I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Reinventing Yourself Through Your Blog

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 8 Comments »

The other week, while I was at the WebWorks Roundup conference in Texas, where I was one of the featured industry speakers, I was sitting next to Anne Gentle during ... Read more..

What Users Don’t Care About

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 24 Comments »

It seems most of the conversations in our industry today revolve around value. If you go to stc.org, the large graphic at the center of the site says "The Value ... Read more..

Anne Gentle on her Forthcoming Book, Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | No Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/gentlesbook.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 9 min. In this podcast, I talk with Anne Gentle about her forthcoming book, Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation. Anne explains how we’ve transitioned from the ... Read more..

Richard Hamilton’s XML Press Imprint

Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | No Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/xmlpress.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 9 min. In this podcast, I talk with Richard Hamilton about his new publishing imprint, XML Press. Richard started XML Press to serve the needs of technical communicators, publishing ... Read more..

Managing Writers: Interview with Richard Hamilton (podcast)

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 1 Comment »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/managingwriters.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 35 min. Richard Hamilton is the author of Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation. His book, published ... Read more..