What’s New at Garbl’s Writing Center

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A selective chronological listing of What’s New in the growth and development of Garbl’s Writing Center, Garbl’s Editorial Style and Usage Manual, Garbl’s Plain Language Writing Guide, Garbl’s Concise Writing Guide, and Garbl’s Writing Resources Online. New or updated entries in the style manual are not noted here or elsewhere in Garbl’s Writing Center.

	Updated Garbl’s Writing Bookshelf--April 21, 2024.
	Entire website migrated to a new location with a new domain name, garblwriting.com ; updates underway--November 2021.
	Garbl’s Writing Resources Online and Garbl’s Favorite Fiction Writersdeactivated. Linked resources in all sections no longer being updated--April 16, 2019.
	Entire website reinstalled on server of new internet service provider, Wave Broadband--Feb. 4, 2016.
	Entire website went down when Comcast terminated personal website service--October 2015.
	General updating of website entry pages--Feb. 1-2, 2015.
	Launched blog, UnGarbl’d Thoughts--April 10, 2012; infrequent blog postings since July 2013.
	New links to new Garbl’s Plain Language Writing Guide--Jan. 27, 2012.
	Launched Gary’s Good Cause Communications, offering fee-based writing and editing services of Gary B. Larson. Originally named Garbl’s Pencil--April 23, 2011. Deactivated Feb. 1, 2015.
	Updated all the links in Garbl’s Writing Resources Online--July 20, 2010.
	Finally added new links in Favorite Fiction Writers to Auster’s Oracle Night; Banks’ The Darling; Guterson’s Our Lady of the Forest; Hassler’s North of Hopeand Dear James; O’Brien’s July, July; Roth’s American Pastoraland The Human Stain; and Sandlin’s Honey Don’t--Oct. 2, 2005.
	New link in Writing Bookshelf to Words into Type--June 12, 2005.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to Dictionary of Disagreeable English, Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Common Errors in English Usage, The Elephants of Styleand Oxford American College Dictionary--June 5, 2005.
	New links in Writing Process to Editing that Worksand Forms that Workand in Creativity Resources to Writing.com--May 21, 2005
	New book links in Plain Language to Gowers’ Complete Plain Words, Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain Language, Wydick’s Plain Language for Lawyers, Baldwin’s Plain Language and the Language Revolutionand Mowatt’s Plain Language and the Language Revolution--April 16, 2005.
	New link in Plain Language to How to Write Well--Feb. 14, 2004
	Garbl’s Myths and Superstitions of Writing added--Dec. 27, 2003.
	New links in Grammar Guides to Grammar Grabbersand Writing Englishand in Plain Language to articles on writing in plain language--Dec. 26, 2003.
	Entire website moved from defunct ATT Broadband internet to new addresses at Comcast.com--June 30, 2003.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to The Complete Plain Words, Write Tightand Edit Yourself--June 22, 2003.
	New links in Favorite Authors to Empire Fallsand Dance, Dance, Dance: A Novel--March 12, 2003.
	Garbl’s Links Against Iraq Waradded--Jan. 13, 2003. Retitled Garbl’s Links for Peace and Justice, April 23, 2003. Inactive; see Writing Center home page instead.
	New links in Action Writing to Influencing Legislation by Writing Lettersand Letters to the Editor--Dec. 27, 2002.
	New link in Style and Usage | Style Manuals to AP Stylebook Online--Dec. 19, 2002.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to Garner’s Dictionary of Modern American Usageand Gregg Reference Manual--Nov. 26, 2002.
	New links in Grammar Guides to EnglishClub English Grammarand The Online English Grammar--Nov. 17, 2002.
	New link in Style and Usage to College and university online style guides--Aug. 17, 2002.
	New links in Favorite Authors to Nick Hornby and About a Boy, High Fidelityand How to be Good--July 20, 2002.
	New links in Favorite Authors to Sputnik Sweetheartand The Fourth Hand--July 7, 2002.
	New links in Style and Usage to AAA Style Guide, Carnegie Mellon Style Guide, CU-Boulder Style Guideand U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual--June 28, 2002.
	New links in Action Writing to LetterRep.comand in Word Links | Spelling to Free Spelling Course--June 23, 2002.
