On this page you will find a few helpful writing spots on
the web. I visit these periodically to catch up on whats new.
There are job postings, writer's guidelines and just general
stuff that a writer might be interested in. Some is non-sense
but so is much of the web -- but some serious stuff here too.
Just check them out when you have the time.
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Have you ever thought of writing a movie or a television show? How difficult
is it? What is the format?
Well the best thing to do is read a few. How do you get them? Like
most writers one can not afford every magazine we write for or the
cost of movie scripts. There is help on-line that is totally free.
If your looking for actual movie scripts full length to get an understanding
of the format and the way they appear -- check out these websites.
Screenplay 451 and Script-o-Rama offer hundreds of full television
and movie scripts. These could cost you a lot of money to buy individually
but here they are offered free. Just download and save and print them
or save paper and read them online or from you personal disk. Check
them out -- these sites are a great help.
Check out the cost of movie scripts by simply typing in movie scripts
or scripts at Ebay – you'll find them about $10 to $40 – why do that
when you can get them on-line free of charge.
As most know screenplays are different from stage plays. Their formatting
are different and at first quite foreign in nature. But they are simple
if you examine how they are done as you read an original movie script.
Screenplay 451
Script-o-Rama
Some great links from fellow writer, Waldo Schmidtlapp,
from Newark, Ohio. Thanks Waldo! |
Garbl's
Writing Resources Online
An annotated directory of Web sites focusing on English grammar,
style, usage, plain language, active writing, words, reference
sources, online writing experts, word play and books on writing.
Guides
for Better Science Writing
Bibliography of style manuals for scientific research, writing,
and presentation. Guides for biology, medicine, chemistry,
engineering, geology, and mathematics.
Top20Composition.com
Online directory for grammar, spelling, punctuation, research,
creative writing, and Proofreading resources.
WordWatch
Digs up a word or phrase out of the Bank of English and holds
it up for inspection and comment.
Common
Writing Errors
We compiled a list of the most common writing errors people
tend to make. This is not a primer on grammar or essay writing.
This is a checklist of things which you might well do and
which you must stop doing.
Punctuation Made
Simple
Discussion of several of the most useful punctuation marks:
The colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and apostrophe.
Punctuation
guide
Guide to colons, semicolons, and commas.
The Apostrophe
Protection Society
A haven for these little punctuation marks, cruelly misused
by greengrocers, obituaries, and others. Submit examples.
Aspell Spell
Helper
Enter a misspelled word, and the site will consult a dictionary
to suggest the correct spelling.
WordWizard
Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang,
quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers
a round trip across the English language.
World Wide Words
Explores some of the byway history, quirks, curiosities and
evolution of the English language. Columns on a variety
of subjects.
English Language Reference
Page
Search for the meaning of a word in multiple dictionaries.
Finds idioms, phrases, rhymes, and thesaurus results for that
word.
Cliché Finder
Special tool word-searches 3,300 clichés.
Writing
For Multimedia
Style guide for multimedia.
A
Research Guide for Students
How to write research papers, do presentations, and more.
Virtual library of useful URLs arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification.
The Nuts and Bolts
of College Writing
Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative
help with research, style, structure, major citation styles,
mechanics, and revision.
Karla's
Guide to Citation Guides
Annotated collection of links to the best citation guides
on the Internet, especially citation from the Internet. APA,
Chicago, MLA, CBE, legal citation, and more.
Word Play
A listing of great spot to learn about words and
Ambigrams.
The Slot
A regularly updated style guide and Webzine for copy editors
by Bill Walsh.
Plain English
Campaign
We fight to destroy gobbledygook, legalese, small print and
bureaucratic language. We give out the Crystal Mark Award
for good use of plain English.
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Linguistic
Phenomena/Devices
A list of lesser-known features in English writing. You know
what most ofthese are, you just didn't know what they were
called. Hendiadys, holonyms, hypernyms, and more.
Common
Errors in English
Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confused
words, with corrections.
11 Rules
of Writing
Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules
of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
Deadwood
Phrases
Prune the deadwood phrases from your writing. Site lists the
worst from A to Z.
Wordiness
A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.
Words,
Words, and More Words
We use words to communicate, to connect, to convince, to change
minds, to entertain, to play, to work and more. Explore the
world of words on the Internet.
AmeriSpeak
"Expressions of our American ancestors." The colorful
slang of Americans of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
American
English
Canadian-American/British translation. Notes on American English,
British English, Canadian English, in spellings and words
of choice.
BritSpeak
Words with different meanings in Britain and the USA. "Problem
words" section highlights potentially embarrassing words.
The Sports Cliché List
A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and
jargon.
Rhetorical
Figures
From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all
the figures of speech are here.
Acronym Finder
Searchable database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers:
common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications,
and military acronyms.
Word Lab
A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique
words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and
slang.
Yale Style
Manual-Table of Contents
A style manual for the design of Web pages and Web sites.
Covers graphic and information design, page layout, Web graphics,
site organization, navigation, and Web multimedia content.
How do
I cite that?
Medical related: How to Cite Information From the WWW
A brief introduction from the American Psychological Association.
'MLA
Style and Documentation
Guidelines and examples for current MLA procedures. First
page format, presenting quotations, and citing books, Web
sites, and non-print sources.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal,
thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
Grammar Now
Grammar and composition questions answered within two to three
days. Proofreading and editing service also offered.
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