A 5-day road trip around Malaysia gave me and my friend Raewyn ample time for talking about life, the universe, and writing. Raewyn is ready to redraft her first novel, and I'm writing two new online courses for Contented (Write...
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Writing tip: Capitalize titles consistently
The trend worldwide is to use fewer initial capital letters in headlines and book titles than previously. Within a web site or document, be consistent. Maximum capitalization means capitalizing all words except small unimportant words like 'of'. The title seems...
Is editing e-books more like editing books or editing web content?
Hello Rachel I have been asked to edit and proofread e-books. Do the rules for web content writing have any bearing on e-book writing? Kind regards The Scribe www.thescribe.net.nz - - - - - - - - - - -...
Headlines are crucial for mobile content
Jakob Nielsen's latest Useit article gives yet another reason to write brilliant headlines: headlines are crucial on sites designed for mobile devices. After being optimized for use on a mobile phone, a simple web site displays complete headlines instead of...
What does a technical writer bring to usability?
A friend is planning to change career direction from technical writing to usability. So he asked me this question: What does a tech writer bring to usability? This change boils down to a change of label (and maybe salary), not...