--- title: "Technical Writing" description: "Technical writing posts cover general aspects related to the practice of tech comm, and this is my catch-all category for topics that don't fit anywhere else. Technical writing refers to..." canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/category-technical-writing/index.html --- > For AI agents: a documentation index is available at https://idratherbewriting.com/llms.txt. Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending .md to any page URL. # Technical Writing Technical writing posts cover general aspects related to the practice of tech comm, and this is my catch-all category for topics that don't fit anywhere else. Technical writing refers to creating instructions for software or hardward products, often in the form of online help, instructional manuals, tutorials, or other guides. Technical writers help clarify complex topics and create step-by-step guides through difficult tasks. The following content is in the **technical writing** category: #### [Six new books in tech comm: a roundup](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/new-books-tech-comm-2026) | Sep 7, 2026 #### [Judging beautiful docs, AI fatigue, and tool slop -- podcast with Fabrizio](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/judging-beautiful-docs-ai-fatigue-podcast) | May 31, 2026 #### [Developing internal skills for recurring documentation processes like release notes](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/internal-skills-release-docs) | May 4, 2026 #### [Too much coffee?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/too-much-coffee) | Apr 24, 2026 #### [The Emerging Picture of a Changed Profession: Cyborg Technical Writers — Augmented, Not Replaced, by AI](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk) | Apr 5, 2026 #### [Recording of Automation Engineering 101 for Tech Docs presentation at WTD West Coast Supermeetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/auto-engineering-101-presentation-wtd) | Mar 12, 2026 #### [Cracking the code on corporate visibility](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cracking-the-code-on-corp-visibility) | Mar 8, 2026 #### [Nobody knows what it will look like in 2 years](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/nobody-knows-two-years-from-now) | Mar 3, 2026 #### [Podcast: Tech comm predictions for 2026 (Phase One)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/predictions-2026-tech-comm-podcast) | Jan 25, 2026 #### [Podcast: Writing as telepathy: AI tools, automation, and an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-tools-automation-ct-smith) | Jan 4, 2026 #### [12 predictions for tech comm in 2026](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tech-comm-predictions-for-2026) | Jan 1, 2026 #### [The cost of speaking up: Thoughts on "The War on Words" by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/war-on-words-book-review-free-speech-costs) | Dec 6, 2025 #### [The isolation and loneliness of tech writing may get worse as AI accelerates](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/isolation-loneliness-worsens-with-ai) | Dec 4, 2025 #### [Troubleshooting build processes with a fix-it mindset](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/troubleshoot-build-processes-fixit-mind) | Nov 20, 2025 #### [Guest post: Generative AI, technical writing, and evolving thoughts on future horizons, by Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/gen-ai-techcomm-evolving-future) | Nov 6, 2025 #### [Making it easy for people to review your changelists (Doc bug zero series)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/make-easy-to-review-changelists) | Oct 29, 2025 #### [Switching from Commento to LinkedIn for Blog Comments](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/disabled-commento-service-uselinkedin-instead) | Oct 12, 2025 #### [Why getting to bug zero is so hard](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/goal-get-to-bug-zero) | Aug 15, 2025 #### [Productivity Experiments and Advice: Continuing the Journey with Slow Productivity and Meditations for Mortals — guest post by David Kowalsky](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/kowalsky-productivity-experiments-advice) | Jul 18, 2025 #### [API quick reference guides (and the challenges of passing long content into AI contexts)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-qrg-challenges-of-long-content) | Jun 1, 2025 #### [Reflections on the WTD Portland 2025 conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-conf-2025-reflections) | May 11, 2025 #### [Speaking up and calling out BS when you see it -- some reflections on Jonathan Rauch's book The Constitution of Knowledge](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/speaking-up-calling-out-bs) | May 3, 2025 #### [Links from around the web: vibecoding, 60-hour work weeks, smaller internet communities, ethical compromises, and expertise](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/links-vibecoding-60-hours-small-communities) | Mar 2, 2025 #### [Do developers need code samples in API documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/code-samples-might-not-be-needed-anymore) | Mar 2, 2025 #### [Q&A about adoc Studio, with Frank Blome](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/adoc-studio-qa-with-frank-blome) | Dec 16, 2024 #### [Q&A about Paligo -- modern CCMS -- with VP of Product Rasmus Petersson](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/paligo-modern-ccm-question-answer-rasmus-petersson) | Dec 1, 2024 #### [Should you join Bluesky?