WRT533: Preparation

A Writers Bookshelf
1/23/2008

Syllabus | Dr. Logan

Dictionaries

  • Webster's New World Dictionary. College Edition.
  • The American Heritage Dictionary. New College Edition.

    • Thesaurus

  • Roget's International Thesaurus

    • Writer's Handbooks

  • Fowler & Aaron. 2003. The Little, Brown Handbook, 9th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 1056p plus index. (Look for 5th through 8th as used books, too.)

    • Style Guides

  • Council of Biology Editors (CBE Style Manual Committee). 1994. CBE Style Manual, 6th ed. Council of Biology Editors, Inc., Bethesda , MD. 324p.
  • Morse, ed. 1985 . Webster's Standard American Style Manual. Merriam-Webster. 464p.
  • Strunk & White. 2000. . The Elements of Style. 4th ed. MacMillan. 105 pages.
  • University of Chicago Press. 1993 . The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 14th edition. 933 p.

    • Guides to Science Writing

  • Day. 1998. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. Oryx Press. 275p.
  • Day. 1992 . Scientific English. Oryx Press. 125p.