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Podcast: Riding the Tide of Technical Communications Consulting
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Podcasts, Technical Writing | 4 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/lynworthen.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 90 min. Lyn Worthen presented to the STC Intermountain chapter tonight on running your own business as a technical communications consultant. She covers almost everything you need to know ... Read more..Technical Writer Ranks #5 in Least Stressful Jobs; Also, CNN Money Total Jobs Count Screwy
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 21 Comments »
CNN Money.com said technical writing is the #28 best job in the U.S., with an average salary of $67k and a projected job growth rate of 20% over ten years. ... Read more..The WritersUA Salary Survey
Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The WritersUA Salary Survey Read more..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..Podcast: Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Podcasts | 7 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/byuidaho.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Duration: 55 min. Several weeks ago I wrote about my trip to Brigham Young University-Idaho and the presentation I gave there titled ... Read more..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..Answering Reader’s Questions: “My Desire to Write Burns in My Heart Daily”
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Creativity | 5 Comments »
Hi Tom, My name is Hannah, and I live in San Antonio, Texas. I found your web site when I typed technical writing in google.com. You have a beautiful ... Read more..Technical Writing — Worth it? Interesting? Creative? Well-Paid? Hours? Answering a Few Questions from Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 16 Comments »
Kalyani from Saudi Arabia writes, My name is Kalyani. I am 37 yrs old and live in Saudi Arabia. I have finished my Diploma in Electronics (4 year course). I was ... Read more..2008 WritersUA Salary Survey Published: $76K Is Average
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »
I read on Holly Harkness's blog that the 2008 WritersUA Salary Survey has just been published. Holly writes, The good news is that salaries in the United States now average $76,044, ... Read more..“Could you please tell me what the job of a technical writer is like?”
Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 26 Comments »
I recently received an email from a reader who asked to know what the job of a technical writer is like. Anoop writes, I am a computer science Master's student at ... Read more..