Welcome to the Professional Writing Resources Archive!
Designed for professional writing undergraduate majors and their instructors, our archive provides both web- and print-based resource annotations of relevant professional writing materials. This site explores a variety of topics and encourages an interest in learning more about current issues and emerging trends in the professional writing field. We see each of these issues as a single piece of the larger puzzle that is professional writing.

Putting It All Together
We recognize that a successful professional writer must develop a range of competencies, and in addition to strong writing and editing skills, he or she must understand the complexity of the workplace setting and the ethical and legal issues related to professional writing. Our archive attempts to bring together various topics of interest to the professional writing student and offers a starting point in building his or her own picture of the field.

While acknowledging that there are many other valuable categories and resources, we invite you to explore the following topics:

Client-Consultant Relationships
This page includes sources related to client-consulting relationships in professional writing. Our annotations provide information about establishing, negotiating, and maintaining mutually rewarding client-consultant relationships.

Copyright & Intellectual Property Issues
This page includes sources about copyright and intellectual property issues. Our annotations include citations covering important copyright cases, fair use policies, and changes in copyright laws.

Document Design & Development
This page includes sources related to the development of various print-based documents. Our annotations offer instructions and suggestions for page layout, software applications, comparisons of web and print documents, and design categories.

Electronic Media Design & Development
This page includes sources related to electronic media design and development. Our annotations cover up-to-date and innovative tips, techniques, and examples of HTML, HTML editors, and hypertext style sheets.

Professional Writing Organizations
This page includes links to organizations for professional writers. Our annotations describe organizations' purposes, membership guidelines, services, and fees.