Geoff Hart reviews Gavaler and Goldberg's Revising Reality, and how writers can frame their work in light of their audience's ...

View our most recent TechWhirl Fast 5, featuring Dr.Erika Konrad from Northern Arizona University, and students Chris Farmer and Jessica Lewis, where we discuss their perspectives on creativity and ...

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This chapter from Steve Hudson’s Work in Progress on Advance Word Usage covers topics such as when to use (and when not to use) master documents, as well as “The Ten Heretical Rules of Masters,” which ...

Editor’s Note: The following piece, by Jean Hollis Weber, is part of our collection of “classics”–articles that stand the test of time no matter how many technologies come and go. Don’t forget to ...

Question: I love everything about being self-employed–except for waiting to get paid! My paychecks never seem to arrive on time. Sometimes my clients forget to send my invoices to Accounts Payable or ...

Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash Nobody’s ever accused me of being a brilliant public speaker, but people generally seem to like and remember my presentations and generally rate me as a ...

At some point in your technical writing career, you may find yourself in a position where you are responsible not only for your own output, but also the output of other writers under you. In other ...

Because all good tech writers know the value of research, I went to Wikipedia for an informative article on the Allen wrench: “A hex key or Allen key is a simple tool used to drive bolts and screws ...

Let me ask you a question about demographics. Can you name a minority — a statistically underrepresented group of people — by only knowing its size? To answer, let’s try a thought experiment with ...

Sadly, COVID-19 is pushing many, including technical communicators, into the stress of the job market at an already stressful time. The good news is that we are not alone and we can learn from others’ ...