To find great resources on writing and teaching writing:
- browse the Categories column,
- search our blog by keyword,
- use the index below for other valuable writing sites we recommend.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Make a resource request to Center for Writing Director, Phyllis Benay at 603 358 2398 or pbenay@keene.edu.
Academic Writing
- Inclusive Guides
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing – comprehensive, readable guide to many aspects of college writing, including an excellent section on research
UNC Writing Center Handouts – help for any point in your writing process
Harvard Writing Center Resources -academic argumentation strategies - Research & Documentation
KSC Mason Library
Diana Hacker’s Guide to Research and Documentation - Annotated Bibliographies
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography from Cornell Library
Annotated Bibliography from OWL at Purdue - Plagiarism (see also Research & Documentation)
KSC Academic Honesty Policy - Time Management
Five Tips for Finding Writing Time - Transitions
Transitions from UNC Writing Center - Style, Editing, Proofreading
Proofreading for Commas from OWL at Purdue
Grammar Girl a commercial site, but with sound, well-researched advice
Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style
Other Kinds of Writing
- Workplace Writing
KSC Academic and Career Advising: Online ACA Resources - Web Writing
Mike Markel’s Web Design Tutorial
Aviva Directory: 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know
Jakob Neilson’s: Reading on the Web - Journalism & Creative Nonfiction
Poynter Online & Creative Nonfiction
Recommended Texts for College Writers
- Diana Hacker, A Writer’s Reference
- Wayne C. Booth, Joseph G. Colomb, & Gregory Williams, The Craft of Research
- Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein, They Say I Say
- Phyllis Benay, Kirsti Sandy & Collie Fulford Think, Write, Learn: A User’s Guide to Sustained Writing Projects
All recommended books are available for reference at the KSC Center for Writing and may be for sale at the college bookstore. See the Mason Library’s reference desk, as well.
