[PLUG-TALK] Technical Writer Meetup Group

[Rich Shepard]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2014, MJang wrote:

> Anyone here who wants to create better documentation is welcome to join
> us. The first meeting is entitled "An Interactive Evening with Marcia
> Riefer Johnston", where we will examine each other's technical
> documentation, based in part on her book: "Word Up! How to Write Powerful
> Sentences and Paragraphs"

Mike,

   Another book you should consider reading and keeping on your desk is
Robert Hartwell Fiske's "The Dictionary of Concise Writing, 10,000
Alternatives to Wordy Phrases." Not only is it fun to read but I makes
written materials shorter and clearer.

Rich

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Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D.
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