Spelling matters, Mr. President!

A grammar lesson from Weird Al Yankovic

Word crimes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYXFS86i9g

Our recitation instructor teaches S/V agreement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYXFS86i9g

Writing a facebook update? Here are 10 tips

Good to post for a Facebook group or for a business that uses Facebook.

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-Good-Status-Updates-on-Facebook

Movies about writers: Inspirational?

http://www.listchallenges.com/100-films-about-writerswriting

Ten that are not as well-known:
http://whatculture.com/film/10-great-movies-writing?page=7

So you want to be a technical writer?

Here's the 411:
https://www.truity.com/career-profile/technical-writer

What is the difference between an article and a blog post?

Check out this woman's site:
http://www.makealivingwriting.com/writing-an-article-vs-writing-blog-post-differences/

How to write a blog post:
http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/09/how-to-write-a-blog-post

Want to be a travel writer? Follow this blog

http://www.travelwritersnews.com/

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The importance of writing--especially in the STEM fields

https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1073-the-importance-of-writing-skills-in-tech-related-fields

Ethics and writing: Beyond plagiarism

https://theconversation.com/ethics-and-writing-63399

Careers and contests from AWP

https://www.awpwriter.org/magazine_media/writers_news

From the NYT: Writers and writing in the news

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/writing-and-writers

Join a professional writing group: Looks good on the resume!

Professional Writers Association

http://www.prowriters.org/

A list of writer associations:

http://writersrelief.com/writers-associations-organizations/

https://www.everywritersresource.com/10-best-organizations-for-writers/

The business of writing: The tips are all here

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/16/

Resume tips--or not?

Ten things to add and ten things to remove!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/jobs/ten-things-to-add-to-your-resume-and-ten-to-remove-immediately/ar-AArJurd?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp


The 10-second scan!

http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2010/01/18/how-recruiters-read-resumes-in-10-seconds-or-less/

Notetaking: Paper or screen? Books: Hard copy or not?

Notetaking:
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/09/10/544546911/in-the-age-of-screen-time-is-paper-dead?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170910


Textbook dilemma?
http://www.thisisinsider.com/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10?utm_content=buffer8b7e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-insider-design