How to Improve Writing Skills:
The Best Free Writers Help,
Resources and
Online Reference Tools
Online Tools Improve Writing Skills
© Jim Edwards (Used with Permission)
Traditionally, every serious writer has kept several books
on writing as well as at least one excellent dictionary
close at hand.
As our world changes and the Internet and email become part
of more people's lives, good writing skills rate extremely
important for effective communication.
Thanks to the 'Net you don't have to worry about
maintaining a personal resource library any more.
Now you can find some of the best writers' resources
available free right online.
Words and phrases
http://www.rhymer.com - A rhyming dictionary for poetry or
songwriting (enter a word, click a button to receive words
that rhyme). This resource rates very simple to use and
comes in handy when you need it most.
http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/ - A database of
thousands of acronyms and abbreviations. Also search by
keywords to find the perfect or correct abbreviation for a
word or phrase.
http://www.acronymfinder.com - Search through over 60,000
acronyms, their abbreviations and meanings. Did you know
there are 11 meanings for "PDQ" and over 20 for "ASAP"?
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/ - Choose from over 3,300
cliches to illustrate points and paint vivid images in
your readers' minds. This site will keep you "busier than a
one eyed cat watching two mouse holes!"
http://www.bartleby.com/100/ - Nothing sets the tone for
any written work quite like a stirring quote from a famous
person. Finding such quotations often took hours of
searching - until now!
Now you can quickly search the database of Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations to find that perfect quote virtually in
minutes. You can also find more quotes at
http://www.quotationspage.com
Dictionaries and Thesauri
http://m-w.com/netdict.htm - Webster's hypertext
dictionary.
http://www.thesaurus.com - Roget's Online Thesaurus along
with a number of other useful reference tools.
http://www.voycabulary.com - Interesting tool that
transforms any web page into easy convenient links to
definitions and word lookups in dictionaries or thesauruses.
Terrific time saver if you see a web page with lots of
words you don't understand.
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