Strategic Writing for UX

by Torrey Podmajersky

A handbook on crafting clear, concise, and helpful copy for digital interfaces. Explores planning and implementation of UX writing.

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark

How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing.

This is by far the first book I wish I had read (before my lit analysis classes at Uni). It's a primer on reading to appreciate the writing. Clark teaches how to analyze the style and the effects of wording on the reader.

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences

by June Casagrande

A Writers Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences

On Writing Well

by William Zinsser

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Also a well known and respected classic. Second only to the Elements of Style.

Writing is Designing

by A. Welfle and M. J. Metts

Words and the User Experience

A modern analysis of online microcopy writing and how it influences the people (also known as users). An inspiration as much as a guidebook.

Smart Thinking Skills

by Matthew Allen

for Critical Understanding and Writing