	Avoiding Biassection added in Style and Usage--June 8, 2002.
	New link in Word Links to Banned Word List, Cobuild Wordwatchand New Worlds in English--May 19, 2002.
	New links in Style and Usage to WebStyle Guide--April 29, 2002.
	New links in Creativity Resources to The Creativity Portal, in Words | Spelling Spelling it Writeand in Word Play to fun-with-wordsand Word Play--April 28, 2002.
	New links in Creativity to BatMemesand in Plain Language to Capsal Clear Writing--April 25, 2002.
	New link in Reference Sources to KnowPlay?--April 15, 2002.
	New links in Plain Language to Stylewriter, Word Dog Plain English Editorand Plain Language Commission--April 7, 2002.
	New link in Writing Bookshelf to Write Right!--March 30, 2002.
	New link in Writing Bookshelf to Web Word Wizardry--Feb. 28, 2002.
	New link in Plain Language to David Elliott on Plain Language--Feb. 10, 2002.
	New links in Style and Usage to English Style Guide, Plain Language to From plain English to global Englishand How to write clearly, and Word Play to The Gobbledygook Generator--Jan. 26, 2002.
	New links in Writing Process to Introduction to the Writing Process, Process Writingand The Writing Process--Jan. 25, 2002.
	New links in Fat-Free Writing Links to Fat Free Writingand in Action Writing to Writing a Letter to the Editor is Easier Than You Think, Writing Letters to the Editorand Writing Letters to the Editor (or 1000 Words on How to Write 200)--Jan. 24, 2002.
	New links in Plain Language to Clear Language and Designand Impact Information Plain Language Services, and in Reference Sources to STANDS4.com--Jan. 5, 2002.
	Lists 2001 page added--Jan. 2, 2002 (deactivated January 2005).
	Migrated entire website from defunct Excite@Home location to new location at AT&T Broadband internet--Dec. 10, 2001.
	Extensive revision in appearance and navigation tools for entire Garbl’s Writing Center. Also added category-related Amazon.com links to various pages--Nov. 10, 2001.
	This What’s New! page added to home pages for Garbl’s Editorial Style and Usage Manual and Garbl’s Writing Center--Oct. 13, 2001.
	Garbl’s Writing Center added, new home page for all of Garbl’s writing pages. Also added MagPortal.comto Writing Resources page--July 21, 2001.
	New link in Favorite Fiction Writers to Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the Worldby Haruki Murakami--July 8, 2001.
	New links in Style and Usage to Band-Aid Stylebookand in Plain Language to Brushing Up on Fundamentals, Cheryl Stephens on Plain Language, and Dictionary of Plain Language(also in Fat-Free Writing)--May 19, 2001.
	New links in Action Writing to How Users Read the Web, Thoughts in progress on writing for the Web, We Can Learn from Newspapersand Writing for the Web--May 14, 2001.
	New links in Action Writing to Electronic Documents Should be Top-heavy, The Inverted Pyramid and The Summary Lead, The Mystery of the Inverted Pyramid, State your conclusions first ..., Web Writing for Many Interest Levelsand Writing and editing for the Web--May 13, 2001.
	New links in Favorite Fiction Writers to Norwegian Wood, A Wild Sheep Chaseand South of the Border, West of the Sunby Haruki Murakami--May 8, 2001.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to Elements of Business Writing, E-Writing, New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, Plain English Approach to Business Writing, Rewrite Writeand Sleeping Dogs Don’t Lay--April 16, 2001.
	New link in Action Writing to Advanced Press Release-ology--Jan. 13, 2001.
	Lists 2000 page added--Jan. 7, 2001. Deactivated January 2005.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to Business Writing for Dummies, The Copyeditor’s Handbook, New York Public Library’s Guide to Style and Usage,and Word Court--Nov. 24, 2000.
	New link in Reference Sources to MLA Styleand in Words | Spelling to Absolutely Ridiculous English Spelling--Nov. 18, 2000.
	Garbl’s Fat-Free-Writing Links page added--Nov. 12, 2000.
	New link in Creativity to The Creative Teaching Web Siteand in Grammar Guides to Sentence Sense--Oct. 27, 2000.
