I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Day 2 Cartoon [The Twelve Days of Christmas in June Giveaway]

Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 50 Comments »

Congrats to the winner of yesterday's contest. (I added the winner's name at the end of the comment thread of the last post.) Let the contest continue with Day 2's ... Read more..

STC Summit Atlanta Adventures: The Agony and Ecstasy of Presenting

Friday, May 8th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 16 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_3501" align="alignright" width="202" caption="STC Summit in Atlanta"][/caption] This week I returned from the annual STC Summit in Atlanta. Every year is always a series of adventures at these conferences. I'd ... Read more..

STC Presentation this Thursday: “Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Technical Documentation”

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 7 Comments »

This Thursday, my colleague Ben Minson and I are presenting to the Intermountain STC chapter on "Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Technical Documentation." Here's a description of the presentation: Read more..

Leaning Towards Longer Topics and Shorter TOCs

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »

Everyone knows it's a good practice to chunk your help material into discrete topics, but how granular should you chunk it? Take a look at this Microsoft Word 2007 help topic ... Read more..

Guest Post — From Blogging Veterans: Three Keys to Successful Blogging

Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Blogging | 43 Comments »

The following is a guest post by Ben Minson, one of my technical writing colleagues. Ben's blog, which also focuses on technical communication, is called Gryphon Mountain Journals. Check it ... Read more..

How to Get Your Blog Mentioned in the Society for Technical Communication’s Intercom: Include the Word “Technical Communicator”

Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Technical Writing | 2 Comments »

"Technical Communicator" is a term that, as much as I dislike, can be extremely important for triggering Google Alerts set up by the Society for Technical Communication's Intercom editorial staff. How ... Read more..

How to Get Everyone and Their Dog/Family/Friends Reading and Subscribing to Your Blog — 10 Tips

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Blogging | 15 Comments »

Just a few days after someone begins blogging seriously, he or she starts hungering after subscribers and comments. We want readership, we want lots of people visiting our site, ... Read more..