The list of Style Guides and other helpful books is long, but here are a few writing and editing resource books that will be useful to everyone.

EDITING RESOURCES

 

• The Chicago Manual of Style
• The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
• The Copyeditors’ Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications
• The Oxford Style Manual
• The Associated Press Stylebook 2009
• The CP (Canadian Press) Stylebook
• Canadian Press Caps and Spelling
• Editing Canadian English – Editors’ Association of Canada
• The Elements of Style

WRITING RESOURCES

 

• Oxford English Dictionary – by subscription
• Ask Oxford.com – Word of the Day, Better Writing Tips, Word Search, etc.
• Dictionary.com – Online dictionary, thesaurus, reference, translation, and search tool
• Wordnik.com – Online dictionary, and thesaurus with a very cool “compare” feature
• Online Guide to Grammar and Style – by Rutgers University professor Jack Lynch
• The Art of the Book Proposal – Eric Maisel (very highly recommended)

JUST PLAIN FUN

• Duotrope’s Digest – Find the right place to submit the piece of fiction or poetry you just finished!