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/should-you-join-bluesky-or-other-social-platforms) | Nov 23, 2024 #### [Why designing landing pages is hard](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/designing-landing-pages) | Nov 13, 2024 #### [To establish value, focus more on high priority projects: Reading Michael Lynch's post on why he quit Google to work for himself](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reading-lynch-focus-on-high-priority-projects) | Nov 11, 2024 #### [Sadik-Khan's Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution, plus a visual account of Seattle's downtown biking and pedestrian infrastructure](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/sadik-khan-streetfight-book-review) | Nov 3, 2024 #### [Symposium on Usability and Design in France in April 2025](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/strasberg-symposium-usability-and-design) | Nov 3, 2024 #### [Strategies for making doc bugs actionable](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/make-documentation-bugs-actionable) | Oct 20, 2024 #### [Escaping the Productivity Trap: Experiments with Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks — guest post by David Kowalsky](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/escape-productivity-trap-david-kowalsky-guest-post) | Oct 20, 2024 #### [NotebookLM podcasts -- the missing piece in the GenAI puzzle?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/notebooklm-podcasts-and-technical-writing) | Oct 6, 2024 #### [Using AI to jump-start code samples](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/prompt-eng-jump-start-code-samples) | Sep 29, 2024 #### [Unified Knowledge powered by Zoomin -- Q&A with Paul Maass](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/unified-knowledge-zoomin) | Sep 15, 2024 #### [Two days in my life as a technical writer, followed by reflection and analysis of fragmenting microtasks](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/two-days-in-life-as-technical-writer-reflection) | Sep 8, 2024 #### [What a day in the life of a Technical Writer in the energy industry looks like -- Guest post by Bonnie Denham](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/day-in-life-of-technical-writer-bonnie-denham) | Aug 28, 2024 #### [Routines and habit stacking](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/routines-and-habit-stacking) | Aug 26, 2024 #### [Links from around the web -- June 10, 2024](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/links-around-web-june-10-2024) | Jun 25, 2024 #### [What should your documentation metrics look like? Q&A with Zoomin about their 2024 Technical Content Benchmark Report](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/benchmark-report-documentation-metrics-from-zoomin) | Apr 14, 2024 #### [AI is accelerating my technical writing output, and other observations](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-is-accelerating-me) | Apr 14, 2024 #### [Evaluating my 2023 site analytics -- why did my traffic drop?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/site-analytics-for-2023) | Jan 7, 2024 #### [My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/2024-tech-comm-trends-and-predictions) | Jan 1, 2024 #### [Book review: Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feel and Why They Do What They Do](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/understanding-girls-with-adhd-book-review-summary) | Dec 31, 2023 #### [Movemate standing board review — fixing your back, legs from sedentary decline from a tech job](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/movemate-review-standing-board) | Oct 29, 2023 #### [What is Diátaxis and should you be using it with your documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/what-is-diataxis-documentation-framework) | Oct 18, 2023 #### [[Podcast] AI and APIs: What works, what doesn't](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-apis-what-works-and-doesnt-video-recording-podcast) | Oct 14, 2023 #### [Telling your conversion story into tech comm](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/writing-the-conversion-story-toward-tech-comm) | Jun 25, 2023 #### [How to meet other technical writers in Seattle -- WTD Seattle coffee chats](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/how-to-meet-technical-writers-in-seattle) | Jun 25, 2023 #### [Doctave Q&A with Niklas Begley](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/doctave-qa-niklas-begley) | Jun 8, 2023 #### [News turns the content wheel of advertising](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/news-turns-content-wheel-of-advertising) | May 19, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Endless news cycles, style checkers, finding