Education Resource Centre
WritersServices Education Resource Centre has been produced to help those providing writing courses. There are
nearly 90 pages formatted ready for use as handouts or in course material.
The simple format is designed to make it easy for you to print
on A4 sized paper. You can view the material fully formatted for your web browser in the main site.
Condition of use
You may make copies of the pages for educational purposes. If you wish
to alter the format or extract from the material, please complete the form
to apply for permission. This will normally be granted free of
charge.
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notice must be acknowledged by leaving the notice included on
each page.
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Organisations and other education links
National Clearinghouse for
English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
ESL
Contents
We have enlisted the help of a number of distinguished writers and
publishing figures to develop our
Writers' Resources. This part of the site is building into a massive resource base for
writers.
A former publisher, novelist and author of twelve books on writing,
Michael Legat has produced for WritersServices a series of specially commissioned
information-packed factsheets, which cover the
essentials for writers.
A series of nineteen articles written by Chris Holifield, which
explains the inside workings of the publishing business.
The WritersPrintshop offers a print on demand design and
production service and a marketing
service. This collection of twenty articles explains how to prepare,
publish and market a book. It includes many of the legal as well
as the technical aspects of publication.
Writer's cramp and eye problems plagued writers of previous
generations. As writers now spend a lot of time at their computer there
are new risks, which this series investigates.
Some technical tips that might help writers
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Getting the best from MS Word
We know from the number of manuscripts that we receive that over 90%
use Word. These are some tips on getting the best, or avoiding the worst,
from Word.
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Some articles about Word to help you explore some
of its lesser known facilities.
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How to use the tracking
facility in MS Word to compare and correct documents
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Some useful keystrokes
listed to save you time and frustration
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If you want to keep your work
secret, this article is worth reading
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There are many ways to keep the
cost of computers and printing low
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Other advice for writers
There are other useful educational sections
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