Resources
General Reference
DICTIONARIES
STYLE GUIDES
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- The Associated Press Stylebook
- The American Psychological Association Style
GRAMMAR/REFERENCE
- Purdue University On-Campus Writing Lab (OWL)
- Google Books Ngram Viewer
- Google Translate
- Online Etymology Dictionary
Conscious Language
- Karen Yin – Conscious Style Guide
- GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) – Media Reference Guide
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network) – Pronoun Guide
- Purdue University – Gendered Pronouns & Singular “They”
- Reuters Graphics – Gender & Language
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee LGBTQ+ Resource Center – Glossary of Terms
Editors Helping Writers (and Other Editors)
- Erin Brenner – The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability
- Carol Saller – Subversive Editor Blog Archives
- Crystal Shelley – Rabbit With a Red Pen
- Jennifer Yankopolus
- Word Collaborative website
- Macro of the Month newsletter
- Karen Yin
- The Conscious Style Guide website
- The Conscious Style Guide book
Writers Being Cool
- The Marginalian – Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
Organizations For Editors
- ACES – The Society For Editing
- Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
- Northwest Editors Guild (NWEG)
Podcasts
- The Allusionist – Podcast about language by Helen Zaltzman.
- Lingthusiasm – Podcast that’s enthusiastic about linguistics.
- The Vocal Fries Pod – Podcast about linguistic discrimination.
- A Way With Words – Public radio show and podcast about language examined through culture, history, and family. With author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett.
- Words Unravelled – Podcast that unravels the stories behind everyday words. With Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts.
Books
DICTIONARIES
- Merriam-Webster’s
STYLE GUIDES
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Associated Press
- MLA
- APA
USAGE GUIDES
- Garner’s Modern English Usage
GRAMMAR GUIDES
- Bad Advice: The Most Unreliable Counsel Available on Grammar, Usage, and Writing by John E. McIntyre
- The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know by June Casagrande
- McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage by Mark Lester & Larry Beason
- Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects by Martha Kolln & Loretta Gray
- Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker
- Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose by Constance Hale
FACT-CHECKING
- The Chicago Guide to Fact Checking by Brooke Borel
- The Fact Checker’s Bible by Sarah Harrison Smith
OTHER FAVORITES
- Style: Lessons Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams