Re: book recommendation for technical writers....

[Martin Bosworth <martinhbosworth -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On 9/16/05, Gale Stafford <gstafford -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> Re: book recommendations.
> 
> I like Joann Hackos' "Managing your Documentation Projects".
> 
> You might laugh at hearing this, but the "Complete Idiot's Guide to
> Technical Writing" was quite good when I was a newbie. And I'm sure if I
> picked it up today, I'd find plenty of useful reminders.

Don't laugh! That book is indispensable to me. I think a lot of people
look down on the "For Dummies" or "Idiot's Guide" books because they
don't want to admit they ever needed them. ;)

I recommend that and "Technical Writing for Dummies" by Sheryl
Lindsell-Roberts. Some of the info in Roberts' book is outdated now,
but the essential hints and instructions never go out of style.

Martin

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