Reference Shelf 5.30.06

I received the following anonymous tip:
“Entire MIT undergrad and graduate writing courses are available through their Open Course Ware site”
If you’re a stickler for grammar and typesetting or just want to learn how to create better HTML, read “The Trouble With EM ‘n EN (and Other Shady Characters)” by Peter K. Sheerin at A List Apart.
For our friends up north: Places for writers: “Resources for Canadian (and international) writers, updated daily with contests, calls for submission, and other writerly tidbits.”
Also from Canada, at the U of Toronto: The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It.
Advice on sexing it up from Mr. Writing Person: “Q. I want to get published by Harlequin, but all of my attempts at writing a romance novel fall flat. I keep getting rejection letters that say, ‘Not steamy enough.’ How do I steam them up?”

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