Being a professional writer doesn’t necessarily mean that your word is the final word. Chances are, you’ll be working with other writers and editors. You might even work for a company that has its own style guide.
What kinds of answers can I find in a style guide? You can find answers to such questions as:
- Do I write 9 or nine?
- Do you capitalize county names?
- How do you give credit to an outside source?
- What’s the correct way to write a telephone number?
Different industries typically use different style guides.
Books are available, but many style guides are online. The IEEE even has its own style guide for white papers!