The CQ Press writing guide for public policy

"The CQ Press Writing Guide for Public Policy is loaded with rich real world examples that help you master the process of translating insightful policy analysis into clear policy recommendations. Known for his conversational writing style, author Andrew Pennock offers step-by-step instructions on how to write for a variety of genres in a style that policy makers expect. Focusing on an audience-centered approach, you will first learn how to create and organize an argument based on the unique needs and expectations of policy makers. The book then moves onto the nuts and bolts of how to write for a policy audience, with special consideration of ethics and working with visual and technical material. Finally, the book provides practical guidance on writing in specific policy genres: policy memos, briefs, Op-Eds, press releases, written testimony, social media, and emails."

Part 1. Introduction : Audiences and audience-centered writing in public policy -- Part 2. The skills of policy writing : Generating and organizing your argument -- Improving your writing: Sentences and words -- Writing well: Paragraphs and sections -- Visually communicating: On creating and writing about tables -- Visually communicating: On creating and writing about graphs and other figures -- Pulling it all together: Creating professional-quality work -- Part 3. Policy genres and their purposes : The issue brief -- Policy history -- The decision memo -- Op-Eds -- Legislative testimony and public comment: Writing to persuade the government -- Writing for nontraditional formats: Email and social media