Engineered Writing : A Manual for Scientific, Technical and Business Writers, 2nd Edition

A USER-FRIENDLY MANUAL

Unlike some technical writing books that are heavy on grammar and theory, this one is written by people who have been in the corporate trenches. Senior author Melba Jerry Murray, an international consultant, has been a professional editor in major corporations as well as in government institutions. Coauthor Hugh Hay-Roe, a scientist by training, has worked both as a professional in industry and as a corporate manager. Drawing on this back-ground, they were able to write a comprehensive guide that

• takes the harried writer's point of view;
• looks at writing problems from a management perspective as well;
• uses insights from, and for, professional editors; and thus
• provides practical, proven solutions to the problems of scientific, technical, and business writing.

We think you'll agree that this significantly expanded and improved edition of Murray's original title, Engineered Report Writing, will make a measureable difference in your writing.

List of Illustrations
About this Book
Acknowledgments

Part I : An Analysis of Our Writing Problems
Part II : How to Organize the Message : The Murray System
Part III : Editing for Clear and Correct English
Part IV : International Scientific and Business Writing
Part V : Writing in an Era of Rapid Change

Selected References
Appendix A : Answers to Tests
Appendix B : The Murray System Applied to a Complex Report
Index