The Web Writer's Guide (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review
"...a comprehensive review of the material to consider when writing for the World Wide Web side-by-side with important business considerations." - Rebecca C. Hall, TechnicalCommunication

"This book brings together in a relatively short space the highlights of important concepts that make for good, solid, and even great online writing." - Rebecca C. Hall, TechnicalCommunication

Product Description
Drawing on the advice of experts in the field, The Web Writer's Guide serves as the ideal sourcebook for tips and ideas for freelance and staff writers of online content. This book provides writers of all levels with the information they need in an accessible, easy-to-use fashion. To the many deadline- and project-conscious writers out there who need to further adapt to the dynamics of digital media, this easy-to-use, comprehensive guide serves as a remarkable guidepost.

Featuring interviews with Web writers and developers, this guide will offer writers the benefit of many years' combined field experience as well as a sense of how the content factors into various online publications.

The Web Writer's Guide toolkit includes twenty-four checklists, worksheets, and forms that aid online writers to submit complete, concise, and clean copy. The checklists are also useful career path tools. For those new to online writing, the Quick Start section of the book is organized to help you produce quality copy quickly and professionally, for the first time and thereafter.

* Expert tips for novice writers and writers experienced primarily in print

* Covers topics such as writing content for corporate and e-commerce sites, e-mail newsletters, press releases, and e-zines

* Includes a Web writer's glossary to defining online content and Internet terms

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1st edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240804813
• ISBN-13: 978-0240804811
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #793,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" for Web-writers!!, May 22, 2002

By	Tasha A Padavano (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

I am just learning about how to write on the Web. I found this book to be a great reference source with its 24 checklists, worksheets and forms. The Quick-Start Section gave me a good idea of what online writing is all about. The book is easy to understand and provides good detail on all types of writing for the Web.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I'd hoped, March 21, 2006

By	Robin Cartwright (Carlisle, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very dry read. Given the Web's visual elements, it's surprising there weren't illustrations to demonstrate what the author is talking about.

If you've got even a modicum of media-writing experience, this book is pointless. It'll probably sit on my bookshelf as a reference.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Guide to Writing and not much else., March 18, 2006

By	Jonathan F. Mcverry "The Big Ragu" (State College, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had to get this book for a graduate class I am taking and overall I felt it didn't offer anything new in the world of writing.

It's basically a news writing book but few differences are mentioned in regards to writing for Web pages. There isn't anything in it about how to program the site or lay it out, it's all style.

It isn't much help when you've already read numerous news writing books and taken news writing classes, but for a beginner it might work well.