Heroic Technical Writing
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Advice and Insights on the Business of Technical Communication | Dispensing unsolicited technical writing and career advice since 2011
Heroic Technical Writing
3M ago
It’s been an action-packed year, so I have chosen to focus my brain on keeping my work and home life in order. As a result, I’ve devoted less time to this blog and more time to providing help and advice ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
7M ago
This month’s missive is response to a friend who was struggling with his work situation. Republished with permission and a few additions. Change Your Circumstances The gist of my friend’s concern was this: Do you have techniques for dealing with ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
8M ago
Today will be one of those “keeping it real” posts, where I share something I screwed up, how I fixed it, and what I learned from the experience. Sometimes problems can arise simply from bad habits. This wasn’t a big ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
9M ago
Progress continues at Advanced Space, as I’ve now been working there a month and a half. As my employer starts to observe my capabilities and the number of tasks that require writing or editing, I find my list of tasks ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
10M ago
If you read the past few months’ entries, you’ll see that I’ve had an interesting year, which began with being told that my ongoing (it would have been eight years as of May 30) contract with Nissan would be coming ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
11M ago
While work continues on my short-term contract with NASA, so too does has the job hunt. Jobs in my preferred industry in Central Florida have been thin online, so it was a welcome relief when my network once again worked ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
1y ago
I’m still “keeping it real” here at Heroic Technical Writing. I’ve got work to do, bills to pay, and a new home to hunt. All of those are simple in concept but difficult in execution. As some folks put it ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
1y ago
Over the course of my space career (as a citizen advocate since 1997 and as a professional since 2003), I’ve had the privilege of writing and editing many different kinds of documents, some more interesting than others, but all part ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
1y ago
Last month saw me in a bit of a flurry as I was informed that my long-time customer had decided not to renew my contract. Panic! Weep! Wail! I probably needn’t have gotten so stressed out, but a career shift ..read more
Heroic Technical Writing
1y ago
As I noted in my previous entry, I’m scaling back on my Heroic Technical Writing posts. That doesn’t mean work has stopped or I have nothing to say; I’m just trying to be a little more judicious about how often ..read more