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Writing for the Web (a Roundtable Discussion)

http://home.netscape.com/computing/webbuilding/studio/feature19980827-4.html

An interesting discussion between leading Web designers and Web writers - some worthwhile insights from the professionals.

Be Succinct! (Writing for the Web)

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9703b.html

Jakob Nielsen's take on writing for Web sites. He recommends writing 50% less text than you would have written for a hardcopy presentation.

Writing for the Web

http://www.alistapart.com/stories/writing/index.html

Zeldman's article on the "A List Apart" webzine has general discussion of the topic.

How to Write Effective Text

http://www.efuse.com/Design/effective_writing.html

A how-to guide to writing text for Web sites, in some detail (but suitable for the beginner).

Web Writing Style Resources

http://www.cio.com/central/style.html

Links to a collection of writing style guides available on and for the Web.