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# Awesome Writing
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An awesome list of resources and tools for writers.

## Contents

- [Contents](#contents)
- [Tools](#tools)
- [Blogs](#blogs)
- [Style Guides](#style-guides)
- [Books](#books)
- [Courses](#courses)
- [Technical Writing Courses](#technical-writing-courses)
- [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
- [License and contributions](#license-and-contributions)
- [Related lists](#related-lists)

## Tools

- [Grammarly](https://grammarly.com) - A writing assistant that goes deeper than grammar to offer you comprehensive writing feedback.
- [Antidote](https://www.antidote.info) - A writing corrector analyzes your text and flags any detections.
- [LanguageTool](https://languagetool.org) - An open-source writing assistant, an alternative to Grammarly. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [HemingwayApp](https://hemingwayapp.com) - An editor that helps make your writing bold and clear.
- [Writefull](https://www.writefull.com/) - An editor that helps you revise your text using AI.
- [Expresso App](https://github.com/mikpanko/expresso) - An interactive tool to analyze, edit and compare text styles in English created by Mikhail Panko. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [Proselint](https://github.com/amperser/proselint) - A command-line utility that collects best practices and common writing errors from several different language guides. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/MANUAL) - A Haskell library for converting from
one markup format to another. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [Academic Markdown](https://github.com/smathot/academicmarkdown#readme) - A Python wrapper over Pandoc with specialized extensions to parse certain
elements, making it a superset of Pandoc Markdown flavour.
- [Pandoc filters](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/wiki/Pandoc-Filters) - A list of
addons to pandoc which implement extra features such as citations and
cross-references.
- [Panflute](http://scorreia.com/software/panflute/) - Pythonic alternative
to John MacFarlane's pandocfilters.
- [Vale](https://github.com/errata-ai/vale) - A customizable linting through customized style rules. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [Alex](https://github.com/get-alex/alex) - A command-line utility that finds gender favoring, polarizing, race related, religion inconsiderate, or other unequal phrasing in text. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [OneLook](https://www.onelook.com/) - A collection of tools for improving your writing. It includes a thesaurus, reverse dictionary, and related words search. ![Free](media/free.svg)

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## Blogs

- [I'd Rather Be Writing](http://idratherbewriting.com/) - A blog about technical writing.
- [Every Page is Page One](https://everypageispageone.com/) - Mark Baker's content strategy and technical communication blog.

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## Style Guides

- [Plain Language Guidelines](https://www.plainlanguage.gov/)
- [Google Developer Documentation Style Guide](https://developers.google.cn/style/)
- [Google Material Design Writing Guidelines](https://material.io/design/communication/writing.html#principles)
- [Material's Communication Principles: Intro to UX Writing](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/material-communication-guidance#0) (Google Developers Codelabs)
- [Microsoft Manual of Style](https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780735648715/samplepages/9780735648715.pdf)
- [Microsoft Writing Style Guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome/)
- [Microsoft Localization Style Guides](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/language/styleguides) for Different Languages
- [GitLab Documentation Style Guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/styleguide/)
- [IBM Editorial Style Guide](http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780132101301/samplepages/0132101300.pdf)
- [The Red Hat Style Guide](https://stylepedia.net/style)
- [Google Developer Documentation Style Guide](https://developers.google.com/style)
- [Chicago Manual of Style](https://chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)
- [University of Oxford Style Guide](https://ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/University%20of%20Oxford%20Style%20Guide.pdf)
- [Mailchimp Content Style Guide](https://styleguide.mailchimp.com/)
- [MongoDB Documentation Style Guide](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/meta/style-guide/)
- [NASA's Technical Report Style Guide](https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930013813)
- [United States Army Writing Style Guide](https://intellibrary.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=53826333)
- [The Analyst's Style Manual](https://ncirc.bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh326/files/media/document/analysts_style_manual.pdf)
- [Style guides by various government agencies](https://digital.gov/resources/style-guides-by-government-agencies/)

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## Books

- _The Elements of Style_ by William Strunk, Jr.
- _Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose_ by Constance Hale
- _Bird by Bird_ by Anne Lamott
- _Dreyer’s English_ by Benjamin Dreyer
- _On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft_ by Stephen King
- _On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction_
by William Zinsser
- _Why I Write_ by George Orwell
- _Scene & Structure_ by Jack M. Bickham
- _The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century_ by Steven Pinker
- _Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within_ by Natalie Goldberg

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## Courses

- [Writing courses at Maven](https://maven.com/courses/writing)
- [Writing courses at Harvard University](https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/writing)
- [Writing courses at Future Learn](https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/creative-arts-and-media-courses/writing)

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### Technical Writing Courses

- [Google Technical Writing Courses](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/overview) ![Free](media/free.svg)
- [Tech Writing for Accessibility](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/accessibility) ![Free](/home/larah/Repos/awesome-writing/free.svg)
- [Writing Helpful Error Messages](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/error-messages) ![Free](/home/larah/Repos/awesome-writing/free-1705340183616-6.svg)
- [Technical Writing: Documentation on Software Projects](https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/technical-writing-software-documentation)
- [Coding for Writers: Basic Programming](https://udemy.com/course/coding-for-writers-1-basic-programming)
- [Class Central Technical Writing](https://classcentral.com/course/technical-writing-7117)
- [Professional Technical Writing: Advance Your Writing Skills](https://udemy.com/technical-writing-and-editing)
- [Technical Writing: Master Your Writing Career](https://udemy.com/technical-writing)
- [English 305: Advanced Technical Writing](https://study.com/academy/course/technical-writing-course.html)
- [Technical Communication Techniques and Principles for Project Managers](https://ce.uwec.edu/programs/technical-communication-techniques-and-principles-project-managers)
- [Documenting APIs: A Guide for Technical Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/learnapidoc) ![Free](/home/larah/Repos/awesome-writing/free-1705340197253-8.svg)
- [Technical Writing Certification Course](https://aptlearn.io/courses/technical-writing-certification-course)
- [Tech: Write & Earn](https://startuptrybe.trainercentralsite.com/course/techwriteearn)

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## Miscellaneous

- [Technical Writing Template](https://github.com/BolajiAyodeji/technical-writing-template) - A sample template with guidelines for writing technical articles. ![Free](media/free.svg) ![OSS](media/OSS.svg)
- [Paid Community Writer Programs](https://github.com/malgamves/CommunityWriterPrograms) - A list of companies that have paid developer community writer programs.
- [Who Pays Technical Writers?](https://whopaystechnicalwriters.com/?) - A curated collection of active publishers, publications, and agencies that pay fair rates for high-quality technical content.
- [Diátaxis Documentation System](https://diataxis.fr) - A systematic approach to creating better documentation.

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## License and contributions

Contributions of any kind welcome, just follow the [guidelines](contributing.md)! Thanks goes to [these contributors](https://github.com/armstrongl/awesome-writing/graphs/contributors)!

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