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  • Blog
  • Programs
  • Writerhouse
  • Mary Ellen Jantzi

Resources for Writers

Guides to Writing

  • Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale (other titles are  discussed) 
  • Writers Digest  (articles, blog, some "service" promotions) 

Editing tools

  •   Grammarly  is free for the basic package. It looks at punctuation, word choice, and many other features. Office 365 has a similar feature.  
  • The Chicago Manual of Style is used by Blue Ridge Writers as the style standard
  • The Associated Press manual is an acceptable alternative.
  • How to eradicate unwanted spaces & other tips

Find out more

Writing fiction

Writing non-fiction

Writing poetry

Independent Publishing

  • kdp.amazon.com (Amazon print services)
  • ISBN
  • Library of Congress
  • Copyright

Creative Tools for Authors

Images embedded in a story can increase the impact of tne narrative. This lesson guides writers on removing backgrounds in an image and replacing it. MS Office Word is the platform.

image format (pdf)

Download

Traditional Publishing

Writers networks

Shenandoah Writers

Luray Skyline Writers

Staunton 

Blue Ridge Writers

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