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I spend my working hours writing user documentation. I love it – it’s pretty much my calling.Buuuut…. I kinda made a half-assed New Year’s Resolution to write more ‘for myself’ in 2015 (whatever the...
View Articlebeing flexible is better than being right
At my 90-day review at my first technical writing position, I got some feedback that ticked me off: ‘unleash your writing freedom’ or some other corny-sounding thing. What my boss was getting at was...
View Articlemy first year as a tech writer
I’ve been in my current position for about a year now. I’m doing what I love so it doesn’t feel like work. I’m challenged, have autonomy, have enough interesting stuff to work on, and so on. The kb is...
View Articleyour documentation has no chill
I’ll preface my rant with this: I bristle at the term millennial. I hate being associated with those people. Buuuuut…..it’s the best term we’ve got, so I’m gonna use it. You might hate millennials too...
View Articleyou need style standards
I like looking at job postings for startups. It helps me keep an eye on what kinds of emerging skills I need to know about to stay competitive in my field. As a bonus, the job postings are usually...
View Articlethe first draft is always perfect
I know I said I was going to write a series on creating style guidelines without a writer, but something came up today, and I need to address it.I was talking to a work colleague about documentation,...
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Note: This post is intended for non-writers who need to write help documentation. However, most content creators can benefit from the advice here!In a previous post, I mentioned that you need to create...
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