Clare O'Beara's Reviews > Writing for the Web: Creating Compelling Web Content Using Words, Pictures, and Sound

Writing for the Web by Lynda Felder
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really liked it
bookshelves: college, i-t, america-fact

This book which is a little dated now, has an American flavour but a broad appeal to the beginning web writer. Plenty of starter exercises are provided and good advice, but I did find some generalisations and a desire to make everything more basic than perhaps is required. This reminded me of Don't Make Me Think, a book about designing websites. Keeping vocabulary appropriate to the site and reader is one point. Making bulleted lists instead of vague lines of text is another. Each chapter ends with an admonition to sit and write, practising what that chapter has told you. For those already writing web content, this won't be necessary.
Mainly I would suggest learning better English (or which ever language you use) would benefit many writers today, as many firms don't want to employ editors any more.
I don't expect seasoned writers will need much from this read, but a flick through can be useful to remind anyone of particular points.

I borrowed this book from the DBS Library. This is an unbiased review.
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Reading Progress

October 7, 2020 – Started Reading
October 7, 2020 – Shelved
October 7, 2020 – Shelved as: college
October 7, 2020 – Shelved as: i-t
December 22, 2020 – Finished Reading
December 25, 2020 – Shelved as: america-fact

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