It’s Time To Write!

Looking for help getting started on that short story? Maybe a novel? Perhaps you decided to write a random dissertation at 3 Am on the nature of spiced cheeses but you've hit a creative block? Why not try checking out our writing resources? Here are just a few!

Resources for grammar:

The Handy English Grammar Answer Book by Christine A. Hult - A concise guide to all your basics including a bit about the history of modern English and styles.

Barron's Painless Grammar by Rebecca Elliott, Ph.D. - A more whimsical guide than Hult's.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss - An emphasis on the importance of punctuation.

Write to the Point by Sam Leith - A master class on the subject.

Writing Manuals:

The Last Draft by Sandra Scofield - A handy little book for revising your novel in its final steps.

MLA Handbook 8^th edition - A guidebook for citing MLA style.

Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer - Still partly on grammar, but also partly on style and American versus UK English.

A Manual for Writers 9^th Edition - A guidebook for citing in the Chicago style.

How to Say It by Rosalie Maggio - A manual on choosing words, phrases, and sentences for every situation. Focuses largely on writing in letter styles.

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America Edited by Lee Child and Laurie R. King - How to write the nuts and bolts of a good mystery.

Anybody Can Write by Roberta Jean Bryant - How to find your creativity and defeat writer's block.

On Writing Well by William Zinsser - A guide to writing non-fiction, knowing your audience, and finding your voice.

27 Essential Principles of Story by Daniel Joshua Rubin - How to write anything from Shakespeare to South Park, a guide to plot and character development.

We also have a number of dictionaries for both English and foreign languages found in our second floor reference section and countless research databases found here on LiLi!