	New link in Words to The Perfectibility of Words--Oct. 1, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to English Grammar 101--Aug. 10, 2000.
	New links to new Garbl’s Editorial Style Manual --Aug. 5, 2000.
	New links in Writing Bookshelf to Advice to Writersand Lapsing Into a Comma--July 31, 2000.
	Garbl’s Writing Responses page added in Online Writing Experts--July 9, 2000 (now inactive).
	New links in Style and Usage to Dave’s Official Guide to Grammar, Style & Word Usury, Editor’s Style Guideand An Overview of Language Mechanics--July 8, 2000.
	New listing in Favorite Fiction Writers,  Simon’s Night by Jon Hassler--July 2, 2000.
	New links in Reference Sources and Lines to Writing Resources in Printthrough Amazon.com--June 27, 2000.
	New links in Creativity, Grammar Guides and Words to Writing Resources in Printthrough Amazon.com--June 26, 2000.
	New link in Plain Language to  Frequently Asked Questions about plain language and clear writing--June 6, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to  Science Fiction English Grammar--May 30, 2000.
	Pico Searchtool added to Home Page--May 29, 2000.
	New links in Words to  Word the Day and in Writing Bookshelf to A Kick in the Seat of the Pants, A Whack on the Side of the Headand What a Great Idea!--May 29, 2000.
	Creativity Resources page added--May 28, 2000.
	New link in Words to  Hot Rod Your Vocabulary--May 27, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to  Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book--May 21, 2000.
	New links in Action Writing to  How to write your congressperson and  Letter to the editor--May 20, 2000.
	Good Writing is a Gift added to Home Page--May 13, 2000.
	New link in Writing Bookshelf to  Just Commas--April 29, 2000.
	New link in Writing Bookshelf to  Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing--April 23, 2000.
	New links in Reference Sources to  A Scribe’s Guide and  Editors’ and Writers’ Toolkit--April 6, 2000.
	New links in Style and Usage to  The American Heritage Book of English Usage and in Reference Sources to  Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus--March 30, 2000.
	New links in Words to  Origin of Phrases and  Daily Vocabulary Mailings--March 25, 2000.
	New link in Words to  The Nautical Origins of Some Common Expressions--March 23, 2000.
	New links in Reference Sources to  How to prepare bibliographic citations and in Action Writing to  Persuasive Letters and  Strategies for Writing Persuasive Letters--March 19, 2000.
	New links in Grammar Guides to  English lessons and tests and in Words to  The Online Slang Dictionary--March 18, 2000.
	New links in Writing Process to  How to Improve Your Writing Without Writing a Word and  How to Combat Writer’s Block--March 15, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to  Guides for the Grammatically Perplexed--March 13, 2000.
	New link in Style and Usage to  A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices--March 9, 2000.
	Writer’s Block section added in Writing Process--March 2, 2000.
	New link in Action Writing to  Inverted pyramid format--Feb. 27, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to  EnglishPage.com--Feb. 26, 2000.
	Vocabulary section added in Words--Feb. 25, 2000.
	New link in Words to  World Wide Words--Feb. 22, 2000.
	New links in Plain Language to  In Plain English and to Purdue University’s  Parts of Speech in Grammar,  Sentences in Style and Usage, and  Spelling in Words--Feb. 19, 2000.
	Spelling section added in Words with new links to  Everyday Spelling,   How can I help my child with spelling?,   Spelling Activities and  SpellWeb--Feb. 13, 2000.
	Punctuation section added in Grammar Guides and  Richard Russo added to Favorite Writers--Feb. 12, 2000.
	New links in Writing Process to  Practical Writing and in Style and Usage to  Gender-Free Legal Writing--Feb. 5, 2000.
	New links in Lists ’99 to  The Cider House Rules and  The Hurricane--Feb. 2, 2000.
	New links in Reference Sources to  GuruNet and in Word Play to  My Favourite 50 Steven Wright Quotes and  Self-reference--Jan. 31, 2000.
	Writing Forum page added--Jan. 30, 2000 (now inactive).
	New link in Words to  Standard English words [that] have a Scandinavian Etymology--Jan. 23, 2000.
	New links to Garbl’s The Near Side--Jan. 17, 2000 (now inactive).
