Technical Writing For Dummies

Waiting is perhaps the most tedious part of the grant writing process because the ball’s no longer in your court.

In any good architecture, the vision drives the details, and the details shape the vision. Therefore, a good outcome depends on a good design. It requires a knowledge of how people learn, and it deserves a lot of time and care.

Tables carry more information per space than the same amount of text — yet they’re often overlooked by technical writers.

Gathering data — learning all you can about the product or service — is the lifeblood of the project.

Somewhere in my memory bank I recalled my mother telling me

The key — as I stress over and over in this book — is to understand the needs and environment of your readers.