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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