GAWD! you say, “someone is actually going to post their New Year’s Resolutions?”
Well, actually, no. I’m going to keep it to just the one.
Truthfully, I hadn’t 100% planned on sharing a New Year’s Resolution (or a series, so apologies for the edits). But then again, I hadn’t planned on writing this post for New Years either.
What the Bangkok Bombings did was cement my resolve to learn how to write. Properly, that is. Publicly even.
And maybe, just maybe, I’ll learn how to write with a modest bit of flair.
I’m starting at the lower scale in the writers skill set (my grammar alone is awful) so I’ve armed myself with writers blogs, books, dictionaries, and various online resources.
As a ‘Happy New Year 2007′, just in case there are others out there like me, I’ll post some of what I’ve discovered.
But before I fill this post with resources, I’d like share The Vocabula Review. I’ve known about Vocabula for awhile, but it wasn’t until my recent purchase of Spunk & Bite where they are mentioned (on page 27), that I was reminded why I wanted to become a paying member. I’ll leave it to an experienced writer to explain the real value of Vocabula – Joseph Epstein from the Wall Street Journal.
Blogs: Writing, Grammar, Copywriting
To honour the writers side of Designers who Blog, I’m starting off with a list of blogs I’ve collected. Some are in my bloglines, some I’ve collected to share, others are excellent resources for a new project (yes, the one I keep bringing up). Some give advice on writing, grammar, and copywriting. Some may even have slipped in sideways. If you don’t find your favourites, go ahead, add them in the comments. If you find one that looks odd, let me know. If I’ve forgotten you, apologies, PLEASE let me know.
News Observor | Triangle Grammar Guide
separated by a common language
Successful Blog Series (scroll down to the writing section)
Write Wizely– Advice and Resources
You Don’t Say: Language and Usage
Stay tuned for Part 2 where I share the writing books that (I believe) are working (or will work, or should work) for a designer, followed by Part 3 with online writing guidelines, and Part 4 with online dictionaries. If I haven’t bored you to death, there may even be a Part 5 (links to individual articles with writing advice) and 6 (links to writing articles written by designers), depending.
Quoting Derek Powazek at A List Apart, Calling All Designers: Learn to Write!
This has been a part of my New Year’s Resolution: Learn to Write series. The index can be found at the Learn to Write: Recap.
Three pages were created from the series: A Designer’s Resolve, A Designer’s Resolve: Resources and A Designer’s Resolve: Complete book list.
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Thanks so much for the link to Away With Words … and for introducing me to many wonderful blogs I hadn’t known about, including your own!
You are welcome Nancy. I have Away With Words on my bloglines because it’s so well written (something I’m desiring to learn as you now know!) Your ‘Word of the Week’ is great fun. Luckily, I’m not gifted with Oniomania!
You’re only admitting that you’re an apprentice writer just like the rest of us writers . . . Congratulations! It’s about time you admitted to that great prose you write. :)
Liz, Thanks for the congrats. I hope when a seasoned writer that I’m as humble! You are so good …
The earlier prose – Well, I was quite chuffed over that piece written in the early hours of 2007. But I’m now wondering if that’s going to be how I write best – tired, with a stressful subject. How many can there be? (Boggles the mind …)