Writing & citation guides
Practical, sourced guides on citations, grammar, essay structure, study skills, and more. Free to read, no signup.
Citations & referencing
Style rules and how to cite every source type in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard.
- APA 7 citation rules
- MLA 9 citation rules
- Chicago Style Guide
- Harvard Referencing Guide
- Common Citation Mistakes
- How to Quote and Cite Sources
- How to Cite a Book
- How to Cite a Book Chapter
- How to Cite a Journal Article
- How to Cite a Magazine Article
- How to Cite a Conference Paper
- How to Cite a Thesis
- How to Cite a Government Report
- How to Cite a Court Case
- How to Cite an Interview
- How to Cite a Film
- How to Cite a Website
- How to Cite a News Article
- How to cite a YouTube video
- How to Cite a Podcast Episode
- How to cite a TikTok video
- How to Cite a Tweet
- How to Cite a Blog Post
- How to cite a PDF report
- How to cite a ChatGPT conversation
- How to Cite a Dataset
- How to Cite a Song
- How to Cite a Documentary
- How to Cite a Webinar
- How to cite an Instagram post
- How to cite a GitHub repo
- How to Cite a Law Statute
- How to cite a Wikipedia article
- How to Cite an Email
- How to Cite an Image From Google
- How to Cite Lecture Slides
Writing mechanics
Grammar, punctuation, voice, and the small rules that make writing clear.
Study & writing process
Plan, draft, and polish essays and research papers.
Readability
Understand reading levels and write for your audience.
Exam writing
Targeted tips for timed and standardised writing tasks.
Careers
Resumes, applications, and professional writing.
Character limits by platform
Exact character limits for social and messaging platforms.
- Social Media Character Limits
- TikTok caption character limit
- Pinterest Pin Character Limit
- Discord Message Character Limit
- Telegram Channel Post Character Limit
- YouTube description character limit
- Reddit Post Character Limit
- Snapchat Caption Character Limit
- Tumblr Post Character Limit
- Facebook Post Character Limit
- Slack Message Character Limit
Commonly confused words
Word pairs people mix up, each with a quick rule and an interactive practice quiz.