Looking 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 MoreBest Advice for Writers: Continue Learning
Tweet I’ve been getting a tons of emails from new Technical Writers. I wanted to say that I have loved to talk to all of you, and to keep them coming. One can never meet enough great people. I realized just now that have forgotten to say to you what makes a great Technical Writer, and not just a good one. DO NOT let your ego get in the way. Everything that you do in life requires practice and constant learning, and this is...
Read MoreHow I Became a Technical Writer
Tweet I have gotten a lot of questions wondering how I became a Technical Writer. I decided to create this blog post to answer everyone all-at-once. Also, for future people who are trying to get into technical writing and want to know how. Here it goes: Pre-Technical Writing Days Before I started, I had been in IT since I was 17. Well, I was already in IT in a way. My mother was a Computer Specialist working for the Department of...
Read MoreGreat Resource for New and Seasoned Technical Writers
Tweet A few weeks ago, I joined Technical Writing World. It is a social networking site for technical writers (finally!). It has already grown to over 300 members, and it won’t stop there. It’s a great resource for new and/or seasoned technical writers. There is a Techdoc Superfeed that is a feed of blog posts from various members. If you are on Twitter (you should already be on there), then you can follow the Twitter list. There...
Read MoreTake Good Notes for Great Technical Writing
Tweet When you’re tasked to create a document, you have take good notes when talking to the developers, subject-matter experts, and users, especially if it’s in an area that you are not too familiar with. When I was working on this planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system, I took notes that I could use to produce the documentation that was needed. If I didn’t understand something, I made sure to ask the person I...
Read More
