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Garbl's Writing Process Links is an annotated directory of Web sites that can help you follow the steps in the writing process, such as prewriting, research, drafting, editing, revising, proofreading and publishing. A separate directory below features Web sites that can help you prevent or defeat Writer's Block.
Most of the writing process sites here are aimed at college, high school and middle school students, but the steps and techniques described also provide useful advice for adults writing outside the classroom. The Plain Language and Action Writing directories also provide excellent tips on organizing your writing to meet your needs and the needs of your audience. Also check out the Creativity Resources directory for methods to stir your creative juices.
"It is not the
critic who counts ..."--Theodore Roosevelt, University of
Paris, Sorbonne, April 23, 1910
An inspiring message for aspiring writers, experienced
writers and everyone who strives valiantly in the arena.
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ABC's of the Writing Process--A. E. Lipkewich and R. S. Mazurenko, Westmount Junior High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
A user-friendly online resource covering the five steps of the writing process--prewriting, writing, revising, editing and publishing.
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Editing that Works--Caroline Jarrett of Effortmark Limited, United Kingdom |
A collection of nine practical principles and various resources to help you edit Web sites. Also available: Forms that Work -- Advice, papers and answers about designing usable forms.
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General Writing Concerns--Purdue University Online Writing Lab, West Lafayette, Indiana |
Addresses various writing concerns, including the writing process, conciseness, paraphrasing, smooth transitions, proofreading strategies and coping with writer's block.
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Hung Up on Writing Papers? Free Yourself!--Learning Skills Center, University of Texas at Austin |
"Writing a paper requires that you expend two different types of energy: CREATIVE and CRITICAL. Don't attempt to use both at the same time!"
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Paradigm Online Writing Assistant --Chuck Guilford, associate professor of English at Boise State University, Idaho |
Interactive writer's guide and handbook that offers help in discovering, organizing, revising and editing your writing. Also has advice on writing various types of essays and documenting sources.
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Practical Writing (PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)--thanks to John Vargo, formerly of Deixis Software Inc. |
Covers the three stages of the writing process--planning, writing and mechanics--with advice on outlining, sentences, paragraphs, style, punctuation, spelling and basic grammar.
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Research & Writing: Step by Step--Internet Public Library, School of Information, University of Michigan |
Describes a six-step process for high school and college students, including getting started, choosing a topic, forming a focus, gathering information, preparing to write and writing the paper.
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Steps in the Research and Writing Process--collaborative project of Youngstown State University's Maag Library and the College of Arts and Sciences, funded by OhioLINK |
Information on the process of writing a research paper, starting with choosing a topic and continuing through documentation.
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The Writing Process--Cleveland State University Writing Center, Ohio |
Articles on the logical, reciprocal basic steps that every writer seems to (or should) follow in the creation of a paper.
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The Writing Process--Writing Tutorial Services, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia |
These articles describe steps and things to consider in prewriting, drafting and revising a document.
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The Writing Process Web--N. Kneebone, M. Dedo and B. Hakari of West Iron County Middle School, Michigan |
Click on a writing stage inside the Web and learn more about prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing.
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Writer's Block
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Angel VS. Devil--How To Vanquish Writer's Block--Karen Wiesner, author of romance fiction, children's stories and nonfiction about electronic publishing |
"I imagine inspiration as an angelic muse on one shoulder while writer's block is the devilish muse weighing down the other shoulder."
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The Keys to Unlocking Writer's Block--Academic Skills Center, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina |
Descriptions of a couple common reasons for writer's block and strategies for turning off your editor.
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Overcoming Writer's Block--Purdue University Online Writing Lab, West Lafayette, Indiana |
When you find yourself blocking, consider the causes listed here, and try the suggested strategies that sound the most promising.
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Overcoming Writer's Block--Literacy Education Online, Vicki Vialle for the Write Place, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota |
"Fortunately, a few helpful techniques make it possible to overcome the challenge of writer's block."
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Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block--Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Site begins with a description of what causes writer's block, gives four weak strategies for dealing with it and ends with five powerful ways to avoid it.
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Updated June 9, 2008.