	New links in References Sources to  LibrarySpot.com and  Online Rhyming Dictionary, and in Lists ’99 to  Liberty Heights and  Snow Falling on Cedars--Jan. 16, 2000.
	New links in Reference Sources to  OneLook Dictionaries and in Word Play to  Punpunpun.com--Jan. 15, 2000.
	Lists ’99 page added--Jan. 8, 2000 (deactivated January 2005).
	New links in Words to  Avoiding Insensitive and Offensive Language and in Writing Resources Bookshelf to  Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness and  Torn Wings and Faux Pas--Jan. 7, 2000.
	New link in Grammar Guides to  A Functional Guide to Some Problems of English Punctuation--Dec. 21, 1999.
	Writing Process page added--Nov. 26, 1999.
	New link in Online Writing Experts to  Garbl’s Grammar Grappler--Nov. 21, 1999.
	Lines: A Selection of Poetry  page added--Nov. 17, 1999.
	New link in Style and Usage to  Technical Writing--Nov. 13, 1999.
	New listing in Favorite Fiction Writers,  Northern Lights by Tim O’Brien--Nov. 12, 1999.
	New link in Word Play to  The Enigma Device--Oct. 30, 1999.
	Garbl’s Writing Resources moves to a new location on the @Home Network--Oct. 26, 1999.
	New links in Style and Usage to  Online Technical Writing: Power-Revision Techniques, in Action Writing to  General Guidelines on Writing Letters to Politicians and in Favorite Writers to  Tomcat in Love--Oct. 17, 1999.
	New links in Style and Usage to  Conan the Grammarian and in Words to  Earliest Known Uses of Some Words of Mathematics--Oct. 12, 1999.
	New link in Words to  Word Safari--Oct. 11, 1999.
	New links in Grammar Guides to  English Zone Grammar, Loft Grammar and Style Pages, Improving Your Grammar and  Writing Exercises for Engineers and Scientists--Sept. 27, 1999.
	New links in Style and Usage to  Army Writing Style, Improving Your Style, SPE Publications Style Guide, Style and the Use of Language, The Economist Style Guide, CSU Publication Style Guide and  Writing Right--Sept. 25, 1999.
	New link in Action Writing to Harley Hahn’s  The Secret of My Success--Sept. 23, 1999.
	New links in Grammar Guides to  Good Grammar, Good Style and in Plain Language to  Plain Language Service--Sept. 14, 1999.
	New link in Word Play to  Malapropisms--Sept. 10, 1999.
	New link in Style and Usage to  Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities--Sept. 7, 1999.
	New links in Style and Usage to  News Watch Style Guide and in Action Writing to  How to Write Effective Text,  Persuasion and  Writing with Impact--Sept. 5, 1999.
	New links in Action Writing to  Basics of news writing and  News-Writing Style, in Words to  WWLib Notes on American English and in Word Play to  Ann Owed to The Spelling Checker--Aug. 29, 1999.
	New links in Grammar Guides to  Pop-Up Grammar and in Style and Usage to  The Convergence Magazine House Style and  Copywriting Tips and Techniques--Aug. 25, 1999.
	This What’s New!page added--Aug. 25, 1999.
	Grammar Guides category gets its own page--Aug. 23, 1999.
	Action Writing category added--Aug. 14, 1999.
	Website gets its own domain name-- www.garbl.com--June 6, 1999; deactivated May 2013.
	Words can and do break bones  added--April 23, 1999.
	Style and Usage category gets its own page--Jan. 12, 1999.
	Writing Experts category gets its own page--Dec. 27, 1998. Deactivated July 20, 2010.
	Words category gets its own page--Dec. 6, 1998.
	Favorite Writers category added, in association with Amazon.com--Nov. 15, 1998.
	Plain Language category added--Nov. 14, 1998.
	ListBot (defunct) added to Home Page--Oct. 7, 1998.
	Writing Bookshelf  category added, in association with Amazon.com--July 5, 1998.
	Reference Sources category gets its own page, March 2, 1998.
	Word Play category gets its own page--January 1998.
	Garbl’s Writing Resources Online goes online at Netcom.com--Nov. 1, 1997.

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