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On I'd Rather Be Writing, I blog about the latest news, tips, and trends in the field of technical communication. I also record podcasts with tech writing luminaries all over the world.
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Usability Newsletter Interview – “I’d Rather Be Writing – The Man Behind the Words”
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, creativity, usability | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_2314" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Usability SIG Newsletter interview"][/caption] I was recently interviewed by David Dick for the Usability SIG newsletter. The title of the interview is "I'd Rather Be Writing – ... Read more..Comprehensive Podcast Index — A List of All My Podcasts
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Podcasting | 4 Comments »
Several people have asked if I have a list of all the podcasts I've published (rather than having to page through the archives). I just added a comprehensive list below ... Read more..On Podcasts — Reasons for the Break and Plans for the Future
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Podcasting | 6 Comments »
If you've listened to podcasts on my site, you'll notice that for the past 3 months, I haven't posted any new podcasts. It's also been about three months since Aaron ... Read more..My Podcast in iTunes — The iTunes Gods Have Granted Me Mercy
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Podcasting | 3 Comments »
My iTunes podcast page is updated (finally). I'm using Feedburner's iTunes podcasting elements options to meet all the iTunes specifications. I hope this works better than Podpress did. Subscribe to my ... Read more..The Art of Interviewing — 10 Tips for Perfecting the Most Important Element of Podcasting
Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Podcasting | 13 Comments »
Interviewing experts is one of the easiest and most practical ways to generate material for your podcast. Although many people think the difficult part of podcasting is the audio setup ... Read more..The Impact of Social Media on Technical Communication — Podcast Interview with Bill Albing
Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Recom. Podcasts, Tech Writer Voices | 5 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/albing.mp3] Download MP3 Duration: 27 min. In this podcast, I talk with Bill Albing, founder of KeyContent.org, about the impact of social media on technical communication. Bill talks about different ways social media ... Read more..My Blog and Podcast Site Are Now Merged into One — Steps on How I Did It
Saturday, December 29th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting | 10 Comments »
I merged my blog (idratherbewriting.com) and podcast (techwritervoices.com) into one site. If you go to techwritervoices.com, it redirects to idratherbewriting.com. All the posts that were on techwritervoices.com are now on ... Read more..Goodbye Podpress, it’s time for a new mp3 player
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Podcasting | 18 Comments »
I've been using PodPress, a WordPress plugin that adds an audio player to your posts, for about a year now. But today I'm saying goodbye to this plugin. Although Podpress ... Read more..Getting Excited About the Upcoming STC Summit in Pennsylvania
Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posted in Podcasting, Technical Writing | 3 Comments »
When I woke up this morning, I reread the latest STC email, which said although the deadline for proposals to the next STC Summit is today (Friday, Oct 19), they ... Read more..The Rockley Group Blog Is Here! I have a couple of DITA questions
Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 18 Comments »
At the last STC Summit, I ran into the legendary Ann Rockley and interviewed her briefly about the goings-on at the Rockley Group. One of the new projects she mentioned ... Read more..My TechCraft Article: Should You Sit Near SMEs?
Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 8 Comments »
I published an article in TechCraft last week called "Should You Sit Near SMEs?" TechCraft is the eNewsletter that accompanies the Technical Writers of India (TWI) mailing list. If you already ... Read more..LunarPages Sponsors the Tech Writer Voices Podcast
Friday, October 5th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting | 4 Comments »
LunarPages -- one of the coolest web hosts around -- has just sponsored the Tech Writer Voices podcast with free web hosting. We've used Lunar Pages with the Suncoast STC ... Read more..Is technical writing a calling or a job? Recommended DMN Communications podcast
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 Posted in Recom. Podcasts, Technical Writing | 10 Comments »
After a five-month hiatus, Aaron and Scott at DMN Communications returned to the podcasting scene. In this Sep 9 podcast, they discuss whether technical writing is calling or just a ... Read more..