HCCC Libraries: Composition & Writing: General Writing Guides

Writing Tips

Basic Steps in the Research Process
A research project requires you to read about your topic, do some original thinking, look for examples to support your ideas and to put it all together in a formatted paper.
Guide to Grammar & Writing
The Guide to Grammar and Writing was created to help students write reports and research papers, also to look up grammatical issues.
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Step-by-step help for deciding on an essay topic, preparing an outline of ideas, writing a thesis statement, constructing the basic parts of an essay, and more. Whether writing an essay to argue, explain, inform, describe, or show cause and effect, the basic essay format remains the same.
The MLA Style Center
Everything about MLA you want to know.
OWL (Online Writing Lab) @ Purdue
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University is a well established writing resource for guidance in grammar, citation formatting, research strategies, ESL resources, subject-specific writing, and more.
The Writer’s Handbook
From the Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin. This resource demonstrates several citation styles and tips for improving your writing.
Writing Tips for UNC-Chapel Hill
From the University of North Carolina, help with citations, writing styles, writing in specific disciplines, and more.