research, noticing things around you](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/news-cycle-wordtune-noticing-things-research) | May 19, 2023 #### [How to find academic research to back up your tech comm decisions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/how-to-find-academic-research-tech-comm) | May 19, 2023 #### [Book review of the Art of Noticing, by Rob Walker](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/art-of-noticing-rob-walker-book-review) | May 19, 2023 #### [From DITA to docs-as-code and Docusaurus: Q&A with Mike Howes](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/docusaurus-questions-and-answers-howes) | May 16, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Copilot for Docs, Wappalyzer, Illusions, Late projects, Forbidden Fruit](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/copilot-illusions-late-projects-forbidden) | May 11, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Doctave, Chatbase, SiteGPT, small CLs, TC bibliography](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/doctave-microchat-small-cls-bibliography) | May 9, 2023 #### [What’s missing from the AI workflow: incentives for content creators to provide training data](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/content-creators-need-roi-from-ai) | May 4, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Content creator ROI, Netlify, Madbot, and Hollywood](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/content-creator-roi-madbot-netlify-hollywood) | May 4, 2023 #### [Newsletter: AI doc alerts, state of tools, saying easy or just, automated writing teams](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-alerts-tools-easy-automated-teams) | May 2, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Markprompt Q&A, LearningDITA, Snowflake docs, AI Commits](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/markprompt-dita-snowflake-aicommits) | Apr 24, 2023 #### [Meandering thoughts on my 2022 site analytics](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/site-analytics-2022) | Apr 23, 2023 #### [Markprompt Q&A with Michael Fester](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/markprompt-questions-and-answers) | Apr 23, 2023 #### [Newsletter: GPT-4 tutors, Phind.com, Dark user manuals, interfaces for reading docs, automation scripts, and bball](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tutors-phind-dark-manuals-interfaces-automation) | Apr 17, 2023 #### [A script that creates a new Jekyll post and populates it with YAML frontmatter, and also makes a curl call to add a Rebrandly shortlink](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/create-script-to-auto-create-new-post-jekyll) | Apr 16, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Docs-as-ecosystem, structure in WordPress, identity crisis, and pencils](https://idratherbewriting.com/2023/04/14/ecosystem-structure-identity-pencils/) | Apr 14, 2023 #### [Newsletter: AI and tech comm survey results, Zoomin's predictions, Beating an ATS, ChatGPT plugin docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2023/04/11/whats-going-on-in-tech-comm/) | Apr 11, 2023 #### [Newsletter: Why engineers need to write, tech writers in pop culture, 101 subreddit, Cambrian period of AI (April 4, 2023)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2023/04/04/tech-comm-links/) | Apr 4, 2023 #### [Upcoming Webinar: API Trends Across the Lifecycle Webinar (April 11, 2023)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/upcoming-stoplight-webinar-april-11/) | Apr 3, 2023 #### [Beyond 'parts' documentation: Moving towards systems thinking with developer portals](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/dev-portals-and-systems-thinking/) | Mar 26, 2023 #### [Updates on my standing experiment: surprisingly good for the lower back](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/the-standing-experiment/) | Mar 11, 2023 #### [Presentation recording: Specialization myopia syndrome and the content journey](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/specialization-myopia-and-content-journey) | Mar 7, 2023 #### [Podcast: All about Redocly, with founder Adam Altman](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/redocly-podcast/) | Feb 26, 2023 #### [Building your own balance board for a standing desk](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/build-your-own-standing-desk-standing-office/) | Feb 24, 2023 #### [Finally got Covid -- my experience](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/omicron-symptoms-experience/) | Feb 13, 2023 #### [Five ways to leverage big-picture thinking as a technical writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/five-approaches-to-big-picture-thinking-tech-comm.html) | Feb 12, 2023 #### [New Job-Hunter Support Group course offered by Bobby Kennedy](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/job-hunters-networking-group-bobby-kennedy/) | Jan 26, 2023 #### [New series: Sitting, standing, and walking](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/sitting-standing-walking-introduction/) | Jan 25, 2023 #### [Book review: May I Ask a Technical Question, by Jeff Krinock and Matt