This page contains lists of helpful reading and writing websites as well as some fantastically interesting blogs.
If you find more pages online that interest you, let me know and I would be happy to add them to the collection I have here!
Feel free to explore!
Web Resources
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
This is one almost everyone knows, but have you ever used it as a valuable resource instead of a source of amusing videos? Try looking up your favorite writer, see what is out there.
Stumble Upon
www.stumbleupon.com
This website lets you select a variety of categories that interest you, like photography, animals or books, literature, writing or quotes, etc. (you get the idea) This website will pull up other websites that are particularly interesting. Check it out!
Planet eBook
www.planetebook.com/
This website lets you read hundreds of books you can read online for free!
LibriVox
http://librivox.org/
This website lets you listen and record audio book recordings, most of which are free!
Literature Project
www.literatureproject.com/
This website also contains free books online
The Purdue Owl
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
This Website provides an online writing lab, as well as exercises and guides to writing in APA and MLA styles.
Literature.org
www.literature.org/authors
This is an online literature library organized by author.
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm
This website covers English Literature and it's authors from the Medieval, Renaissance, 17th century and the Restoration.
Deep Spirits
www.deepspirits.com/life-changing-arts/books/great-poems.php
This is a website dedicated to fantastic poetry, you can read them all and vote for your favorites.
Full text books free to read online
fulltextarchive.com
This is a website where you can search by author to find free online textbooks, as well as novels and poetry.
Creative Writing Now
www.creative-writing-now.com
This website has many different resources along with a series of questions to answer that will help you develop both adult and child characters. It also has sections devoted to explaining how to write different literary genres.
100 Essential Reads for the Lifelong Learner
www.onlineschools.org/2009/11/03/100-essential-reads-for-the-lifelong-learner
This is a website with a list of 100 books divided up by category. See which ones we covered in class, which ones would you like to read?
The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century
www.stanford.edu/~bkunde/best/bl-meth2c.htm
This is a list of the best Fiction books of the Twentieth Century including composite scores and reviews. I guarantee you will find something you like.
Language is a Virus
www.languageisavirus.com
This website has several writing games as well as a different generators to come up with names for characters, poems, lines and titles. While I don't recommend using these for the source for all your character names and titles, etc. It might be useful in getting those creative juices going.
50 Places to Find Free Books Online
http://education-portal.com/articles/Free_Books_-_50_Places_to_Find_Free_Books_Online.html
This website guides you to other websites where you can find free books already online. Awesome, right? See what types of books are available!
AutoCrit Editing Wizard
www.autocrit.com/wizardformpage.php
This website allows you to copy and paste your story/manuscript into the automated critique-er that will "edit" your paper for you. Looking for repetition and cliches, etc. WARNING: This is not a substitute for reading your paper over, or for having someone else read your paper. To be used only to see the "big picture" in your writing and if you excessively use the same words or structures.
Synonym Finder
www.synonym-finder.com
This website is essentially an electronic thesaurus and dictionary. Just enter the word and it will find the definition, synonym, or antonym.
One Word
www.oneword.com
This is a website that may be a helpful pre-writing tool and help you get in the right mindset to write. Once you click go the screen will give you one word. Try and write as much as you can about that word and see what happens.
Literary Worlds
http://brn227.brown.wmich.edu/literaryworlds/index.html
This resource lets you visit virtual worlds based on literary works. There is even one for Native Son called "Bigger's World" Check it out (hint, hint)
Blogs
a thousand Books with Quotes
http://bookquotes-bookquotes.blogspot.com/
This blog includes a long alphabetical list of books that this blogger has read, including a picture of the book, synopses, review and memorable quotes.
i love english literature
aggsliterature.wordpress.com
This blog includes several lists of top 50 to top 1000 books in various topics and genres as well as poems. Truly fascinating!
Goodmorning & Goodnight
www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com
This is just an interesting blog where the blogger posts a quote of the day, photo, music, article and video. There are some interesting things on this blog, just a good place to get some ideas or inspiration for writing. Especially from the photos.
The Bookwyrms's Lair
http://goldenbookwyrm.wordpress.com/
This blog includes a variety of topics and prompts such as 'video games that would make great books' and 'whatcha reading?' and tips on how to create good writing and recognize bad writing.
the Polyglot Project
www.polyglotproject.com
This website lets you read books in other languages for free!
