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Online Reference Works For Writers and Editors

  Updated 6/15/11

THE ULTIMATE WRITER'S GUIDE
By Amsterdam Small Business News Center

MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
Searchable, with lots of additional content and links.

WHATIS.COM
A dictionary of 2,500 techno and cyber terms, from @ to zoomed video port. Easy to navigate.

BARTLETT'S BOOK OF FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS
A searchable, cross-indexed listing of many familiar quotations, each traced to the original author.

WILTON'S ETYMOLOGY PAGE
Etymology is the study of word origins. It's a fascinating subject, full of folklore and historical lessons. The site owner is David Wilton (Albany, CA), for whom etymology is only a hobby; but it's a real nice site.

THE GRAMMAR LADY
Get answers to your perplexing grammar and punctuation questions; resolve disputes with your copy editor. The Grammar Lady is actually Mary Newton Bruder, who has an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in linguistics. The service is free.

CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE ONLINE
16th Edition. Annual subscription $35, with 30-day free trial.

ELEMENTS OF STYLE
This is the best little book on writing style I've ever seen. It costs about $11. It's intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style.

GARBL'S WRITING RESOURCES ONLINE
An annotated directory of Web sites focusing on creativity, the writing process, English Grammar, style and usage, reference sources, words, online writing experts, word play, and books on writing. By Gary B. Larson of Seattle, WA.

THE GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION GLOSSARY
By Accredited Online College Degrees.com, one of the more useful content farms.

DEFINITION: A client newsletter is one that you distribute free, primarily to clients, prospective clients, referral sources, and other stakeholders of your firm. Its objective is to be informative, to demonstrate your expertise, and to promote your services, rather than to earn a profit.