To succeed in technical writing, you need a lot more than just writing ability. Technical Writing 101: A Real-World Guide to Planning and Writing Technical Content details the skills you need as a technical writer to create both printed and online content. This valuable reference describes the entire development process-planning, writing, visual design, editing, indexing, and production. You also get tips on how to write information that is more easily translated into other languages. You'll learn about the importance of following templates and about how structured authoring environments based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) streamline the content development process. This updated third edition features new information on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard for structured authoring, and it explains the impact of Web 2.0 technologies-blogs, wikis, and forums-on technical communication.

Technical Writing 101: A Real-World Guide to Planning and Writing Technical Content

Pringle, Alan S.

O'Keefe, Sarah S.

Computers & Technology

Scriptorium Publishing Services, Inc.

As more companies implement DITA to streamline the development of technical content, the demand for DITA-literate technical communicators is growing. The DITA Style Guide: Best Practices for Authors provides comprehensive, practical explanations of DITA elements and attributes. Real-world examples and clear recommendations show you how to create consistent, semantically correct DITA content.

The Dita Style Guide: Best Practices for Authors

Self, Tony

Programming Languages

Why and how are technical communicators adopting structured authoring? The State of Structured Authoring uses data from a 2011 survey along with analysis from Scriptorium Publishing to answer this critical question. Get insights into the challenges of planning and implementing structure, including: DITA versus custom structure, pitfalls in tool selection, effective user education, change management challenges, and avoiding costly mistakes. The State of Structured Authoring is your essential resource for determining whether structured authoring is right for you.

The State of Structured Authoring

Programming

Technical content is often the last in line for investment and innovation, but poor content has profound effects inside and outside the organization--it damages your reputation, shrinks sales, and causes legal problems. Content Strategy 101 is an invaluable resource for transforming your technical content into a business asset. Join the conversation at contentstrategy101.com.

Content Strategy 101: Transform Technical Content into a Business Asset

Sullivan, Matt R., O'Keefe, Sarah S.

Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11

Sullivan, Matt R.

Graphics & Design