What is the Difference between Content Writing and Copywriting?
Briana HiltonGuest Writer By the year 2027, the majority of the US workforce will be comprised of freelancers. If the independence of being your own boss appeals and you have a knack for writing, you may have thought about becoming either a content writer or a copywriter. There is a big difference between the two,…
Read More4 Hi-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well
Some technical writing jobs require that you have a science background or that you are familiar with finance and banking terminology and know how the financial markets work. Here are four such well-paying writing opportunities for technical communicators with a college background and who are hunting for a job. Writing Jobs in Defense Industry Due…
Read More7 Low-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well
You do not need to be a computer engineer or a scientist with Ph.D. to become a top-notch technical writer. There are many low-tech writing niches that you can prosper in even if you are not too comfortable with hi-tech subject matters. Here are seven such opportunities available to all technical writers who are hunting…
Read MoreAdobe FrameMaker or MS Word?
Adobe FrameMaker or MS Word? This is the “eternal” question technical writers have been asking one another for the last twenty five years I suppose. It’s like one of those “Coke or Pepsi?” type of challenges with each side claiming their undying allegiance to their own camp. For disclosure: I use them both, everyday. When it…
Read More3 Career Stages for Technical Writers
3 Career Stages for Technical Writers is like climbing the success mountain. And there is no single path that leads to the summit.In technical writing, there are three broad paths or stages that you can follow. One stage starts where the other ends. What I’m going to share with you here is an approximate picture…
Read MoreDoctors, Nurses, Health Care Pros Make Great Technical Writers
Did you know that Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Pros Make Great Technical Writers? We call them “Medical Writers” but its the same thing. They are both different forms of technical communication. Contrary to a popular perception, all technical writers do not work for software or hardware companies. Regulatory writing is a special subset of technical…
Read MoreHow to Pay Attention to “Performance Objective” of Your Writing
Today as I was driving past the firehouse in my neighborhood, I saw an electric billboard with the following message lit up on a bright red LCD screen and aimed at the motorists: “NEVER PLAY WITH MATCHES!” Who usually plays with matches? A child. Who is driving past that billboard? Adults. Would a child ever…
Read More4 Indispensable Characteristics of Technical Writing
Technical Writing is Comprehensive If you are explaining the functions of the buttons on a toolbar, you need to explain ALL of them. If a gadget has two communication ports, you need to explain how each of them is used. Any error in covering all items in a document means an eventual call to the customer…
Read MoreIf I Can Do Technical Writing, Anyone Can Do It! Here is Why…
If I Can Do Technical Writing, Anyone Can Do It! Here is Why… Yesterday I heard back from a reader who is a professional English editor. He pointed out an error that was in one of my letters. Apparently, I signed the letter off by saying “in your service…” “That’s wrong,” he pointed out, “it…
Read MoreWhat Work Benefits Do Technical Writers Enjoy?
“What benefits do tech writers enjoy?” you might be wondering. I was not always a technical writer and there were quite a fewjobs that I did after graduate school. And in none of those earlier jobs I had much of anything by way of benefits. I was an “independent contractor” and in the United States…
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