Further Reading
Jakob Nielsen has a number of good essays on the topic of writing for the Web.[27] If you’re writing a manual, Patricia Wright’s Quality of Technical Documentation [SJ94] contains a ton of useful information. Joel Spolsky tackles reading in User Interface Design for Programmers [Spo11].
Science author Carl Zimmer has written an essay about good science writing.[28] Tim Radford has compiled a set of rules for good writing based on his experience as a journalist.[29] If you’re interested in good writing in general, I really liked Stephen King’s On Writing [Kin00].
You should also read Angela Colter’s essay on testing content.[30]
Footnotes
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