Technical Writing
How to Write a Thesis Statement for an Academic Essay
(Excerpts from my book “Essay Writing, Composition Writing Handbook: A Complete Guide to Writing Academic Compositions, with Examples”) Introduction A thesis statement is an important document that breaks down the focus of your argument. It states what you are going to argue for, and against, in your paper. It helps readers know what your paper…
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New Money Making Opportunities for Writers
Introduction The content market is expanding and money making opportunities for writers are booming. There are hundreds of opportunities to make money writing articles online. However, not all of them are worth your time. We will discuss the best ways to find high-quality content writing jobs in this article. Paid Online Writing Opportunities Options For…
Read More4 Free Writing Courses to Grab Now!
This is the perfect month to sharpen our writing skills. Here are 4 FREE courses to make it really easy to decide. Why not grab all of them? Write tight. Stay bright. Serve right. Ugur Akinci, Ph.D. (1) 7-Day FREE Technical Writing Course A “best seller” with over 2,000 students enrolled currently. Delivered through email.…
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3 Easy Ways of File Sharing without Email
Introduction File sharing is a common issue that many individuals face. There are different ways to share files without email. There are times you either don’t want to or cannot share files through email. What do you do then? Email is not the only way to share files. There are many other ways to do…
Read MoreWE TRANSFER – An Easy Way to Send Large Files
If you are looking for an easy way to transfer large files, I’d recommend www.wetransfer.com. You can send files up to 2GB for free. For pro accounts, you can send and receive up to 20 GB which is a lot for most documents. The interface is very clean and straight forward. You basically add the…
Read MoreHow to Write a Perfect Bulleted List
Everybody writes bulleted lists but few know how to write a perfect one.Bulleted lists (also known as UNORDERED lists) are important in technical writing.They summarize information in a manner that is easy to read and absorb. Use them whenever you can to get across information quickly.Compare:“In winter months make sure to check your tires, have enough…
Read More“What’s the Difference Between an Index and a TOC (Table of Contents)?”
Question – What is the most important part of any technical manual? Answer – The INDEX, believe it or not. Why? Because I do not know of a single user who would not immediately flip over to the Index and start searching for the words and terms that interest her the most. And the sense of…
Read More5 Top Rules of Index Construction
Here are the 5 top rules when you’re compiling a great index: 1) Always use lower case for your Index entries Use “password” instead of “Password”, or “boat” instead of “Boat”. EXCEPTION to the rule: all Proper Nouns should start with a capital letter. “Africa” instead of “africa”, or “Toyota” instead of “toyota”. 2) Always…
Read MoreA Blooming Writing Niche for “Green Technical Writers”
A Subniche There are so many new writing niches sprouting every day. As a technical writer you may want to keep an eye on these developments. If you don’t, you might very well be leaving money on the table. “Green Jobs” is one such blooming niche. GHG (Green House Gases) is a green sub-niche that…
Read More4 Solutions to Procrastination
Why do we procrastinate? Let’s first look at the word itself. PRO in Latin means FORWARD. CRAS, again in Latin, means TOMORROW. CRASTINUS, derived from “Cras,” means BELONGING TO TOMORROW. That’s why to procrastinate means putting off something that you should do today to tomorrow. People procrastinate for a lot of different reasons. There is no single reason…
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