Online resources on writing for the web | Digital Writing 101

To learn more about appropriate formatting for web writing, see these selections from the Web Style Guide:

Also check out these articles:

If you’re planning to write for real web audiences, you might want to check out the new Web Writing Style Guide published by a few of the editors of Writing Spaces. This style guide was the result of a Computers & Writing “collaborative sprint” earlier this year.

Here’s the description of the guide on the site:

While written for undergraduate writing students, Web Writing Style Guide could be useful to anyone wanting to learn how to write for the web. Topics in this lengthy guide include–but are not limited to–

• strategies for effective blogging, tweeting, and wiki writing
• an overview of visual design and photo manipulation
• how to write effective links, page titles, and headings
• basic copyright and fair use principles important for the web
• an introduction to HTML and CSS
• lots of links within the text to additional resources