Hoff](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/review-krinock-hoff-may-i-ask-a-technical-question/) | Dec 26, 2022 #### [Two examples where high-level overviews are essential: Macbeth and Elon Musk](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/macbeth-and-musk-and-the-high-level-overview.html) | Nov 28, 2022 #### [Pulling readers through long documents](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/reading-long-documents.html) | Nov 16, 2022 #### [Podcast about Archbee -- a new documentation tool with a block-based editor, API publishing capability, content re-use, and more](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/archbee-podcast-oct-2022/) | Oct 31, 2022 #### [Attempting to write a Life of a [something] narrative](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/writing-a-life-of-a-something-narrative.html) | Sep 23, 2022 #### ['Putting together things': Articulating a thesis about the effects of hyper-specialization on documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/exploiting-the-systems-view-tech-writers.html) | Sep 22, 2022 #### [Expanding from cross-product newsletters to a book club and site](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part7-from-newsletter-to-book-club.html) | Aug 21, 2022 #### [Some advice if you're just starting out your technical writing career](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/career-advice-just-starting-out.html) | Aug 16, 2022 #### [Systems thinking: Limits to Growth, Complex Cause and Effect, and Shifting the Burden](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/systems-thinking-fifth-discipline.html) | Aug 9, 2022 #### [Systems thinking and developer portals](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/systems-thinking-and-developer-portals.html) | Jun 22, 2022 #### [The impact of technical diversity on documentation -- epiphanies on a trip to IKEA](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/impact-of-technical-diversity-on-docs.html) | Jun 5, 2022 #### [Technical diversity/pluralism/fragmentation in tech comm](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/embracing-diversity-pluralism-fragmentation.html) | Jun 4, 2022 #### [My Commute Seattle Spotlight](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/commute-seattle-spotlight-video/) | May 15, 2022 #### [Review of Peter Norton's Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/review-of-peter-norton-autonorama-illusory-promise-of-high-tech-driving/) | Apr 25, 2022 #### [Docs as Code](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-docs-as-code.html) | Apr 3, 2022 #### [Inline ads -- updated advertising offerings](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/inline-ads-space.html) | Apr 2, 2022 #### [Keynote presentation to STC India 2022](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-presentation-stc-india.html) | Mar 26, 2022 #### [Remote work](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-remote-work.html) | Mar 22, 2022 #### [Git and GitHub](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-git-and-github.html) | Mar 20, 2022 #### [API documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-api-documentation.html) | Mar 19, 2022 #### [Every page is page one](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-every-page-is-page-one.html) | Mar 16, 2022 #### [Marcom and tech comm](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-techcomm-and-marcom.html) | Mar 14, 2022 #### [Scrum](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-scrum.html) | Mar 13, 2022 #### [Let's Talk Docs podcast -- episode on measuring API documentation quality](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/lets-talk-docs-podcast-featuring-me/) | Mar 7, 2022 #### [The History of Content -- Content Components podcast with Patrick Bosek and Sarah O'Keefe](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/history-of-content-content-components-podcast/) | Mar 7, 2022 #### [Preparing for technical writing jobs and interviews -- posts from Aaron Redshaw](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/technical-writing-jobs-and-interviews/) | Mar 7, 2022 #### [Content strategy](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-content-strategy.html) | Mar 5, 2022 #### [DITA](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-dita.html) | Mar 4, 2022 #### [WordPress and web CMSs](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-wordpress.html) | Feb 27, 2022 #### [Quick reference guides](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-quick-reference-guides.html) | Feb 27, 2022 #### [Screencasting](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-screencasting.html) | Feb 26, 2022 #### [Faceted filtering](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-faceted-filtering.html) | Feb 25, 2022 #### [Wikis and crowdsourcing](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-wikis.html) | Feb 24, 2022 #### [Help authoring tools (HATs) and single-sourcing](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-hats.html) | Feb 23, 2022 #### [Intro to the series: Trends to follow or forget](https://idratherbewriting.com/trends/trends-to-follow-or-forget-intro.html) | Feb 