Technical Writing

Discusses the profession of technical communication

Seeking a Junior Contract Technical Writer: We’ve got a project starting in late December with which we need some help. We’re looking for a junior writer to do about 40-45 hours of work through the end of January, 2006. If we’re happy with your work, there…; Continue reading entry #3294

The Gomery Report is Surprisingly Readable: I didn’t believe Derek when he made this point, but then I hadn’t actually looked at the official report (it’s got it’s own URL, too). For those non-Canucks out there, Justice Gomery is investigating a major political scandal that recently…; Continue reading entry #3159

Should I Become a Technical Writer?: Over at Ask Metafilter, somebody asked that question. As a former technical writer myself, I was interested to read the discussion. Here’s the worst advice I could find:To do this job well, of course, you practically need to be a…; Continue reading entry #2850

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