# Writing Tips and Resources

**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/writing-tips-and-resources
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center

Writing is a multistage process involving prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and proofreading. These stages do not, however, occur in a sequential and linear fashion; they are interactive and recursive by nature. So when we write, we go back and forth between reading, writing, and revising.

For a general overview of how to write an essay, you can consult our [general guidelines for writing essays](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/general-guidelines-writing-essays). To know more about each stage in the writing process and the different strategies of writing in more detail, read through the following tips and writing resources to find explanations, examples, and links to other useful sites.

### **Preparing to Write**

- [Identifying a Purpose](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/identifying-purpose)
- [Brainstorming](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/brainstorming-ideas)
- [Argument](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/argument)
- [Writing the First Draft](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/writing-first-draft)

### **Writing the First Draft**

- [Developing a Thesis](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/thesis-statements)
- [Introductions](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/introductions)
- [Body Paragraphs](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/body-paragraphs)
- [Conclusions](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/conclusions)
- [Outlines](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/creating-outline)
- [Integrating Sources](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/integrating-sources)

### **Citations and Style Guides**

- [Style Guides](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/style-guides)
- [Formatting Your Paper](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/formatting-your-paper)
- [MLA Style](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/mla-style)

### **Revising and Proofreading**

- [Revising and Editing](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/revising-and-editing)
- [Proofreading](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/proofreading)
- [Grammar and Mechanics](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center/grammar-and-mechanics)

### **Handouts**

- [General Writing Guidelines](https://aucegypt0.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/documents/EZDwqbppM-RNlClsZodmbYwBTajm8m4dRGs6HQLO4_Xg-A?e=xtlCIj)

### **Useful Links**

- [Purdue University Online Writing Lab](https://owl.purdue.edu/)
- [University of North Carolina Writing Center](https://writingcenter.unc.edu/)
- [The University of Victoria's Writers Guide](http://www.ltn.lv/~markir/writersguide/Pages/StartHere.html)
- [Cleveland State University Writing Center](https://www.csuohio.edu/writing-center/writing-center)
- [The Writing Guide](https://www.onlineschools.org/online-writing-center/)
- [150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster and More Persuasively](https://oedb.org/ilibrarian/150-writing-resources/)
- [7 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block](https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/student-life/7-ways-overcome-writers-block/)
- [Grammar Check](https://www.grammarcheck.net/editor/)