[ATTW-L] [CPTSC-L] Alternative to Handbook of Technical Writing?

[Pete Praetorius]

Hello Kaye,

I’ve been using Alred’s book for years along with supplementary articles.
One alternative to Alred that I’ve used though is the Franklin Covey Style
Guide. It’s not quite a handbook but not quite a text book.

Pete



Pete Praetorius, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

University of Alaska Anchorage | Matanuska-Susitna College

8295 E. College Drive

Palmer Alaska, 99645

pwpraetorius at alaska.edu

907-745-9728 office

907-745-4747 home



*From:* CPTSC <cptsc-bounces at cptsc.org> *On Behalf Of *Kaye Adkins
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My bookstore has just informed me that the Alred, et al Handbook of
Technical Writing is out of print. (How does a publisher let a basic
reference like that go out of print!?)



Can anyone suggest a good alternative? I was planning on using this as the
required book for my senior-level Technical Documentation course, and then
supplementing it with articles and my own material. I like the idea of
using a comprehensive resource that we could refer to for whatever topics
came up during the semester. The focus of the course is procedural writing,
with some policy writing as well.



Thanks for any suggestions.



Kaye Adkins


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