If you find more pages online that interest you, let me know and I would be happy to add them to the collection I have here!
Feel free to explore!
Web Resources
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
This is one almost everyone knows, but have you ever used it as a valuable resource instead of a source of amusing videos? Try looking up your favorite writer, see what is out there.
Stumble Upon
www.stumbleupon.com
This website lets you select a variety of categories that interest you, like photography, animals or books, literature, writing or quotes, etc. (you get the idea) This website will pull up other websites that are particularly interesting. Check it out!
Planet eBook
www.planetebook.com/
This website lets you read hundreds of books you can read online for free!
LibriVox
http://librivox.org/
This website lets you listen and record audio book recordings, most of which are free!
Literature Project
www.literatureproject.com/
This website also contains free books online
The Purdue Owl
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
This Website provides an online writing lab, as well as exercises and guides to writing in APA and MLA styles.
Literature.org
www.literature.org/authors
This is an online literature library organized by author.
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm
This website covers English Literature and it's authors from the Medieval, Renaissance, 17th century and the Restoration.
Deep Spirits
www.deepspirits.com/life-changing-arts/books/great-poems.php
This is a website dedicated to fantastic poetry, you can read them all and vote for your favorites.
Full text books free to read online
fulltextarchive.com
This is a website where you can search by author to find free online textbooks, as well as novels and poetry.
Creative Writing Now
www.creative-writing-now.com
This website has many different resources along with a series of questions to answer that will help you develop both adult and child characters. It also has sections devoted to explaining how to write different literary genres.
100 Essential Reads for the Lifelong Learner
www.onlineschools.org/2009/11/03/100-essential-reads-for-the-lifelong-learner
This is a website with a list of 100 books divided up by category. See which ones we covered in class, which ones would you like to read?
The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century
www.stanford.edu/~bkunde/best/bl-meth2c.htm
This is a list of the best Fiction books of the Twentieth Century including composite scores and reviews. I guarantee you will find something you like.
Language is a Virus
www.languageisavirus.com
This website has several writing games as well as a different generators to come up with names for characters, poems, lines and titles. While I don't recommend using these for the source for all your character names and titles, etc. It might be useful in getting those creative juices going.
50 Places to Find Free Books Online
http://education-portal.com/articles/Free_Books_-_50_Places_to_Find_Free_Books_Online.html
This website guides you to other websites where you can find free books already online. Awesome, right? See what types of books are available!
AutoCrit Editing Wizard
www.autocrit.com/wizardformpage.php
This website allows you to copy and paste your story/manuscript into the automated critique-er that will "edit" your paper for you. Looking for repetition and cliches, etc. WARNING: This is not a substitute for reading your paper over, or for having someone else read your paper. To be used only to see the "big picture" in your writing and if you excessively use the same words or structures.
Synonym Finder
www.synonym-finder.com
This website is essentially an electronic thesaurus and dictionary. Just enter the word and it will find the definition, synonym, or antonym.
One Word
www.oneword.com
This is a website that may be a helpful pre-writing tool and help you get in the right mindset to write. Once you click go the screen will give you one word. Try and write as much as you can about that word and see what happens.
Literary Worlds
http://brn227.brown.wmich.edu/literaryworlds/index.html
This resource lets you visit virtual worlds based on literary works. There is even one for Native Son called "Bigger's World" Check it out (hint, hint)
Blogs
a thousand Books with Quotes
http://bookquotes-bookquotes.blogspot.com/
This blog includes a long alphabetical list of books that this blogger has read, including a picture of the book, synopses, review and memorable quotes.
i love english literature
aggsliterature.wordpress.com
This blog includes several lists of top 50 to top 1000 books in various topics and genres as well as poems. Truly fascinating!
Goodmorning & Goodnight
www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com
This is just an interesting blog where the blogger posts a quote of the day, photo, music, article and video. There are some interesting things on this blog, just a good place to get some ideas or inspiration for writing. Especially from the photos.
The Bookwyrms's Lair
http://goldenbookwyrm.wordpress.com/
This blog includes a variety of topics and prompts such as 'video games that would make great books' and 'whatcha reading?' and tips on how to create good writing and recognize bad writing.
the Polyglot Project
www.polyglotproject.com
This website lets you read books in other languages for free!