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True
prose stylists carry on an impassioned, lifelong
love affair with words, banishing bad words like so
many banal suitors, burnishing the good ones till
they shimmer. Be infatuated, be seduced, be
obsessed.
—Constance Hale, Sin and Syntax:
How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose |
Useful Links for
Writers
There are an
overwhelming number of websites and blogs for writers at all
stages of their writing, editing, and publishing careers. Below
are a few—a very few—of the sites I recommend
for various purposes. If you are looking for something specific,
or have a particular question,
email me and I
will do my best to steer you in the right direction.
Check out my page on
Recommended Books on Writing and Editing
for books available in libraries and bookstores.
Conferences—essential
education!
Writing and publishing courses
Hire
an Editor
Online dictionaries and guides
Plain language
Copyright, ISBN, Library and Archives
Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Professional Editorial Standards
Conferences—essential
education!
Surrey
International Writers' Conference, October 22–24,
2010
Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, October
19–24,
2010
Writing and publishing courses in
Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
Beacon Literary Services
Douglas College Print Futures
Federation of BC Writers
Langara College Creative Writing Program
Lois Peterson, LP Word Solutions
Simon Fraser University Writing and Publishing Program
SFU Summer Publishing Workshops 2010
NEW! Surrey Writers' School
UBC Writing Centre
Hire an Editor
Editors'
Association of Canada guidelines
Definitions of editorial skills
Online dictionaries and guides
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
The Chicago Manual of
Style Online
Chicago Style Q&A
Guide to Grammar & Writing
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Plain language
Plain Language Training
Copyright, ISBN, Library and Archives
Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Access Copyright
CIP Cataloguing in Publication (Canada)
Editors' Association of Canada Canadian Copyright
Information
A Guide to Copyrights: Copyright Protection (Canada)
International Standard Numbers (Canada)
Professional Editorial Standards
Editors' Association of Canada Professional Editorial Standards
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