Life as a freelance writer
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12 Nov 2009In my efforts to kick-start this freelance writing career of mine, I logged into my Helium. com account to see if there were any new articles I could contribute there. Living in Canada limits my options on some of the places I can earn money (Associated Content and eHow are off-limits to me, payment-wise), so [...]
The STC announced this week that it was offering scholarships to 250 technical communicators that have “been laid off, let go, downsized, or have been forced to take a pay cut of 10 percent or more.” The money is to be used to attend the annual STC Technical Communications Summit. For more information on the [...]
In: TW| Writing| technical writing
16 Mar 2009“But the deadline’s coming up fast, we’ve just got to start cranking out the content, pronto!”
A former technical writing manager told me this a while back when our documentation team was struggling to produce consistent content for the new software release. And it would have been an acceptable reponse and exhortation to us, if we [...]
Proofreading is an essential step in any kind of writing, but I find it’s especially important in technical writing. That’s because the information you’re trying to transmit to people must be understood immediately for a specific reason. Whether it’s the procedure on how to land a plane, or the description about the new iPhone application [...]
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12 Mar 2009In my quest to find contract technical writing positions, I came across one for a full-time position at a company that I’ve dealt with before. It was a bad experience from several years ago, and it left me with such a bad taste in my mouth that I haven’t bothered to apply to them again…even [...]
I'm a freelance technical writer who's trying to make the transition from working for somebody else to working for me.