judgment [noun]: an opinion or conclusion
{Common misspelling: judgement}
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WordHit: Independent [adjective]
independent [adjective]: free from outside control
{Common misspelling: independant}
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“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety.
Now listen.
I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings.
It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony.
I use short sentences.
And I use sentences of medium length.
And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals—sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
— Gary Provost
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Updated: Grammar Suppliers Page — Tools for Authors & Writers
GRAMMAR SUPPLIERS
STYLE GUIDES
- Chicago Manual of Style [CMS: Style Guide for All Published Books]
- Associated Press Stylebook [AP: Style Guide for All Journalism]
GRAMMAR A+ REFRESHERS
GRAMMAR REFRESHERS:
- DailyGrammar [Brush Up on Grammar]
- DrGrammar.org [RX for Your Writing]
- Grammar.About.com [Grammar & Composition]
- GrammarPhobia [Making It Fun]
- GrammarUnited [School of Journalism | AP, not CMS]
- Punctuation Aids [How to Use Punctuation]
- ThePunctuationGuide.com [All-Things Punctuation]
- WordSmyth.net [Quizzes and Brain Teasers]
GRAMMAR TIPS:
- DailyWritingTips.com [Tips for Writers]
- GrammarGirl [Quick & Dirty Tips]
- Guide to Grammar [Lynch at Rutgers]
- LousyWriter.com [Learn How to Write Well with Plain English Writing]
GRAMMAR BOOKS
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition by University of Chicago Press Staff
- Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grammar and Style, The by Laurie E. Rozakis
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
- Elements of Style, The by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Maira Kalman
- English Grammar for Dummies by Geraldine Woods
- Ernest Hemingway on Writing compiled by Larry W. Phillips (Editor)
- Essentials of English: A Practical Handbook Covering All the Rules of English Grammar and Writing Style, 6th Edition by Vincent Hopper, Cedric Gale, Ronald C. Foote, Benjamin W. Griffith
- Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by Mignon Fogarty
- Handbook of Good English, The by Edward Johnson
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
- How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish
- On Writing—A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (30th Anniversary) by William Zinsser
- Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors by Kathy Ide
- Strategic Rewriting by Anna Questerly
- Writer to Writer: Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing by Cecil Murphey
- Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You by Ray Bradbury
GRAMMAR CHECKERS
GRAMMAR & SPELLING:
- GrammarCheck.me [Latest Grammar & Writing Resources]
- Spellcheck.net [Spell Checker]
- Tools.SEOBook.com [Spelling & Grammar Checker]
WRITING COMPREHENSIVE:
- Grammarly.com [Not Approved by CMS, But Great Tool]
- GrammarCheck [PaperRater]
- WritersDiet.com [Check Your Writing]
GRAMMAR HELP & CHEERLEADERS
WRITER ENCOURAGEMENT:
- Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Bud Gardner
CREATIVE WRITING:
- BrainPickings.org [Read About Authors & Their Works]
- Creative-Writing-Now.com [Novel-Writing Helps]
- OneCoolSiteBloggingTips.com [5 Free Grammar Checkers for Bloggers]
- PracticalECommerce.com [18 Writing Tools for Grammar, Style, Content]
- WritingTipsAndRules [OpenCulture]
- WritingWorld.com [Tips & Helps for Writers]
MINDMAPPING:
- MindMapping.com [Brainstorming Help]
- SaraTooleMiller.wordpress.com [MindMapping HOW]
- TeachingVilliage.org [MindMapping WHAT]
GRAMMAR WORD-FIND
DICTIONARIES & THESAURUSES:
- Merriam-Webster.com [Dictionary Mostly CMS Approved]
- Dictionary.com [Not Approved by CMS, But Great Tool]
- OneLook.com [Compare Dictionaries in One Place]
- Thesaurus.com [Quickly Find Synonyms and/or Antonyms]
SEARCHES & RESEARCH:
- FindAPhrase.org [Phrases, Proverbs, Sayings]
- Wikipedia.org [For Research Directing; Not CMS Approved, But Useful]
- WordNik.com [Look Up Any Word or Phrase]
- WordThink.com [Trains the Use of Words You Already Know]
GENRE-SPECIFIC INTERESTS
ALL BOOKS:
- HowToWriteABookNow.com [Instructions on the Creation of a Book]
BIOGRAPHY:
- BiographyBiography.com [Biography Help]
FICTION:
- CaroClarke.com [Historical-Fiction Research]
- JosephFinder.com [How to Write Spy Novels]
- OnceUponARomance.net [Romance Helps]
- FecklessGoblin.com [Horror Writing]
- SFWriter.com [Sci-Fi]
- WritersDigest.com [Fiction Help]
MAGAZINES (Online):
- WriterMag.com [Short Stories]
- SplicketyPubGroup.com [Flash Fiction]
POETRY:
- AcrosticDictionary [Poetry Tool]
- MoreWords.com [Acrostic Help | Poetry Tool]
- Poets.org [Poetic Forms]
- RhymeZone.com [Poetry Tool]
SONG:
- SongLyricist.com [Song Help]
PUBLISHING & MARKETING AIDS
EXPANDING YOUR AUDIENCE:
- CopyBlogger.com [Build an Audience Who Wants to Hear from You]
- ExpandYourAudience [Tips on Getting Readers]
- StartABlog123.com [How to Start a Blog]
PROPOSALS & QUERIES:
- BookProposalSecrets [Nonfiction Book-Proposal Help]
- QueryShark.blogspot.com [Query Needs & Help]
PUBLISHERS:
- ABooksMind [Publishing Hybrid]
WRITER TRAINING:
- GoInsWriter.com [Tips on Writing & Creativity]
- HowToPlanWriteAndDevelopABook.com [Plan, Write, and Develop a Book]
- MenWithPens.ca [Websites & Copy Writing]
- NathanBransford.com [On Writing Contests]
- WritingCareerCoach.com [Get Help Along the Journey of Writing]
- WritingClasses.com [Train Yourself as a Writer]
- WritersMarket.com [Where & How to Sell What You Write]
WRITING GROUPS & TEAMS
- AbbasWriters.com [Group for Women Writers]
- Writing.com [Community of Online Writers]
- WritingForums.org [Talk with Other Writers]
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WordHit: Humorous [adjective]
WordHit: Grateful [adjective]
WordHit: Exhilarate [verb]
WordHit: Definite [adjective]
definite [adjective]: clearly stated or decided
{Common misspelling: definate}
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Had Had Had Had Ha Ha Bad Bad
Just because English says you CAN write something…doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
“Two students were asked to use HAD or HAD HAD in an example sentence. While John had had HAD — James had had HAD HAD. HAD HAD had had a better effect on the teacher.”
— Tumblr | bossubossupromode
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WordHit: Conscious [adjective]
conscious [adjective]: aware; responding to one’s surroundings;
{Common misspelling: conscience}
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