The Writing Process
Purdue Online Writing Lab
A short overview of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Resource library
Writing resources
Guides and papers to help with the writing process.
From the Hub
Start with a practical guide.
Academic writing
Plan an academic paper
Turn an assignment prompt into a claim, outline, and first draft.
Read the guideCreative writing
Plan and draft a scene
A simple structure for fiction, memoir, and narrative writing.
Read the guidePlanning & revision
Revise one step at a time
Review structure, support, clarity, and grammar in separate passes.
Read the guideSelected resources
University and nonprofit resources.
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Executive Function: What You Should Know Now
Landmark College
A visual introduction to working memory, getting started, and managing attention.
Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0
CAST
A one-page framework for choice, clear communication, planning, and multiple ways to work.
Writing Prompts by Arianne True
Academy of American Poets
Four prompts for writing poems or letters about identity, change, uncertainty, and joy.
Reverse Outlining
George Mason University Writing Center
A practical way to see the structure of a draft and decide what to move, develop, or cut.
Research
Writing and neurodivergence.
Open-access research for readers who want more detail.
Dyslexia · National Library of Medicine
Why Children With Dyslexia Struggle With Writing and How to Help Them
A research review of writing challenges and instructional strategies related to dyslexia.
ADHD · National Library of Medicine
The Written Expression Abilities of Adolescents with ADHD
A study of written expression, organization, and academic functioning in adolescents with ADHD.
Autism · National Library of Medicine
An In-Depth Analysis of Expository Writing in Children With and Without Autism
A study of expository writing and its relationship to executive functioning.
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