22, 2022 #### [[Podcast] Become a technical writer: conversation with Bobby Kennedy about the technical writing courses he offers](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/become-a-technical-writer-podcast-with-bobby-kennedy) | Feb 21, 2022 #### [My multimodal commuting strategies](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/multimodal-commuting-strategies.html) | Feb 19, 2022 #### [Archbee product review -- first look at a new online platform for writing and managing documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/archbee-product-review.html) | Feb 14, 2022 #### [Part 6: The newsletter as the social content of corporations](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part6-newsletter-content-medium.html) | Feb 11, 2022 #### [MEGAComm recording: How to increase awareness of tech comm inside corporate walls](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/megacomm-presentation-increase-awareness-of-tech-comm) | Feb 10, 2022 #### [Results of the survey about fizzled trends: Every trend is still with us](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/results-of-fizzled-trends-survey) | Feb 8, 2022 #### [Survey about documentation trends that fizzled (one-minute survey)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/trends-that-faded-survey) | Feb 2, 2022 #### [Webinar recording of 'Using MadCap Flare to Generate API Documentation'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/madcap-webinar-api-docs-vas) | Feb 2, 2022 #### [Part 5: More specifics about finding a focus](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part5-finding-a-focus.html) | Jan 27, 2022 #### [Part 4: Creating engaging content: A balance of interests](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part4-creating-engaging-content.html) | Jan 26, 2022 #### [Part 3: Five basics for building an audience on the web](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part3-tools-of-web-influence.html) | Jan 25, 2022 #### [Part 2: Initial attempts and failures with workplace content](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part2-failure-with-initial-attempts.html) | Jan 24, 2022 #### [Part 1: Introduction to influence on the web](https://idratherbewriting.com/web-and-workplace-influence/part1-introduction-to-influencers.html) | Jan 23, 2022 #### [Themes from 2021: working from home and podcasting](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/themes-from-2021) | Jan 12, 2022 #### [Site analytics for 2021 -- a few observations and reflections](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/2021-site-analytics-reflections) | Jan 2, 2022 #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 35: Docs for Developers book, with Jared Bhatti and Zachary Sarah Corleissen](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-35-docs-for-developers-book/) | Oct 31, 2021 #### [Presentation recording -- 'Best practices in API docs: Product overviews and getting started tutorials'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/presentation-on-product-overviews-and-get-started-tutorials/) | Oct 29, 2021 #### [The existentialism of technical writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/the-existentialism-of-technical-writing/) | Oct 22, 2021 #### [tcworld China 2021 keynote: 'Tech comm and marketing: How to make your tech comm group more visible to those within your company'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tcworld-china-keynote-techcomm-and-marketing/) | Sep 16, 2021 #### [Sending doc status reports -- a tool for visibility and relationship building [API doc course]](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/sending-doc-status-reports/) | Aug 15, 2021 #### [Recording of 'Product overviews vs. getting started tutorials: striking a balance between read-first and try-first user behaviors'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/product-overviews-and-getting-started-tutorials-presentation/) | Aug 7, 2021 #### [Five basketball strategies and how they might apply to tech comm](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/basketball-strategies-applicability-to-tech-comm) | Jul 7, 2021 #### [Balancing product overviews with getting started tutorials](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/balancing-product-overviews-with-getting-started-tutorials) | Jul 6, 2021 #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 34: Adding personality to documentation, with Fabrizio Ferri](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-34-personal-identity-and-personality-in-docs/) | Jun 26, 2021 #### [Five project management responsibilities of senior technical writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/project-management-responsibilities) | Jun 4, 2021 #### [Trying to get back to normal](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/trying-to-get-back-to-normal) | Jun 2, 2021 #### [Paligo: Structured Authoring and Component Content Management made easy](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/paligo-structured-authoring-xml-ccms) | Jun 2, 2021 #### [Experiments: Leaving reviews on Google Maps](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/leaving-reviews) | May 27, 2021 #### [10 characteristics of ambiguous content](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/what-is-ambiguous-content) | May 19, 2021 #### [Experiments: Will reading a physical newspaper improve the way I consume news?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/life-experiments-reading-physical-newspaper/) | May 18, 2021 #### [Experiments: What would happen if I exercised 2 hours a day?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/life-experiments-two-hours-of-exercise/) | May 15, 2021 #### [Balancing action with narration: Creating product overviews and getting started tutorials to satisfy both try-first and read-first learning modes](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/balancing-action-with-narration-create-content-to-satisfy-opportunistic-and-systematic/) | May 3, 2021 #### [An in-depth look at MadCap Flare 2021’s New Markdown Import Feature](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/madcap-import-feature-madcap-flare-release-2021/) | May 2, 2021 #### [Finding a focus](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/finding-a-focus/) | Apr 29, 2021 #### [Technical writing course Q&A -- 'Become a Technical Writer', with Bobby Kennedy](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/technical-writing-course-become-a-technical-writer-bobby-kennedy/) | Apr 18, 2021 #### [Switching from Skype to Zoom for podcasting tools](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/switching-from-skype-to-zoom-for-podcasting-tools/) | Mar 23, 2021 #### [Videocast: Micro content and Flare -- Conversation with Kate Schneider](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/micro-content-and-flare-conversation-with-kate-schneider/) | Mar 21, 2021 #### [Updated glossary article with technical examples [API doc course]](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/updated-glossary-article/) | Mar 18, 2021 #### [My life story, or reflections on what shaped my life's career trajectory](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/life-story-what-shapes-your-lifes-trajectory/) | Mar 18, 2021 #### [Analyzing doc portals by looking at developer journeys -- recommended podcast episode from Cherryleaf](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/analyze-doc-portals-by-looking-at-user-journeys/) | Mar 18, 2021 #### [Who can make documentation requests](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/who-can-make-documentation-requests/) | Feb 18, 2021 #### [Some good decisions and minor mistakes](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/good-decisions-and-mistakes/) | Feb 17, 2021 #### [10 observations after using my API documentation checklist in a real scenario](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/observations-using-checklist/) | Feb 15, 2021 #### [Adding last modified timestamps to content](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/adding-last-modified-timestamps-to-documentation/) | Feb 15, 2021 #### [Product overviews -- a tricky space where documentation and marketing overlap](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/writing-product-overviews/) | Feb 3, 2021 #### [Q&A about Xeditor -- online XML editor -- with founder Matthias Kraus](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/xeditor-question-and-answer/) | Feb 2, 2021 #### [Cherryleaf collects tech writer goals for 2021](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/goals-for-2021/) | Dec 27, 2020 #### [Moving to Seattle and making housing decisions using virtual tools](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/moving-to-seattle-exploring-places-with-vr/) | Dec 11, 2020 #### [Job transition: from Amazon to Google](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/job-transition-from-amazon-to-google/) | Dec 3, 2020 #### [New API course article: Processes for changing internal doc culture](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/processes-for-improving-documentation-culture/) | Nov 26, 2020 #### [New API course article: Processes for external contributors](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/processes-for-external-contributors/) | Nov 26, 2020 #### [The story behind Document360 -- podcast with founder Saravana Kumar](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/document-360-podcast-saravana-kumar-founder/) | Nov 17, 2020 #### [Playing a product design role as a content designer -- podcast with Jonathon Colman](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-colman-playing-product-design-roles-as-a-content-designer/) | Aug 24, 2020 #### [Webinar -- Optimizing Content Development: Grow Your Content Faster Than You Grow Your Team](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/optimizing-content-development-growing-content-without-growing-team/) | Aug 13, 2020 #### [Part VI: Results from the survey correlating org models and tech writer value](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-evaluating-survey-data/) | Jul 26, 2020 #### [A tip for doc reviews -- bring a list of questions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tip-for-doc-reviews-bring-list-of-questions/) | Jul 24, 2020 #### [Part VI: Conclusion, analysis, and feedback](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-conclusion-analysis-feedback/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Part V: On being strategic, interpersonal, and sponsored](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-clarke-being-strategic/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Part IV: Engaging deep enough to blur the lines between content and product design](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-colman-designer-hybrid/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Part III: Correlating organization models with low value estimations](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-correlating-org-models-with-value/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Part II: Personal layoff stories and reasons](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-collegue-stories/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Part I: Introduction and background](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflecting-seven-years-later-about-layoff-intro/) | Jul 1, 2020 #### [Diversity in tech comm -- Conversation with John Paz](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/diversity-in-tech-comm-conversation-with-john-paz/) | Jun 12, 2020 #### [What's the point of site search?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/pointless-to-implement-site-search/) | Jun 12, 2020 #### [WTD Australia event recording -- 'Remote discussion: Techcomm in the times of pandemic'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/write-the-docs-australia-techcomm-times-of-pandemic/) | May 31, 2020 #### [Guest post: Why are technical writers often treated as such an unimportant part of a company?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/why-technical-writers-treated-as-unimportant/) | May 31, 2020 #### [Results of Pandemic Impact on Tech Comm survey](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/results-of-pandemic-impact-on-tech-comm-survey/) | May 26, 2020 #### [Podcast: Building Great Documentation -- WAPI FM radio hour](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wapi-radio-building-great-documentation-recording/) | May 7, 2020 #### [Connecting micro content with search analytics -- notes on the first MadCap Flare and MadCap Central 2020 Release](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/connect-micro-content-with-search-analytics/) | May 7, 2020 #### [A user manual for your death?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/user-manual-for-your-death/) | Apr 28, 2020 #### [My Knowledgebase Ninjas podcast episode -- Metrics don't work](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/knowledgebase-ninjas-podcast-metrics-dont-work.html) | Apr 15, 2020 #### [Are technical writers increasingly playing non-technical roles? Some thoughts on the evolution of technical writing roles](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/evolving-roles-of-technical-wrters/) | Mar 30, 2020 #### [Staying updated about what developers are changing -- my techniques for information sleuthing](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/staying-updated-about-what-developers-are-changing-information-sleuthing/) | Mar 26, 2020 #### [The Manuscript Podcast, with Breno Barreto -- Episode 2, How technical should a tech writer be?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/the-manuscript-podcast-interview-with-tom-johnson/) | Mar 8, 2020 #### [Checklist of different types of API docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/doc-suite-checklist/) | Feb 25, 2020 #### [Podcast with Andrew Davis: Hiring API doc writers -- an inside look at fixing broken processes](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-andrew-davis-hiring-api-doc-writers-inside-look-fixing-broken-processes/) | Feb 23, 2020 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 27: Starting a doc group/process when you're the first](https://idratherbewriting.com/2020/02/21/wtd-podcast-episode-27-starting-docs-from-scratch/) | Feb 21, 2020 #### [New podcast: Unifying Technical Content Sets into a Broader Ecosystem, with Cruce Sanders at [A]](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-with-cruce-sanders-enterprise-versus-agile/) | Feb 14, 2020 #### [Autonomous Agile Teams and Enterprise Content Strategy: An Impossible Combination?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/agile-teams-and-enterprise-content-strategy/) | Feb 13, 2020 #### [Learning about event planning -- life pro tips from Jack Molisani](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/learning-about-event-planning-with-jack-molisani/) | Jan 24, 2020 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 26: Technical writing and Reddit, with Alan Bowman](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-podcast-episode-26-technical-writing-and-reddit/) | Dec 31, 2019 #### [2020 Developer documentation survey](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/developer-documentation-survey-2020/) | Dec 31, 2019 #### [Podcast: API Design and Usability with Arnaud Lauret (API Handyman)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-design-usability-arnaud-lauret-podcast/) | Dec 