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Student Question A student of mine asked what she should do to find an entry-level tech writing job in this pandemic environment. I’ve written quite a bit on this topic earlier: https://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/?s=jobs However, I understand we live through special times. What has been applicable a year ago might not be valid or practical anymore. So…

101 Questions with Answers to Test Your Knowledge of the Microsoft Manual of Style Microsoft Manual of Style is an important reference in software and hardware industry. Writing conventions adopted by Microsoft in the ‘80s and ‘90s shaped the way technical documents are written form decades. The influence of this style is so pervasive, we…

A practical and easy-to-follow guide to writing Release Notes with examples and the important points to consider while writing it Software production is a continuous process of code writing, testing, distribution, and repeating it all over again in a theoretically endless loop of development. What makes this cycle complicated is the fact that the loops…

I’ve been a nonfiction writer for thirty years During those three decades, other writers, those changing careers from a non-writing field to writing, and those brand new to the industry including my writing students, kept asking one question over and over again: “How can I get a writing job?” “How can I get a writing…