All
Purpose Resources
www.dictionary.com –
online, searchable database of terms and their definitions, origin,
pronunciation. Also includes a tab for www.thesaurus.com
www.thesaurus.com –
online, searchable database of synonyms and antonyms
www.wikipedia.org –
online, searchable encyclopedia edited by users (disclaimer: anyone can be a
user!). A great resource to gather initial research on a topic, but never use
it as your main source.
www.youtube.com – Be creative!
Don’t know how to read different looking letters in Norwegian (å æ ø)? Need to
learn how to speak in a southern accent? YouTube is a great resource with
endless possibilities.
http://www.writersdigest.com/ – Contains
articles and blogs for creative writers. Also contains information for creative
writing education, competitions, and how to get published.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/ – Elements of Style: reference in which
the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives
in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and
concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most
commonly violated.
http://www.writersunion.ca/ - Writer’s Union of Canada: Useful
information regarding how to be published in Canada. Also lists competitions
and awards.
Fiction
Writing Resources
www.behindthename.com – online,
searchable database for names. Can be navigated according to gender and
nationality. Includes meaning and history of the name, as well as its
popularity in various countries.
www.20000-names.com – online,
searchable database for names. Can be navigated according to gender and
nationality.
Poetry
Resources
www.rhymezone.com – online,
searchable database for rhyming words.
www.humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm – Silva Rhetoricae: list
of rhetorical and poetic devices, their definitions, and examples of their use.
www.shadowpoetry.com – Guide to writing
poetry. Contains useful information on writing specific styles of poetry.
Formatting
Resources
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ – Descriptions and
examples of how to properly format and cite sources in MLA (Modern Language
Association) format and APA (American Psychological Association) format. This
will be your best friend in university!
