Writing with Authority

Technical writers write with authority. That’s the job: to present the subject with authority, so the reader will feel confident about the accuracy of the information or confident about using the software. There’s no place for hedging. You write, ‘Press the OK button’. You don’t write, ‘Press the OK button – I think.'

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Technical Writing vs. Art

Is technical writing detrimental to the creative kind, for those of us technical writers with ambitions as creative writers?

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