There are a lot of good books available to help people write better. They include dictionaries, usage guides, and various types of writersa manuals a and professional writers ought to have many of those books on their bookshelves. But most architects and other design and construction professionals are not professional writers. Instead, they are people who spend a large part of their professional lives writing. Thatas a big difference, and thatas where this book will help. The Architectas Guide to Writing has been written not by an English major, but by Bill Schmalz, an architect who knows the kinds of documents his fellow professionals routinely have to write, and understands the kinds of technical mistakes they often make in their writing. This book is designed to meet the specific needs of design and construction professionals. Itas not going to waste their time with the things that most educated professionals know, but it will help them with the things they donat know or are unsure of. Itas not a Chicago Manual-sized encyclopaedic reference that includes everything any writer would ever need to know, because architects donat need to know everything. But what they do need to know a and what they use every day in their professional lives a has been assembled in this book.To maintain consistency in the look and writing style of their books, magazines, and newspapers, publishers often use house style guides. Generally, these concern themselves with the gray areas where there is no general agreement amonganbsp;...
Title | : | The Architects Guide to Writing |
Author | : | Bill Schmalz |
Publisher | : | Images Publishing - 2014 |
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