Eng. 345 Technical Writing


Articles/Sites About Technical Writing
How to Become a Technical Writer by Michael Knowles
How To Get Started in Technical Writing by Gary Conroy
Careers in Technical Writing by Allan Hoffman

FAQ About Freelance Technical Communication by Members of the Society for Technical Communication
Making Money in Technical Writing by Peter Kent
How to Improve the Appearance of Your Technical Document by
Catherine S. Hibbard
How to Estimate Project Time by Michael Knowles
Resources for Technical Writers

Engrish English mistakes in Japanese advertising and product labels

Links for Writers
Writing Thinking Helping Professional Communicators Improve Their Writing and Their Busines
Writer's Write Info about
books, writing, and publishing

Society for Technical Communication

Fun and Silly Web Pages
Further proof that some people have too much free time on their hands...
Peep Research A Study of Small Fluffy Creatures and Library Usage
Peeps Research The miracles of science, technology, and preservatives
Bunny Survival Tolerance Tests To determine specific weaknesses and/or strengths possessed by Marshmallow Bunnies
Librarian Action Figure Very controversial
Library Musical Really! You'll need a media player for this one
Powers Phillips PC A really funny law office web site
Hrudulf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This what happens when Anglo-Saxon scholars get bored
The Illustrated Beowulf Starring Bill Clinton (among others)
Religious Action Figures Sacrilegious but funny!

Intro to the Web
Definitions MSU Writing Center
Using a Web Browser Includes web surfing tips from MSU Writing Center


Web Page Design

Cathy's Quick Reference Guide: Good Web Design
10 Rules of Thumb for Web Site Design
 MSU Writing Center
Web Site Evaluation MSU Writing Center

WWW/Hypertext Style Guides compiled by Keith Stanger (EMU Librarian)
Yale Web Style Guide
by Patrick Lynch and Sarah Horton
Which are Real? Some web sites that may or may not be legitimate - what do you think? (Practice evaluating web sites)


Web Page Design: Good Examples
The Urban Legends Reference Page
Sue Grafton
Star Trek
Middle-earth Glossary by Bob Downing

Web Page Design: Bad Examples
WPTS by Vincent Flanders
DP Graph (Warning: could cause seizures!)
Anglo-Saxon Resources
(Cool concept; bad execution)
The Most Annoying Web Page Ever (Warning: It's endless)

How to Create Web Pages

Dr. Steve Krause's How to HTML EMU Computers and Writing Professor
Keith Stanger
's Resources for Learning HTML/XHTML and Creating Web Pages (EMU Librarian)



 
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