word. Numberator Numberator- Convert numbers and currencies into words. Supports 17 languages and 93 countries. GrammarCheck.net GrammarCheck.net- Grammar and spell check any text or document online. GitHub: SublimeText/Dictionaries GitHub: SublimeText/Dictionaries- UTF8 dictionaries for Hunspell. myWriterTools myWriterTools- Software tools to help writers and editors - count words/phrases, replace misused words or jargon, remove sexist language, style guide, create a style sheet. Basic … English Software English Software- Writing software that will check grammar, correct punctuation and improve writing. Works in all text-based applications, common writing programs and in browsers. Ginger Ginger- Grammar and spellchecker software that proofreads text based on the context of a sentence and creates lessons and quizzes based on the user's mistakes. WordNet-Online WordNet-Online- Free dictionary and hierarchical thesaurus of English. Includes definitions, synonyms, derived forms and sample sentences. English Language Online Tools English Language Online Tools- Readability tests: detect frequently used words, complicated vocabulary. WordWeb Pro WordWeb Pro- Thesaurus and dictionary for Windows with word and anagram finder. Wintertree Software Wintertree Software- Linguistic products for software developers: Sentry spell check engine, ThesDB thesaurus engine, dictionaries, grammar checkers. For MFC, ANSI C/C++, Office, … Oleander Solutions: Readability Oleander Solutions: Readability- Readability software package used for analyzing and improving your documents.