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On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Tiago Soares <tiagosg -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> So, as you said, is it a good start? Do you have any other recommendation
> for me?
- Read the books you have -- as I said, they're a good start.
- Read lots of samples of the sorts of material you expect to be
creating (manuals, quick reference guides, etc.) -- compare them to
what the books tell you, and think about any differences you find.
- Discuss what you've read in the books and what you've seen in the
samples with other people.
- Practice what the books tell you about planning, gathering
information, writing, etc.
- Get feedback on what you produce.
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