I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Podcast on Getting a Job in Technical Writing, 7 Steps

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | No Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/gettingajob.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 40 min. Last week I gave a presentation to BYU Idaho students entitled 7 Steps to Getting a Job in Technical Writing. This is a recording of my presentation. ... Read more..

Choosing Between Academic and Corporate Life: Did I Make the Wrong Choice?

Saturday, October 10th, 2009 Posted in Creativity, Podcasts, Technical Writing | 20 Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/academiccorporate.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 15 min. For the past couple of days I've been in Idaho at a pre-professional writing conference at Brigham Young University – Idaho. The purpose of the writing conference ... Read more..

An Interview About Technical Writing

Friday, October 9th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 2 Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/carly.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 30 min. This is a special podcast for Carly Finseth at Clemson University who is thinking about entering the field of technical writing and wanted to ask me a ... Read more..

Real Projects for Entry-Level Writers Trying to Build Their Portfolios

Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments »

Beginning writers trying to break into the field of technical writing face a paradox: almost all jobs require experience, but they can't get experience without first having a job. In the ... Read more..

Personal Branding: You Are What You Write About

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 2 Comments »

Last month I was selected as the Personal Branding Winner of the month from Jason Alba's Jibber Jobber site. I met Jason Alba at Podcamp SLC last month and enjoyed ... Read more..

What Doc Managers Look for in a Résumé? | Technical Communication Center

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

What Doc Managers Look for in a Résumé? | Technical Communication Center. Read more..

A typical day « Don’t Call Me Tina

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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Guest Post: Tech Writing Careers — The Raw, Unvarnished Truth

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 46 Comments »

Last week a student emailed me with some questions about technical writing. I didn't have time to respond, so I forwarded the questions to the Techwr-L listserv, where 6-7 people ... Read more..

What does a technical writer ‘do’? « CyberText Newsletter

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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Becoming a Writer — Reflections on a Trip to Idaho

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 14 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_2087" align="alignright" width="400" caption="The Boredom Myth: Unlike what a tech comm professor taught me, tech writing is more than just formatting the layout of phone books."][/caption] Last week I drove ... Read more..