On the surface, 88 Money-Making Writing Jobs may look like an excellent reference for beginners, but if you’re the kind of writer who has been in one specialty far too long and are looking to branch out, you could get quite a bit of inspiration from this book.

One reviewer criticized the book for being potentially out-of-date practically the moment it hits the shelves, and while this may be true in many cases, Bly has set himself up here to issue yearly updates; could this be the start of an annual issue from Robert Bly? We can’t say for sure, but since this book came out earlier in 2009, we daresay it’s far from irrelevant.

What about the proper use of semicolons? WritingHood.com has four tips to help you remember what you learned so long ago.

And then there’s the flagrant abuse of the apostrophe, which has aggravated at least one person so much they dedicated an entire website to it.

ParagraphPunch is another site dedicated to a single idea, but this one’s for pay. Alas, some who need it are too stingy to shell out…but it’s there should you need a bit of schooling.

And finally, show your writers this Self Editing Success article by Carole Moore if you really need to send a message. With a little luck the writer will take a hint…but this is also good for keeping oneself honest when you lack decent input from a more experienced writer or editor.