http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Resources/Writing/Technical-Writing A listing of the most recently indexed works about Resources and Writing and Technical Writing in the field of technical communication (and technical writing). en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Resources/Writing/Technical-Writing http://tc.eserver.org/35536.html http://tc.eserver.org/35536.html I was preparing a report on freelance technical writers and noticed how hard it was to find technical writing sites run by writers, most were recruitment site. So I’ve made a list of the top 50 technical writers with a web presence. Some of these you might know, such as Darren Barefoot and Tom Johnson. I have also added some other writers from India, Russia and Israel to reach out to a wider audience. http://tc.eserver.org/35545.html http://tc.eserver.org/35545.html The technical writing process consists of four main phases. These are planning, writing, delivery, archiving. These phases are not necessarily set in stone and some variations do exist. Every writer is different and they each have their own way of writing that is distinct. http://tc.eserver.org/35120.html http://tc.eserver.org/35120.html An organized kit of technical-writing exercises, guidelines, activities, and strategies refined and tested in real high-school classes, with notes and comparisons to help teachers borrow and adapt them. Also used for teacher professional development at the Edward Teller Education Center. http://tc.eserver.org/34056.html http://tc.eserver.org/34056.html Medical writing is a great career! The work is interesting and often lucrative, and the demand for medical writers is high. 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This Sector Insight provides a guide for current adoption of topic-based authoring and those still considering it; outlining the changes that are expected to take place in as topic-based authoring goes mainstream. http://tc.eserver.org/33325.html http://tc.eserver.org/33325.html A resource center for sharing information and discussing ideas about technical documentation, marketing, regulatory & compliance, training & development, and business intelligence. http://tc.eserver.org/33317.html http://tc.eserver.org/33317.html An RSS feed aggregator/amalgamator which permits visitors to browse recent posts to 31 influential technical writing blogs (including the TC Library). http://tc.eserver.org/32737.html http://tc.eserver.org/32737.html A blog about aspects of technical communication, with special focus on accessibility, quality (work/documentation/etc.) processes, writing, editing, usability, and technology. http://tc.eserver.org/32696.html http://tc.eserver.org/32696.html 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. http://tc.eserver.org/32697.html http://tc.eserver.org/32697.html A technical writer’s blog. http://tc.eserver.org/32632.html http://tc.eserver.org/32632.html An overview of barriers to global communication and how to address them. http://tc.eserver.org/32556.html http://tc.eserver.org/32556.html 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. 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Gli argomenti sono: formazione, terminologia, norme, grafica, metodi e software. http://tc.eserver.org/30360.html http://tc.eserver.org/30360.html This site is for anyone who is interested in technical writing, proofreading, creative writing, or teaching. http://tc.eserver.org/29519.html http://tc.eserver.org/29519.html Un weblog qui cherche à servir de coin aux auteurs techniques. http://tc.eserver.org/29360.html http://tc.eserver.org/29360.html A blog about technical writing, information architecture, topic authoring, social media, and other technologies that catch Anne Gentle's eye. http://tc.eserver.org/29266.html http://tc.eserver.org/29266.html A weblog about technical documentation, training, and marketing materials. http://tc.eserver.org/28884.html http://tc.eserver.org/28884.html Rhonda Bracey's blog, with some posts specifically on technical writing. http://tc.eserver.org/28852.html http://tc.eserver.org/28852.html A list of blogs by technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/28774.html http://tc.eserver.org/28774.html The Method M blog for technical writers, marketing staff, product managers and others who spend hours each week creating documents. 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There is no charge/fee whatsoever involved for using the library material. Registered users can submit their work to the library, browse through the large collection of material and can even volunteer for the administration. http://tc.eserver.org/26678.html http://tc.eserver.org/26678.html Das Blog behandelt verschiedene Aspekte der Technischen Kommunikation aus der Sicht eines Dokumentations-Dienstleisters. Derzeit werden folgende Themen angeboten: Internet, News, Redaktionelles, Software, Veranstaltungen. http://tc.eserver.org/26556.html http://tc.eserver.org/26556.html As I began to create categories for a list collected from many academics and practitioners, I discovered a dramatic difference in the works valued by the two groups. 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Continuation of the column written from 2001-03 for IT People. http://tc.eserver.org/24843.html http://tc.eserver.org/24843.html Recommended reading for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/24842.html http://tc.eserver.org/24842.html Resource material for the technical writer. http://tc.eserver.org/24719.html http://tc.eserver.org/24719.html A website that publishes numerous articles for technical communicators, journalists and documentation specialists. http://tc.eserver.org/24723.html http://tc.eserver.org/24723.html Technocrats-me is a group that was organized on 17th July 2004, for communication professionals and writers all over the world. The organization started its mailing list and discussions on the online group, because the community for communication is in a mounting stage, and anyone can access the new changes very fast via internet and the wireless communication systems. For more details visit www.technocrats-me.org http://tc.eserver.org/24350.html http://tc.eserver.org/24350.html A blog with links to various technical communication online resources. http://tc.eserver.org/24185.html http://tc.eserver.org/24185.html A collection of categorized links to online technical writing resources. http://tc.eserver.org/24184.html http://tc.eserver.org/24184.html A few links to websites helpful for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/24118.html http://tc.eserver.org/24118.html Technical writing skills are now in great demand in business, industry, science and technology. 