Personal Essays on a Technical Writing Career -- by John Hewitt
John Hewitt over at Poewar.com has an intriguing series of personal essays on life as a technical writer.
- A Career in Technical Writing: The beginning of a new series
- A Career in Technical Writing: Life as a wannabee
- A Career in Technical Writing: Two dates to the prom
- A Career in Technical Writing: The fax about outsourcing
- A Career in Technical Writing: A strange new world
- A Career in Technical Writing: Life as a newbie
- A Career in Technical Writing: Workaround
- A Career in Technical Writing: Last Contractor Standing
- A Career in Technical Writing: Reversals
- A Career in Technical Writing: End games
- A Career in Technical Writing: End of Part One
I've really enjoyed these short essays. He's an engaging storyteller, and it's interesting to read life/work stories about the technical writing profession.
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