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Language
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Publications Style Guide. Cupertino, CA:
APDA, 1991.
Duffy, T. M., and R. Waller, eds. Designing Usable Texts. New York: Academic Press, 1985.
Elbow, Peter. Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
Introduces ways to write and revise that will strengthen, not strangle, your voice. It discusses techniques for separating writing from revising, for addressing an audience, for using feedback, and for writing with power.
Price, Jonathan. How to Write a Computer Manual. A Handbook of Software Documentation. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings, 1984.
Simpson, H., and S. M. Casey. Developing Effective User Documentation:
A Human Factors Approach. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988.
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| Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style, third edition.
New York: Macmillan, 1979.
Gives a few memorable rules for writing well. The book is short and covers the survival elements of usage, composition, and style. The guidelines, such as "Omit needless words" and "Revise and rewrite," are clear.
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| University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style, thirteenth edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.
Provides a complete reference for English punctuation, usage, and style.
Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction, fourth edition, rev. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.
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