03. Authoring Collection
Authoring technical documentation is about more than just writing steps for user instructions. It encompasses decisions on whether to organize your information in a structured way, whether you're writing long-form content or shorter text, the style your organization uses, and a host of other factors.
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Structured Writing = Commodified Writing – Customers and Content
This blog post explains how structured writing…
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Quality in Structured Writing – TechWhirl
This article explains how structured writing is not about…
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Getting Started with Topic-Based Writing – TechWhirl
This introduction to topic-based writing describes its…
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Structured Writing as a Paradigm – Stanford University
This paper by Robert E. Horn lays out the theoretical…
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Forgetting About Documents with Structured Writing – CIDM
Writing structured documentation requires a major shift in…
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Structured Writing: It’s Not What You Write, It’s How You Write It – The Content Wrangler
When you design a structure with a place for everything,…
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Structured Writing is Essential for Developer Docs – Every Page is Page One
Structured writing can do a huge amount to ensure the…
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What is Structured Writing – gpi
Structured writing is an approach to writing that focuses…
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Why Words Matter on the UI – Medium
The article explores four types of interface copy and…
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Five Copywriting Tips That Can Dramatically Improve Your UX – UXmatters
UX experts and copywriters have one thing in common: they…
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Working on a User Interface Text Team: A Case Study – UXmatters
This case study describes the author's experiences working…
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Writing Great Copy – Redish & Associates
This presentation from Confab 2013 summarizes key points to…
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Effective User Assistance: 10 Best Practices – UXmatters
Designing effective user assistance is a challenge,…
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Writing is Design, Too – UXmatters
In this article, the author explains the necessity of good…
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How to Create Good Error Messages – UXmatters
This column from UXmatters gives advice and recommendations…
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