"Manuscript market section", ed. by U. G. Olsen, 1941-44; by E. P. Werby, 1945-

The Internet Writer's Handbook offers those writers specific advice on writing and designing on-line hypertext documents. The book has been updated to reflect the latest Web writing terms and concepts such as Web page elements, Web page design, and types of Web writing. Extensive coverage includes such areas as writing Web pages; graphics and design; style; common grammar, punctuation, mechanical, and usage errors; and research and documentation.This dynamic handbook will appeal to anyone who needs help in creating a Web page, or writing online.

Build your sentence starter vocabulary! INCIPIO, which is Latin for 'begin', is a unique and comprehensive reference guide with over 2,000 ways to begin a sentence. INCIPIO is an indispensable tool designed to enhance an essay, thesis, research paper, article, business proposal, or speech. This collection of sentence beginnings will help elevate your writing skills, structure a written piece effectively, and avoid repetition. Alphabetically organized, Part I of INCIPIO allows you to search key words for a variety of sentence beginnings. An accompanying list of alternate key words provides numerous possibilities. Part II features a compilation of categorized sentence starters like ways to introduce authors, how to present a final point, how to present a point of view, and many more. Incipio is a must have complement to a dictionary and thesaurus in every home and office and is the definitive source of its kind.

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To write every kind of document to achieve maximum impact. Section 4 gives fully executed examples of technical communications written by professional technical writers, with detailed explanations of how and why they communicate so effectively. A "Rules of the Road" Appendix of the basics of grammar and style rounds out this invaluable reference to help smooth your way to more polished and professional documents. In business and the technical disciplines the importance.

The Technical Writer's Handbook is by a practising scientist who screens hundreds of manuscripts each year. It is directed at scientists, engineers and others who want to improve their writing and communication. It teaches that technical writing, although it has its own special requirements, is no different from ordinary writing and should be written with short, clear sentences and in the active voice.