Links to Other Web Pages With Guidance About Writing in General
- Mind Your Language—and You Will Find People Will Respond So Much Better. This article explains that the public responds in a much more positive manner when jargon is not used.
- Style in Scientific Writing. Written in 1955, this article indicates that how long scientific papers have suffered from stilted writing and jargon.
- U.S. Government Printing Office Style
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This site has a search box for looking up items in the manual. - Writing Arguments for Something.
- U.S. Navy Correspondence Manual.
- Preparing and Managing Correspondence (U.S. Army correspondence manual).
- Army Regulation 25-30: Army Publishing Program.
- Preparing Official Communications (U.S. Air Force correspondence manual).
- U.S. Coast Guard Correspondence Manual.
- NASA Technical Publications Office.
- NASA Publications Guide for Authors.
- Indian Affairs Correspondence Handbook, published by U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- U.S. Government Correspondence Manual, published in 1992 by the U.S. General Services Administration. Although apparently not in print, this manual is still the source of many style rules of various Federal Government agencies.
- Guidance About Writing from the NASA Glenn Research Center. See especially the Quirks of English.
- Clarity in Communication, University of St. Gallen.
- Differences Between Personal and Business Letters.
- Daily Writing Tips.
- Clear Writing. It's not possible to be completely clear with every audience.
- Guidelines for Writing Hydrologic Reports.
- Effective KSA Writing for Job Applications. A guide for writing descriptions of knowledge, skills, and abilities when applying for Federal jobs.
- Writing Interpretive Programs, U.S. National Park Service.
- The Passive Voice.
- Army Writing Program.
- Air Force Effective Writing.