A select list of books and articles on editing and writing, with my favourites appearing in red:
“What editors do: an introduction to editing” download pdf
(from ACS Distance Education, UK)
On Writing Well, by William K. Zinsser
Getting your ideas across through writing download pdf
Oxford Guide to Plain English, by Martin Cutts
You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and its Allies, by Eric Partridge
A Guide to Writing for the United Nations, download pdf
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, by Edward R. Tufte
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.
Web writing guidelines (European Commission)
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing, by Bryan A. Garner
Legal Writing in Plain English: a Text with Exercises, by Bryan A. Garner
Garner’s Modern American Usage, by Bryan A. Garner
“The secret of writing effective legal letters”, by Tessa J. Shepperson
The Plain English Approach to Business Writing, by Edward P. Bailey
The Art of Readable Writing, by Rudolf Flesch
The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking, by John Seely
The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists, by Arthur Plotnik
The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, by Arthur Plotnik
Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style, by Arthur Plotnik
Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers, by Harold Evans
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer, by Roy Peter Clark
A Writer’s Coach: An Editor’s Guide to Words that Work, by Jack Hart
Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace, by Joseph M. Williams. Revised by Gregory G. Colomb
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