Category: Technical Writing
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Part of my philosophy as a writer has been to learn about and try different writing disciplines. I took classes in college for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and tech writing. How did that help me as a writer? My first love was short fiction writing. Still love it. Fiction writing gives me the ability to…
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A few years ago, I mostly stopped freelancing. I took a permanent job with benefits. Most jobs come with a stipulation in the contract that makes freelancing a bit more difficult. Employers want to make sure that you aren’t documenting stuff for a competitor, so it’s understandable but one more loop to jump through. What…
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Part of the challenge and the frustration of freelancing full time is finding new clients. The majority of my clients are from word-of-mouth referrals from previous clients, other writers, and people I’ve met through alternative networks. First tip: Make sure you have a good network of other writers, editors, and graphic designers. These contacts can…
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Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Doc Box Consulting offers freelance technical writing services and web site development and maintenance at a reasonable cost. Technical writing is about translating complex concepts into plain English, at a level appropriate for the target audience. With over 10 years experience as a technical writer, Kim Nylander, the…
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Interested in learning about technical writing or getting started in the field? The set of links below were put together when a friend asked me for information on technical writing. My bookmarks on Delicious for tech writing The motherload of all TW mailing lists: TechW-L. Great articles, resources, and mailing list archives. The membership includes…
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You create unique headers and footers in one document in Open Office Writer (Writer) by using the page styles available in Writer. Page styles in Writer are like creating master pages in InDesign: page features (text, graphics, etc.) are stored in the style. When a page style is active on a page, the style name…