Free Writing Help

The Austin Writing Shop is proud to offer the free content below to help writers of all types become better at communicating.

While it is important to us that those who cannot afford our services have access to these resources for free, we still have bills to pay. These resources come with hosting fees and a significant amount of labor on our part developing and publishing this content. So if you find it useful, please consider hiring us for a writing project or donating to our tip jar.

 

Resume Writing Resources

Austin Writing Shop’s Guide for Job Seekers: In this guide, we have put together our best tips and tricks for updating your resume, making it through automated Applicant Tracking Systems, writing cover letters, and using your network. Get the guide.

31 Resume Tips: In August 2021, we posted one resume tip per day on our Facebook page! This is all of that advice in one place.

If you are interested in customized advice on updating your resume, we offer one-time consultation services as well as full resume-writing services. Email austinwritingshop@gmail.com to learn more about how we can help you.

General Writing Resources

Common Writing Weaknesses: An expanded list of common writing weaknesses in novice and intermediate writing, with examples and solutions

How to Write an Email to Your Professor: Guidelines on when to write professors emails, what to include in them, and how to write them appropriately. Also contains guidelines on asking for extensions on assignments.

How to Read the World around You: Introduction to Rhetoric: An explanation of rhetoric and how you can use it to become a better writer and reader.