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Writing Guides
Sample Manuscript Pages from the Canadian Writer's Journal and White Mountain Publications.
http://www.cwj.ca/03-02manus.htm
The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide.
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide
Language Portal of Canada's Writing Tools — English and French grammar, style and usage.
http://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/bien-well/outils-tools-eng.html
Margaret Atwood, Writing Philosophy.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/atwood/write.htm
The Writers' Techniques.
http://web.mit.edu/mbarker/www/writers/technical.html
Guide to Grammar and Writing hosted by Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
Strunk and White's Elements of Style.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
The Apostrophe Protection Society - the rules concerning the use of Apostrophes in written English.
http://www.apostrophe.org.uk
Newsletters & Blogs for Writers
Quick Brown Fox is a Canadian literary blog.
http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com
The Internet Writing Journal is an online magazine and blog for writers and book lovers.
http://www.internetwritingjournal.com
PoeWar is the blog of John Hewitt (formerly The Writer's Resource Center) and contains articles about writing as well job listings.
http://www.poewar.com
Freelance Success: "The ultimate resource for established, professional nonfiction writers." US$99 per year membership.
http://writersdatabase.com
Suite101: Writing & Publishing is a blog with writing tips and techniques for emerging and established writers in a variety of genres.
http://www.suite101.com/writingandpublishing
General Writing Resources
Online Guide to Canadian Writing.
http://www.track0.com/ogwc/index.html
Places For Writers features resources for Canadian writers and Canadian writing..
http://www.placesforwriters.com/index.html
Writer's Dreamtools - The historical databases and Web humour sections are free. Lists, Clichés, Slang and Quotes are US$20 for individuals and US$99 for companies. A downloadable Palm OS version of the daily calendar of historical events is US$15.
http://www.writersdreamtools.com
WritersServices.com is a British website for writers, offering a mass of information on how to get published, editorial services, news updates, agents' listings and many other resources for writers.
http://writersservices.com/index.htm
The Newsletter on Newsletters is a resource for those creating and publishing newsletters.
http://www.newsletterbiz.com
The Writer's Desk markets, references, and resources for writers on the Web.
http://www.johnadcox.com/Writer%27s_Desk.html
Reader's & Writer's Resource Page.
http://www.diane.com/readers
Humour for Writers
The Writer at Work™ a weekly comic for writers. It is sort of a mix between Dilbert and The Far Side featuring the challenges and frustrations faced by The Writer.
http://www.thewriteratwork.com
www.canauthors.org/links/general.html
Updated: March 22, 2010
