Here you’ll find links to websites that focus on writing and creativity.  Enjoy the browsing!

George Orwell’s Twelve Writing Tips: From Politics and the English Language

Common Errors in English: Click on the error to discover the solution.  Errors are links.

Creativity at Work: Quotes by the world’s great thinkers.

Cliche Finder: Search for phrases to avoid, possibly phrases you’ve written in an essay. Find out whether to be more original.

One Word: Try your hand at speed-writing. Free-write for sixty seconds on one randomly chosen topic. Then see how others did with the same word.

Fresh Yarn: A collection of essays by a variety of professionals in many fields.  The art of the essay thrives here. Submit your own work, too.

Guide to Grammar and Style: Educator Jack Lynch compiled his best explanations from teaching into a very readable form.

Classic Short Stories: Full text of nearly every short story taught in America’s secondary schools.

Free Classic Audio Books: Here are a few titles we teach, available for Windows Media Player or iTunes.  It’s a glitchy site at times.

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