A select list of books and articles on editing and writing, with my favourites appearing in red:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0“What editors do: an introduction to editing”<\/span><\/strong><\/a> download pdf<\/span>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(from ACS Distance Education, UK)\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Writing Well<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, by William K. Zinsser<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Getting your ideas across through writing\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/em>download pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oxford Guide to Plain English<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Martin Cutts\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and its Allies<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Eric Partridge
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A Guide to Writing for the United Nations<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, download pdf<\/p>\n

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Edward R. Tufte<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, 17th ed.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Web writing guidelines<\/span> (<\/a><\/span><\/strong>European Commission<\/a><\/span>)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>, by Bryan A. Garner<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Legal Writing in Plain English<\/span>: a Text with Exercises<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, by Bryan A. Garner<\/p>\n

Garner’s Modern American Usage<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Bryan A. Garner<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0“The secret of writing effective legal letters”<\/strong><\/a>, by Tessa J. Shepperson<\/p>\n

T<\/em><\/strong>he Plain English Approach to Business Writing<\/em><\/strong>, by Edward P. Bailey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Art of Readable Writing<\/em><\/strong>, by Rudolf Flesch<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking<\/em><\/strong>, by John Seely<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists<\/em><\/strong>, by Arthur Plotnik<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Elements of Expression<\/strong><\/span>: Putting Thoughts into Words<\/strong><\/span><\/em>, by Arthur Plotnik<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Arthur Plotnik<\/p>\n

Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers<\/em><\/strong>, by Harold Evans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer<\/em><\/strong>, by Roy Peter Clark<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Writer\u2019s Coach: An Editor\u2019s Guide to Words that Work<\/em><\/strong>, by Jack Hart<\/span><\/p>\n

Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, by Joseph M. Williams. Revised by Gregory G. Colomb<\/span><\/p>\n

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