Writing Resources

Able Plus--Selling Study Star, software to help with a variety of writing tasks including note-taking, planning, and outlining.
Better Essays--Tips for writing the college admissions essay.
College Application Essay Guide--Tips for writing that application essay.
Creative Writing Resources on Lifetips.com--Resources to help with creative writing.
Creative Writing Process--A step by step approach to creative writing.
An Essay Is Like a Journey--A helpful guide to spicing-up your dull five-paragraph essays. Includes a list of questions to ask yourself along the way.
Essay Punch--Online tutorial that walks the user through the steps of writing an essay.
The Essay Wizard--Includes free tips and resource lists for writing college application essays, as well as two different options for more personal help for a fee.
Five-Paragraph Essay Wizard--Information and writing prompts for the five-paragraph essay.
How to Write an Essay--Includes examples of good and bad writing.
How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps--A step-by-step guide with extras such as info about MLA. Includes help for doing the initial research.
Learning Resources: Essay Writing--Detailed diagram of the entire process with an explanation of each part.
Litpage: Clearly Structured Essays--Simple tips for structuring your essay.
Mary-Jo Arn's Guidelines for Writing Essays--Focusing on literary essays (essays about a book or other piece of literature), it includes tips on using quotations and citing sources, as well as information about comparison/contrast essays.
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing--Detailed and comprehensive guide to college writing.
Paradigm On-Line Writing Assistant--In addition to general writing tips, it includes guidelines for several specific types of essays such as exploratory essays and argumentative essays.
Paragraph Pal--Interactive help for grammar and writing.
Paragraph Punch--Online tutorial that walks the user through the steps of writing a paragraph.
Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab--Use the Handouts section to find information on writing.
Structure of the Five-Paragraph Essay--A colorful and organized guide.
Write It Now--Download software to help with writing novels, for free. This is not useful for essay writing particularly, but if you are interested in writing longer, more story-based works, this software might be worth looking at.
Writer's Blok--Creative writing resources, including advice for writing stories and poetry.
Writing.com--Resource for creative writers.
Writing a Critique of a Novel--Quick and informal list of questions to think about when analyzing literature.
Writing Den--Includes information about writing different types of essays, including Definition, Classification, Description, Compare and Contrast, Sequence, Choice, Explanation, and Evaluation.

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