{"id":1726,"date":"2021-01-08T09:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T08:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2022-09-26T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:38:17","slug":"ux-writing-first-steps-books-courses-groups-and-people-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/ux-writing-first-steps-books-courses-groups-and-people-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"UX Writing, first steps: books, courses, groups and people to follow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is probably the question I get most often: <em>where should I start from?<\/em> I tried to summarize here all my tips and resources to learn UX Writing, if something is missing please let me know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-f4dac577-d738-4413-94f1-f2fc554cdf8e\"><li><strong>Content Design<\/strong>\u00a0by Sarah Richards<\/li><li><strong>Strategic Writing for UX<\/strong>: Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word by Torrey Podmajersky<\/li><li><strong>Nicely Said<\/strong>\u00a0by Nicole Fenton and Kate Kiefer Lee<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/UX-Writing-Books-ENG.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>UX Writing books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others: <strong>Writing Is Designing<\/strong>: Words and the User Experience by Michael J. Metts;\u00a0<strong>How to make sense of any mess<\/strong>\u00a0by Abby Covert;\u00a0<strong>Don\u2019t Make Me Think<\/strong>, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug;\u00a0<strong>Designing for Emotion<\/strong>\u00a0by Aaron Walter;\u00a0<strong>Conversational Design<\/strong>\u00a0by Erika Hall, Microcopy, the complete guide by Kinneret Yfrah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/courses\/introduction-to-content-design\">Introduction to Content Design<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/course\/localization-essentials--ud610\">Localization Essentials by Google<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/tech-writing\/overview\">Technical writing courses by Google<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/course\/web-accessibility--ud891\">Web accessibility by Google<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/course.uxwritinghub.com\/free_course?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=CF&amp;utm_campaign=How%20to%20become%20a%20UX%20writer%20in%202020\">UX Writing Hub free course<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/course.uxwritinghub.com\/UX_writing_project?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=CF&amp;utm_campaign=How%20to%20become%20a%20UX%20writer%20in%202020\">Free email UX Writing Challenge<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/figma-for-writers-free-webinar-by-ux-writing-hub\/\">Figma for Writers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facebook group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/microcopy\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/microcopy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who to follow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John SaitoScott, Kubie, Patrick Stafford, Jane Ruffino, Mario Ferrer, Sarah Richards, Kinneret Yifrah, Yuval Keshtcher, Yuval Keshtcher, Ada Powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favourite newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/course.uxwritinghub.com\/weekly\">UX Writing Hub<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwriterscollective.com\/the-dash-write-with-care-especially-now\/\">UX Writers Collective<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxwritingevents.com\/\">UX Writing Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope this is helpful, I&#8217;ll try to keep it updated. 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