Kent's Creative Writing Page

Here are some links to great writing sites.

Reference

First and foremost is Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the source for sayings for all occasions.

Strunk and White's classic "how-to" book The Elements of Style will offer timeless advice for your writing woes.

Can't find the bon mot? Check out Roget's Internet Thesaurus

Essay Writing

Writing essays constitutes a large portion of high school writing curriculum, especially in Illinois where ISAT tests carry so much weight. Below are some basic, easy-to-navigate essay sites to help the struggling student.

Kathy Livingston's Guide to Writing a Basic Essay is a great place to start.

The Writing Page gives us the essay in its most basic form. Learn about Writing the Five-Paragraph Essay. ISAT teachers and students take note.

On a more sophisticated level, you can visit this site which discusses Writing the Argumentative Essay.

The Nuts and Bolts Guide to College Writing boasts great information on essay writing but make sure you take note of the frame on the left!

Writing Assistance

Inkspot provides a myriad of writing links and exercises for the aspiring author.

Paradigm offers assistance with more technical forms of writing, while the Purdue OWL can give the on-line writer valuable tips.

Robert Harris has compiled a rather lengthy compendium of Rhetorical Devices, which may help the aspiring author.

Research and Journal Publication Guides

(or research paper formats for you high school students!)

While APA is the prevalent style in education, some instructors still require the Modern Language Association (MLA) guides, while others still believe that Turabian is the best style.

Information Resources

A good writer needsa some good reference sources. Here is a short list of some great information repositories.

Search Engines

• Ask Jeeves is a great search engine that allows you to ask questions in normal language. Many times you get the exact answer you were looking for.
  
• Information Please is an electronic version of the standard source for all kinds of knowledge. Great resource!

References

• iTools looks simple, but it is powerful reference utility.
  
• The CIA World Handbook offers detailed information on every country in the world. And I am giving this info to you!
  
• On a related note, E-Conflict Encyclopedia can tell you about the weather. news, national anthems, etc. of any nation.
  
• OANDA offers wonderful facts about Money, Currency Exchanges, and Historical Currency. In case you need to know how many ruples your hero can buy with $13.37.
  
• Need to know how many people live in Butte, Montana? Click on Current Population Survey a joint effort between the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lots of good stuff here.
  
• Keeping your finger on the pulse of the nation? You need to read polling report.com. Know what your fellow Americans are thinking in a wide variety of polls and surveys.

  Dictionaries

  • The best and the oldest--The Oxford English Dictionary can tell you the origin of a word and its various uses and spellings throughout the centuries.
    
  • Semantic Rhyming Dictionary will be of special use to those poets and songwriters out there.
    
  • Langenberg Web Designs offers a great array of different dictionaries and thesauri. Check it out!

  

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