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Technical Writing
A book on Technical writing for beginners as well as advanced tech writers.
550 pages
First published January 1, 2008
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April 30, 2008To begin with, I am the author of this book :)
The other books on this subject written by non-Indian authors are good (that’s why we use them for reference), but they deal mostly with the processes, guidelines, and checklist. In the Western countries, technical writing is a well known career option, is taught in college level—they also have degree course in technical writing. Hence the books do not cover the basics that a common person might look for. And most importantly, it is not specific to the Indian readers.
This is how this book differes from the others---it is written specifically for the Indian audience. It covers all the basic aspects of technical writing and so, it is a one stop reference point for the new writers and even those who are pursuing a career in this field.
- The concept of technical writing – what is it, why is it useful, why need a technical writer, how is it different from other types of writing, etc.
- The myths and facts connected with technical writing.
- The skills required to become a technical writer. This will help the people wanting to come into this career understand what skills they need to have to become a technical writer and what they should do if they want to become one.
- The scope of the job, different types of employers, and an insight of the hierarchy structure in an organization.
- Differences in British and UK English.
This book acts as a comprehensive reference guide for technical writers, with the objective to teach them the basic concepts (if they are not still aware of it), the various tools used, the use of styles and formats, the language and the sentence structure, and the documentation process that is usually followed. It also provides information about audience analysis, planning, usability, language, indexing, rewriting, editing, style guides, tools, document design, and checklists.
I hope people find this useful :)
The other books on this subject written by non-Indian authors are good (that’s why we use them for reference), but they deal mostly with the processes, guidelines, and checklist. In the Western countries, technical writing is a well known career option, is taught in college level—they also have degree course in technical writing. Hence the books do not cover the basics that a common person might look for. And most importantly, it is not specific to the Indian readers.
This is how this book differes from the others---it is written specifically for the Indian audience. It covers all the basic aspects of technical writing and so, it is a one stop reference point for the new writers and even those who are pursuing a career in this field.
- The concept of technical writing – what is it, why is it useful, why need a technical writer, how is it different from other types of writing, etc.
- The myths and facts connected with technical writing.
- The skills required to become a technical writer. This will help the people wanting to come into this career understand what skills they need to have to become a technical writer and what they should do if they want to become one.
- The scope of the job, different types of employers, and an insight of the hierarchy structure in an organization.
- Differences in British and UK English.
This book acts as a comprehensive reference guide for technical writers, with the objective to teach them the basic concepts (if they are not still aware of it), the various tools used, the use of styles and formats, the language and the sentence structure, and the documentation process that is usually followed. It also provides information about audience analysis, planning, usability, language, indexing, rewriting, editing, style guides, tools, document design, and checklists.
I hope people find this useful :)
June 7, 2009
A good reference material for all Technical writers.
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