The Handbook of Technical Writing by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu
This reference guide provides a lengthy series of alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries for terms that are pertinent to technical writing and to writing in general.
Technical Writing : What It Is & How to Do It
by Julie M. Zeleznik, Philippa Benson, Rebecca E. Burnett
Computers, the Internet, biotechnology - hundreds of burgeoning science and technology fields create millions of jobs and require people who can communicate their intracacies clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences
Three Keys to the Past : The History of Technical Communication by Teresa C. Kynell (Editor), Michael G. Moran (Editor)
The ONLY book of its kind that I have been able to find!
Becoming a Medical Writer by Diego Pineda
Great companion book to How to Become a Technical Writer, teaching doctors and writers how to launch a successful career writing about medicine and health.
Technically-Write -- Communicating in a Technological Era by Ron Blicq and Lisa A. Moretto
A tech writing guru I know recommended this book as an excellent primer in effective technical communications.
Developing Quality Technical Information : A Handbook for Writers and Editors by Gretchen Hargis (Editor), Ann Hernandez, Polly Hughes, Jim Ramaker
Straight from IBM's own software documentation experts, this is the first practical guide to developing excellent technical influence. From start to finish, you'll learn how to create documentation that's easy for users to find, understand, and use.
The Elements of Technical Writing (Elements of Series) by Robert W. Blye, Gary Blake, Robert W. Bly (Contributor)
This essential guidebook covers the fundamentals of writing for technical professions. The short, easy-to-use book outlines the major principles of technical writing and is filled with examples from real situations, as well as tips on writing reports and user manuals.
The Elements of Style by William, Jr. Strunk, E.B. White, Charles Osgood (Afterword)
This is an ESSENTIAL guide for good writing of any kind!
Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law Norm Goldstein, Editor
More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and more writers—over 1,750,000—have bought The AP Stylebook than any other journalism reference.
The Chicago Manual of Style : The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (15th Edition)
The Chicago Manual of Style has set the editorial standard since 1906, providing consistent, systematic guidelines for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, and publishers.
Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry by Sun Technical Publications
Here is everything you need to know about documenting computer products. It covers everything from basic punctuation and style pointers to legal guidelines, from writing for an international audience to creating a documentation department. The CD includes FrameMaker templates for easy book creation complete with paragraph and character tags.
Online Style Guide: Terms, Usage, and Tips by Karen Pavlicin, Christy Lyon
Overview: *Online Style Guide* is an easy-to-use guide to writing for and about the Internet. It's an essential tool for writers, editors, librarians, webmasters, teachers, students, communications professionals, and anyone who wants to learn about the language of the Internet. Content: Hundreds of online terms and acronyms are defined in non-technical language. Lists, sidebars, and plenty of examples help you relate the information to your situation.
The Right to Write by Julia Cameron What if everything we have been taught about learning to write were wrong? In The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author of such national bestsellers as The Artist's Way and The Vein of Gold asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a doctrine that is false and that stifles creativity. "It is human nature to write!" Cameron declares as she systematically dismantles the mythology surrounding the writing life in our culture.
The Forest for the Trees : An Editor's Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner The first guide to writing (and publishing) by a veteran editor and publishing insider.
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control, and don't think. Goldberg brings a touch of both Zen and well... *eroticism* to her writing practice, the latter in exercises and anecdotes designed to ease you into your body, your whole spirit, while you create, the former in being where you are, working with what you have, and writing from the moment.
A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life by Judy Reeves Practice makes perfect, and this book makes practice easy by providing writers and would-be writers with stimulating topics, helpful instruction, monthly guidelines, dozens of inspiring quotes, writerly lore, and tips for special writing sessions such as marathons, cafe writing, and other ways to make the work of writing more creative and fun.
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