Online Writing Resources

A writing coach is someone who has likely encountered many of the issues you might be currently facing with your own writing practice, and has figured out ways to overcome them. This means writing coaches are often incredibly resourceful people, who at the same time that they guide you through your process can help you discover how to teach yourself and grow as a writer for a long time after your work together. A writing coach online can refer you to internet-based resources that can help you with the specific project or projects you have in mind. Whether you have grammar questions, or need to think through your story structure, the internet likely has free resources that can help. Today I want to tell you about a few sites I have found particularly useful.

Writing Commons offers a wide variety of materials to deepen your knowledge in topics like editing, information literacy, citation, and grammar. This platform was created by a community of writers and researchers with the goal of helping people discover their potential through academic tools freely accessible to anyone.

Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age, written by Joe Schall, is a manual filled with technical writing advice that anyone interested in improving their academic writing will find helpful. 

Writing for Success is a handbook you can find at the Open Textbook Library (a site that hosts textbooks that are free to use and distribute) and which offers plenty of insightful guidelines on everything from punctuation to rhetorical modes.

Do you know of any other writing resources that deserve more exposure? We would love to hear about them!