Here are some reference materials that should help you answer many

of the questions that will pop up in your writing adventures:

Writing Tools:

"Woe is I" by Patricia O'Connor (on grammar)**

"Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss (on punctuation)**

"The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White**

"A Writer's Reference" by Diana Hacker (www.dianahacker.com)**

**NOTE: I keep copies of these with me.

You are welcome to use them at any time.**

Newspapers:

www.MercuryNews.com

www.SFGate.com

www.NYTimes.com

www.USAToday.com

www.washingtonpost.com

www.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)

Suggested WebSites for Journalism Tools:

www.Journalism.org  (Project for Excellence in Journalism

and Committee of Concerned Journalists)

www.CJR.org (Columbia Journalism Review)

www.Poynter.org (Poynter Institute)

www.AJR.org (American Journalism Review)

**NOTE: These are good sites for tips on writing and news gathering.**