Helpful Links
Here are some of my favorite sites and resources for writers, readers and people who are curious about things like world news, Czech culture, and me.

Happy surfing.

Writing Resources for Writers and Writing Teachers:

Randy Ingermanson's fabulous “Snowflake” plan for plotting and writing fiction
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/

Are you a teen writer? Here's a site for you
http://teenwriting.about.com/

Are you looking for an on-line community of writers? Try this one
http://www.writing.com/

Want to get some inspiring new ideas? Here are loads of them
http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/

Need help with your special writing project? Check out this site
http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Writers_Resources/

And here's probably the world's best one-stop shop for information about writing
http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/

The Chicago Style Manual is a must-have resource
http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicago.html

Double-check your grammar and documentation citations at this site
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

And for online tutoring and writing help, The Purdue On-Line Writer site is famous
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Look up words without leaving your computer by going to
http://dictionary.reference.com/

Find that word that’s exactly right:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/thesaurus/

And if you don't like words (gasp!), or if you're a teacher looking for activities for visual learners, here's a site for you
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?vt

Do you want to publish a book? Look at this Writers' Digest site firs
http://www.writersdigest.com/topics/getpublished.asp

And if you want to buy a book, of course there’s always
http://www.amazon.com

Links for other interests:

Czech and Slovak culture:
http://www.ncsml.org/

Need a ticket to a sold-out concert or sports event? Contact my husband Larry or my son Steve at this link, and mention my name for a discount. They give their customers the best service in the world!
www.hallmarktickets.com

For world news, check out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ and http://www.nytimes.com/

If you’re curious about where I work, click here
www.utsa.edu/trcss or http://www.utsa.edu/trcss/staff/index.cfm

And if you’re curious about where I go to church, click here
www.fbcuc.org

Here's a video I helped make about how to succeed at work
Workplace Success for New College Graduates

 

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