> That said, I really do want to get better at non-fiction writing, specifically technical writing, but I haven't found any good recommendations for "canonical"

> That said, I really do want to get better at non-fiction writing, specifically technical writing, but I haven't found any good recommendations for "canonical" books on technical writing. If anyone can suggest a decent, pragmatic (as opposed to Strunk-and-White style prescriptivism) introduction to technical writing specifically, I'd appreciate it. Not a book, but this essay[0] by George Orwell has a number of great tips. [0] http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit