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Water cooler talk for tech writers.
Friday, October 4, 2024
Writing for Validation? No!
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There are many reasons to write. But there are reasons not to write. Validation is one. If you're writing to seek approval, then you...
Friday, July 12, 2024
Technical Writing: Systematic Advantage
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When my wife and I watch campy movies, there's a typical theme of a writer who has writer's block. The writers in these movies try t...
Friday, June 21, 2024
Whose Glory?
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"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God." – 1 Corinthians 10:31 NRSV Though I striv...
Friday, January 5, 2024
When you Doc as Code
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What is doc as code? Doc as code is basically two things. One, it's creating documentation with the same tools as you would use to creat...
Friday, December 8, 2023
Grateful For This Blog
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I mentioned this before , but sometimes it's worth restating. No matter how much blood, sweat, and tears we pour onto technical document...
Friday, November 24, 2023
Not All Writers Are Equal...And That's Okay
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Different kinds of literature are everywhere. That's just a fact! Whether it's a fantasy or sci-fi novel, historical fiction, a book...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Some Cliches Still Have Power
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With writing, especially technical writing, we're supposed to get rid of cliches. Why? Cliches have been so overused where they lost mea...
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