DISCUSS: A Technical Document Should Follow an Outline
Tweet “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare I’m the first to say to break the rules. However, there are times that you are not really breaking a rule, but creating a new one. In technical writing, there are different types of documentation that are created to support a project. These documents have a default structure that are known and accepted as...
Read MoreLooking for Guest Writers to Inspire Other Writers!
Tweet I’m looking for guest writers to create some great articles for Chicwriter. Here are the topics that are usually covered on here: Technical Writing Proposal Writing Grant Writing Blogging WordPress Business Analysis Writing Process Personal stories are also welcomed! If you’d like to apply, send me an email at sp@chicwriter.com with the subject Chicwriter Guest Writer. Please send a few links of blog posts you have created...
Read MoreIs There Any Difference Between Grant Writing and Proposal Writing?
Tweet There is one difference. The difference between the two is the final result that they are trying to achieve. While proposals are written to win contracts, projects, or work, grants are written to get funding that will be donated to you. This is one of the reasons that when people think about non-profit organizations, they think about grant writing. However, this is not entirely true because non-profit organizations...
Read MoreHow Writers Can Help Others From Wasting Paper
Tweet Offices waste a lot. You see paper being thrown out without being recycled. When you’re a technical writer, you really see a lot of that going on. I’ve had people print out unnecessary items that could have been viewed on screen. For instance, in meeting, people create agendas. Instead of emailing it around, so people get an idea about what the meeting is going to be about, they print out numerous copies that just get...
Read MoreHow to Answer “What Should I Blog About?”
Tweet When I started this blog in 2008 (times flies when you’re having fun), I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with it. Yes, I wanted to talk about writing, but I didn’t know to what extent. I was all over the place. One day I would talk about technical writing, and then I’d switch to some current social media event. I was also using this plugin that would bring in the interesting items from my Google Reader. It had no focus...
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