Monthly Archives: February 2012

Taking Requests

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

I spoke with a fellow writer today about this blog. It was gratifying to know that she was getting something out of these entries. I told her as I’m now telling you, the rest of my readers, that if you … Continue reading →

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Future Business Fields for Technical Writers

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Here’s the good news: the need for good writers will only increase in the future. The bad news? The “traditional” careers–technical writer, editor, teacher, communications manager–will become increasingly rare in the next 5-10 years. But let’s go back to the good … Continue reading →

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Playing at Work

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

If this blog has any purpose, it’s been to explain my mental and intellectual approach to the job of technical writing. One aspect of my work process is simply playing with ideas. Play can take many forms, but for me, … Continue reading →

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Mentors

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

This post is in response to an entry by Technigal Writing, partly because I had some extended thoughts and partly because the WordPress comment window would not allow me to post any thoughts there (might want to look into that, … Continue reading →

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