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  • The ABCs of the Writing Process - by A.E. Lipkewich and R. Mazurenko from Edmonton Public Schools (old site with pop-ups, but good information).
  • The Stages of the Writing Process - from Rhetoric and Composition at Wikibooks.
  • The Writing Process - from the Purdue Online Writing Center (OWL).
  • The Writing Process - from Daily Writing Tips.
  • The Writing Process - created by Eric Grunwald from MIT Global Studies and Language.
  • The Writing Process from the KU Writing Cente
  • 5 Ways to Write a Damn Good Sentence - by Demian Farnworth on Copyblogger.
  • Are You Writing Effective Sentences? - from Writing Forward.
  • Clear, Concise Sentences (click the + sign next to Clear, Concise Sentences to view the different pages for this handout) - from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Designing Effective Sentences - from the Paradigm Writing Assistant (POWA).
  • Focusing Sentences through Parallelism - from the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond's Writing Center.
  • The Four Commandments of Writing Good Sentences - by Bonnie Trenga from Writer's Digest.
  • Improving Sentence Clarity - from the Purdue OWL.
  • Sentence Clarity Presentation - from the Purdue OWL.
  • Sentence Variety - from the Purdue OWL.
  • Writing Clear and Concise Sentences from the Learning Hub Writing Resources at the University of Illinois - Springfield.
  • Writing Concisely from the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
  • Grammar - from the Purdue OWL; look to the left-hand navigation to see different grammar topics.
  • Grammar and Punctuation from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Grammar Bytes!
  • Grammar.com - a member of the Stands4Network.
  • Grammar Monster
  • Grammarly - free grammar checker.
  • Grammar Slammer: English Grammar Resource - from EnglishPlus+ (old site, good information - grammar never ages!)
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation.
  • The Ultimate Guide to Grammar for Students and Teachers from Literacy Ideas for Students and Teachers.
  • Ask a Linguist -  from the Linguist List at Eastern Michigan University.
  • Avoiding Cliches in Writing - from the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond.
  • Conciseness - from the Purdue OWL (see the left-hand navigation for topics related to Conciseness).
  • Gender Neutral Language - from The Legal Writing Teaching Assistant: The Law Student's Guide to Good Writing by Professor Mark Grinker at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
  • Language: Revising for Conciseness and Clarity -  from the Purdue OWL.
  • Paramedic Method: A Lesson in Writing Concisely - from the Purdue OWL.
  • Thesaurus.com - find synonyms to replace the words you're using in your piece of writing.
  • World Wide Words -  Michael Quinion writes on International English from a British Point of View - World Wide Words tries to record at least some part of this shifting wordscape by featuring new words, word histories, the background to words in the news, and the curiosities of native English speech. (author no longer updating the site, but still lots of great information)
  • Word Choice -  from the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Word Choice - video by Shmoop.
  • WordNet - a Lexical Database for English from Princeton University.
  • Wordsmith.org: The Magic of Words - Home of A Word a Day, the Internet Anagram Server, and the Word Server.
  • The Basics of Punctuation from SkillsYouNeed.com.
  • Punctuation - from the Purdue OWL (see the left-hand navigation for more about punctuation).
  • Punctuation - from the Writing Center at the University of Ottawa.
  • Punctuation: A Quick and Simple Guide to Punctuation
  • The Punctuation Guide
  • Punctuation Lessons from Grammar Monster
  • Punctuation Patterns -  from the Writing Center at Hamilton College.
  • A Quick Guide to Punctuation from the Wilmer Writing Center OWL at the University of Lynchburg

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