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50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers: 12:57am 14 reviews writing
http://www.jobprofiles.org/library/students/50_awesome_open_source_resources_...

Dinner on Sky : 1dak.com ||||: May 9, 9:34am 1 review writing
http://1dak.com/people/dinner-on-sky/

Here Comes Everybody: May 9, 1:47am 2 reviews writing, science, journalism, social-media
http://herecomeseverybody.org/; Homepage of Clay Shirkey's new book, "Here Comes Everybody." I'm about 1/4 of the way through it and it is quite good. Shirkey gets it.

Research Tools | Economist.com | Economist.com: May 7, 6:39pm 40 reviews writing
http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/

10 Benefits of Keeping a Journal, and What to Write in It | makeGENIUS.com: May 6, 12:24pm 12 reviews writing, journalism
http://makegenius.com/10-benefits-of-keeping-a-journal-and-what-to-write-in-it/; From the page: "I was told by my 8th grade teacher that all the most intelligent people in the world carried personal journals everywhere they went. I didn't believe her. Perhaps the fact that keeping a journal for the entire semester was a class requisite made me somewhat of a skeptic. Some months ago I found out she was right."

Creative Writing 101: May 6, 10:37am 12 reviews writing
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/creative-writing-101/

&167; 165. impact. 3. Word Choice. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. …: May 5, 6:51pm 1 review writing, journalism
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0165.html; Does anyone else have as strong a hatred towards using the word 'impact' as a verb as I do? Well, despite our mutual distaste for the non-descriptive word it looks like it is hear to stay. :( From the page: "Nevertheless, the use of impact as a verb has become so common in corporations and institutions that younger speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, therefore, that the verb impact will eventually become as usual as the verb contact has become over the last 30 years."