Thank you for using the Writing Tips Handbook from the Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. This Handbook offers advice on various elements of the writing process. To go directly to a specific topic, click on the appropriate item in the following index.
:: General Tips
: Audience
: Body Paragraphs
: Comma Use
: Editing Principles
: Parallelism
: Quotations
: Thesis Statements
: Transitions
: Writers' Block
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:: Genre-specific
Tips
: Abstracts
: Cover Letters
: Literature Papers
: Personal Statements
: Proposals
: Resumes
: Summaries
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Exam Tips
: In-class Essay Exams
: Standardized Test Essay Exams
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