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Hint: In the main, TW is really not about writing.
Indeed, some popular Tech Writer writing skills really
don't exist - they are but marketing sound bites. If
you doubt me on this, just try and nail down the
specific, concrete steps involved in Structured
Writing (minor structured formatting guidelines
aside). And many a TW has told me that this
mysterious Structured Writing is THE most important
skill in Tech Writing.
The most essential activity in a TW project is proper
analysis. We don't just up-front "structure our
writing". We properly structure our understanding of
the product - an analysis activity - which then guides
us in to properly modularize (read: structure or
organize) the text of our documentation.
So I recommend ready good books on analysis. (Note:
In the main, Task Analysis and essential Systems
Analysis are same thing.) Try "Essential Systems
Analysis" by Stephen McMenanim and John Palmer. Or
the works of James & Suzanne Robinson.
AJ Markos
Focused On The Essential Like A Laser!!
--- Joe Malin <jmalin -at- tuvox -dot- com> wrote:
Hello, would anyone out there have one or two
recommendations for technical writing books?
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