#24842
Resource material for the technical writer.
#18297
If you're reading this, you probably think you have writer's block. You want to write but you can't. You have this piece you desperately want to get out, but, every time you sit down to it, you totally freeze. Or you can only write crap. Or you never seem to sit down to it at all because there's always a kitchen to tidy or a call you have to make and then the kids come home or you're too tired and somehow, you just never make it to the keyboard. Or maybe you're the opposite -- you've always been prolific, churning out one piece after another but now, just at the point where everything should be flowing smoothly, it seems as though the well has dried right up. Well, it's possible that you have writer's block.
#31741
When you read something interesting online, you can submit the article’s link to WriterRiver.com through the Submit a Story tab. Everything that looks like a post on WriterRiver.com is really just a link to an article online.
WriterRiver. Resources>Web Design>Technical Writing>Social Networking
#28647
A blog about techniques and technologies by an instructional designer beginning to work in technical writing.
Rupa. Writers Gateway (2007). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#23730
Resources relating to technical writing and editing.
Technical Communicators Resource Site. Resources>Directories>Editing>Writing
#24122
A place for writers to post questions, to find information, or to encourage others in their writing struggles.
#14012
Business writing ranges from formal memos and proposals, to casual email messages, to catchy Web pages and presentations. In general, business communication deals with establishing and maintaining guidelines for policies and practices, with facilitating project work and with delivering convincing arguments about a product or proposal.
Allyn and Bacon (1999). Resources>Writing>Workplace>Business Communication
#10649
Writing for Multimedia: A Guide
As we stand here at the edge of the new millennium, the same can be said for the current state of multimedia. There are thousands of computer programs, millions of Web pages, and countless PowerPoint presentations. And unlike material in books and magazines, the vast majority of these items are untouched by editors. While new media offers an unprecedented means for sharing ideas with the rest of the world, it is also becoming that much harder to stand out from an ever-growing crowd. That’s where effective writing comes in. By planning and focusing what you want to say, you can better connect with your audience, whether you’re designing a Web site for your family, or promoting your company’s image. This guide is designed to help you effectively use new media to communicate your message with clarity and focus.
Butzgy, Michael. Earthlink (1999). Resources>Multimedia>Writing
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Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
These guidelines are designed to help you, the engineering or science student, perform technical writing assignments in your laboratory, design, and technical communication classes. In these guidelines, you will find discussions of several common documents in engineering writing and scientific writing. For these types of documents, you will find models written by other students.
Alley, Michael. Virginia Tech. Resources>Writing>Engineering
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A collection of resources for student writers.
#18256
Writing Resources on the World Wide Web
A collection of links to technical writing resources worldwide.
MIT (2001). Resources>Directories>Writing
#23900
This annotated directory features Web sites focusing on English grammar, concise writing, style and usage, the writing process, words, plain language, creativity, word play, action writing, reference sources, online writing experts, books on writing, and favorite fiction writers. You'll also find lists of Web sites on punctuation, avoiding bias, overcoming writer's block, spelling, vocabulary, and writing for the Web.
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Review: Writing Technology: Studies on the Materiality of Literacy 
In these days of dizzying technological change, it is difficult for teachers of composition not to be enthusiastic about the ever expanding arsenal of literacy tools at our disposal. From the myriad possibilities of networked classrooms to the disseminal opportunities of the World Wide Web, these technologies offer us promising venues in which to teach the craft of writing to our students, who seem more than eager to embrace these digital technologies. Yet anyone who remembers the days before word processors realizes that the relationship between writer and text has changed, and not just because of poststructural theorists like Barthes and Foucault. While word processors undoubtedly have eased our production and revision of texts, they have also altered our spatial and tactile relationship to the writing process. And some would argue these changes are not necessarily for the better; perhaps all of us in the computers and writing community know a Luddite colleague who eschews the technological elegance of an Apple PowerBook for the simpler pleasures of an antique fountain pen and hand-bound writing journal. To the technological cognoscenti, such resistance seems at times like quaint nostalgia for a world that is quickly disappearing. But the more I scour the digital landscape to keep abreast of new technologies, the more a gnawing question tugs at my synapses: 'What is being gained and what is being lost as the tools of literacy increase in complexity?'
Honeycutt, Lee. Kairos (1997). Resources>Reviews>Technology>Writing
#10479
Yahoo's directory of technical writing websites contains many useful links.
#32133
The Art of Technical Communication
Blog on technology and its meaning. Explores different themes and techniques in technical communication and rhetoric.
Schwarcz, Mati. Art of Technical Communication, The (2008). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32157
ITauthor is a British blog about software and technical writing.
Christie, Alistair. ITauthor (2008). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32162
My name is Miranda, and I am an Information Developer (aka technical writer). I am the junior writer on my team, new to the company, and new to the industry. It’s safe to say, I’m the greenhorn. However, I have the honor to work beside some very experienced and very knowledgeable senior writers, so it’s only a matter of time before their good habits rub off on me.
Bennett, Miranda. On Writing (2008). Resources>Documentation>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32488
A blog about technical writing.
Basu, Anindita. Writing Technically (2008). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32556
Your Writing Dept Blog is a collection of writings from technical writers who would like to develop dynamic, and hopefully, useful content when not creating technical documentation, user guides and training materials. The blog contains useful tips for how to work with a documentation team, and how to best manage documentation project.
Your Writing Dept (2008). Resources>Documentation>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32632
An overview of barriers to global communication and how to address them.
Bailie, Rahel Anne. Intentional Design Inc. (2005). Resources>Writing>Localization>Technical Writing
#32696
This blog is about technical writing and related topics, particularly for the software industry. Topics include technical communication, open source software, user assistance, interface design, and whatever else I find something to write about.
Swisher, Janet. Techie Tech Writer Blog, A. Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#32697
#32737
A blog about aspects of technical communication, with special focus on accessibility, quality (work/documentation/etc.) processes, writing, editing, usability, and technology.
#32798
In this knowledge economy, writing is the chief value-producing activity. But you may not be writing as well as you could. That may be because you think writing requires a special talent. In fact, writing is a process that can be managed, like any other business process. If you can manage people, money, or time—then you can manage your writing.
Davis, Kenneth W. Manage Your Writing. Resources>Writing>Business Communication>Blogs
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Alltop - Top Technical Writing News
An RSS feed aggregator/amalgamator which permits visitors to browse recent posts to 31 influential technical writing blogs (including the TC Library).
