The New York Public Library Desk Reference
Strictly speaking, this isn’t a writing reference, but it is a cool book. If you’re a curious person (and I know you are) go to your library and flip through this book for a while. Need to know how to tell time by a ship’s bells? The proper seating arrangement for a wedding rehearsal dinner? [...]
Merriam-Webster Online
(www.merriam-webster.com) This is a resource I use many, many times every day. Of course the site includes a free basic dictionary, complete with pronunciation help. If you’re not sure how to spell a word, you can take a stab at it and the search feature will give you a list of possibilities. You can also [...]
The Elements of Style (Strunk and White)
This is the classic that belongs on every writer’s bookshelf. Seriously, if everyone who writes in English would read and follow the advice given in The Elements of Style, the world would be a better place (and I would be unemployed). This short, inexpensive little gem provides a usage guide, a section of commonly misused [...]
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