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I have chosen some of the topics because they relate to my specific research interests, and I have chosen some of the topics because students have expressed a strong interest in acquiring more background in these areas. http://tc.eserver.org/23525.html http://tc.eserver.org/23525.html Have you ever considered taking on marketing duties at your present job, or even transitioning to a new career as a 'marketeer'? Wistfully, you dream of sipping martinis with your attractive new coworkers under the department’s neon sign, 'Marketing—Two Drink Minimum,' before heading home empty-handed at 5 p.m. Oh, wait a minute—that was a Dilbert cartoon. http://tc.eserver.org/22657.html http://tc.eserver.org/22657.html Forum for the discussion of technical writing. http://tc.eserver.org/22625.html http://tc.eserver.org/22625.html A medium for all technical writers to add their tips and ideas for becoming a successful technical writer. http://tc.eserver.org/22616.html http://tc.eserver.org/22616.html Provides links to online resources such as directories, web sites, chat forums, journals, associations, and conferences. 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It deals with legislation, new products on the market, new services, tools, hints and tips and other matters relating to documentation and a client's business. Of course, it will also keep you updated with what's happening at TechScribe. http://tc.eserver.org/20961.html http://tc.eserver.org/20961.html Suman Kumar's weblog on technical writing, usability, tips, tricks and more! http://tc.eserver.org/20909.html http://tc.eserver.org/20909.html Links to several online technical writing resources. http://tc.eserver.org/20885.html http://tc.eserver.org/20885.html Included in this section are hypertexts composed by authors with explicit expertise in technical or scientific fields, or by technical writers who interpret technical or scientific topics for a nonspecialist audience. We include links to sites that explain the field of technical writing and its genres, along with references to aid technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/20784.html http://tc.eserver.org/20784.html A weblog of a California technical communicator interested in the Society for Technical Communication, programming, software, software standards, United Methodism, theology, genealogy, puns.... http://tc.eserver.org/20679.html http://tc.eserver.org/20679.html The Creative Tech Writer is a work in progress, loosely centered around the art and craft of technical writing as it applies to a variety of fields, and vice versa. http://tc.eserver.org/20485.html http://tc.eserver.org/20485.html Technical communication resources of interest to the oil and gas industry. http://tc.eserver.org/20414.html http://tc.eserver.org/20414.html So, you're interested in technical writing tips. Perhaps you've never done technical writing and you're looking to get into the field or get some idea of what it's about. Or maybe you're already in the field and want to know what another technical writer has to say. Let me start with a brief introduction to myself and then I'll get into the tips. http://tc.eserver.org/20146.html http://tc.eserver.org/20146.html An ongoing online index of twentieth-century publications in post-secondary composition, rhetoric, ESL, and technical writing. http://tc.eserver.org/19771.html http://tc.eserver.org/19771.html A resource guide for instructors who use Diana Hacker's <i>Rules for Writers.</i> http://tc.eserver.org/19772.html http://tc.eserver.org/19772.html A resource guide for instructors who use Diana Hacker's <i>A Writer's Reference.</i> http://tc.eserver.org/19770.html http://tc.eserver.org/19770.html An electronic edition of the best-selling handbook by Diana Hacker, The Electronic Bedford Handbook 6.0 combines the comprehensive coverage and class-tested reference features of the text with the cutting-edge convenience of an e-book, resulting in an interactive e-handbook that serves both as a guide to research and writing and as a reference for the electronic age. http://tc.eserver.org/19727.html http://tc.eserver.org/19727.html Reference links especially for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/18481.html http://tc.eserver.org/18481.html Writing and book indexing help for desktop publishers. Often desktop publishers become jack-of-all-trades and need at least a basic understanding of technical writing. http://tc.eserver.org/18462.html http://tc.eserver.org/18462.html A collection of links to academic technical writing websites. http://tc.eserver.org/18299.html http://tc.eserver.org/18299.html This web site provides reference material for experienced technical writers, but also includes information for beginners and for tech writers looking for a job. This site includes links to various types of reference material, including HTML instruction pages, style guides, technical writing sites, tech writing tools, dictionaries, etc. My goal is to help (English-speaking) persons who are in the business of writing and formatting technical documents. I've reviewed quite a few of the sites to which this page is linked, and have used some of the tools listed. http://tc.eserver.org/15047.html http://tc.eserver.org/15047.html A collection of model documents to complement a variety of TC textbooks. http://tc.eserver.org/12958.html http://tc.eserver.org/12958.html This new TECHWR-L archive format gives you complete access to TECHWR-L list messages--from the first messages posted in March 1993 to the current day's TECHWR-L postings. We've added this new format in response to site visitor feedback, which indicated a need for a complete archive that: returns focused results (minimizing irrelevant results; returns results quickly; minimizes forms; minimizes reloading pages; offers flexibility to search by topic, author, thread, or date. This new archive format provides full-text search capabilities through all 120,000+ (and growing) messages, as well as allows you to browse by month/year, thread, and author. Experiment with the new archive format, or find out more about it. http://tc.eserver.org/10499.html http://tc.eserver.org/10499.html Offers Technical communication topics for technical writers, editors, indexers, teachers, students, and people interested in the technical communication field.