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Re: A Better Technical Writer/Communicator Library
Subject:Re: A Better Technical Writer/Communicator Library From:Scott Russell <s_w_russell -at- yahoo -dot- ca> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com, salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com Date:Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:46:11 -0800 (PST)
I recommend reviewing Gerald Alred's "Essential Works on Technical Communication," published in Technical Communication magazine (November 2003, Volume 50, Number 4). <http://tc.eserver.org/20581.html>
It lists 115 books, divided into eight categories, four of which are critical to day-to-day work (writing and editing, documentation and usability, visual and graphic design, and publication and information management).
Both text that Chris lists below are included in the Writing and Editing section along with my favourite: Style: Ten lessons in clarity and grace, by Joseph Williams.
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> From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
> Subject: Re: A Better Technical Writer/Communicator Library
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> Received: Monday, January 11, 2010, 7:55 PM
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> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:25 PM, david hendler <freetaco -at- gmail -dot- com>
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> > What are your suggestions and "must reads" for a
> Technical Writer /
> > Communicator?
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> > Thanks,
> > David
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