The 3rd edition of Passages: A Writer's Guide is available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon.


For students with disabilities, the 3rd edition of Passages
is also available on audio cassette from Talking Tapes.

PASSAGES: A WRITER'S GUIDE
4th edition
  by Richard Nordquist

The fourth edition of Passages: A Writer's Guide is scheduled for publication by St. Martin's Press in Fall 2002.  At this web site, in the meantime, you can preview some of the exercises, readings, and resources that will appear in the new edition.  In addition, faculty and students are encouraged to e-mail the author with any questions or suggestions and to submit original  passages for online publication.

PARAGRAPHS
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Title 4

ESSAYS


SENTENCE SKILLS
Title 1
Title 2
Title 3
Title 4
Title 5
Eliminating deadwood
Choosing Words

RESOURCES
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Title 5
Title 6

Related Online Resources for Writers

AASU Writing Center, by Dr. Deborah Reese

General Writing Resources (AASU)

Guide to Grammar & Style, by Jack Lynch

Guide to Grammar & Writing, by Dr. C. Darling
(Capital Community College)

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab

Undergraduate Writing Center at the University
of Texas, Austin

American Heritage Dictionary
of the English Language, 4th edition