7, 2019 #### [When reference docs lack a tutorial -- a look at Wescheme's Bootstrap documentation for students learning programming](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-reference-docs-need-tutorials-wescheme-bootstrap) | Dec 6, 2019 #### [Follow-up to 4 Technical Writing Tests Post](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/follow-up-to-technical-writing-tests-post/) | Nov 12, 2019 #### [4 Technical Writing Tests to Screen Candidates](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/technical-writing-tests-for-screening-candidates/) | Nov 4, 2019 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 25: Researching how developers use API docs, with Andrew Head](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-25-researching-how-developers-use-api-docs/) | Oct 27, 2019 #### [Matching documentation review practices to company culture](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/matching-doc-review-practices-to-company-culture/) | Oct 17, 2019 #### [Some specifications docs I've been working on -- and thoughts on strategies and techniques for managing specs](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/specificiations-documentation-strategies/) | Oct 14, 2019 #### [Podcast: Dealing with Project Overload -- Strategies to Manage Overflowing Documentation Tasks](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/dealing-with-project-overload/) | Oct 2, 2019 #### [Podcast: 10 myths about API documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ten-myths-about-api-documentation/) | Sep 29, 2019 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 24: Conference chatter and the Australian scene, with Swapnil Ogaler](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-24-wtd-conference-chatter-and-australian-scene/) | Sep 25, 2019 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 23: How to write inclusive tech documentation, by Lucie Le Naour](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/write-the-docs-episode-23-inclusive-tech-documentation/) | Sep 10, 2019 #### [Can you collaborate on doc projects in Git with other writers?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/collaborating-with-git-with-other-writers/) | Aug 8, 2019 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 22: Managing multiple doc projects across Git repositories, with Giles Gaskell](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-22-managing-multiple-doc-projects-in-git/) | Jul 28, 2019 #### [Every project is a monster you battle and slay](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/every-project-is-a-monster-you-battle/) | Jul 3, 2019 #### [Recording of Tech Comm Trends Presentation (STC Puget Sound chapter)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tech-comm-trends-stc-puget-sound/) | Jun 8, 2019 #### [ClickHelp -- a flexible online platform for authoring and publishing technical documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/clickhelp-authoring-tool-review/) | Jun 8, 2019 #### [My documentation project plan template](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/documentation-project-plan-template/) | Jun 7, 2019 #### [Reader question: Am I specializing too much by limiting my focus to docs only?](https://idratherbewriting.com/full-stack-technical-writer-versus-more-specialized-doc-role/) | May 22, 2019 #### [The essence of technical writing, and my five stages of review for documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/essence-of-technical-writing-five-stages-of-review/) | Apr 22, 2019 #### [Flare adds micro content feature, taking steps toward content management for AI scenarios](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/madcap-flare-micro-content-features-support-ai-directions/) | Apr 12, 2019 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 21: On career growth, leadership, and mentoring in Tech Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/31/wtd-podcast-episode-21-career-growth-leadership-influence/) | Mar 31, 2019 #### [How to encourage risk-taking and idealism without falling prey to cynical attitudes born from experience](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/12/encourage-risk-taking-and-idealism-without-falling-prey-to-cynical-attitudes/) | Mar 12, 2019 #### [XML Documentation for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) — Integrating documentation and marketing content into a seamless whole](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/10/introducing-xml-documentation-for-adobe-experience-manager/) | Mar 10, 2019 #### [Confronting the fear of growing older when you're surrounded by young programmers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/07/confronting-fears-of-aging-in-technology-environments/) | Mar 7, 2019 #### [Recording and slides for my trends presentation at the Symposium for Communicating Complex Information (SCCI)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/24/slides-for-trends-preso-symposium-for-communicating-complex-info/) | Feb 24, 2019 #### [How to become a 10X technical writer in the workplace](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/07/how-to-become-a-10x-technical-writer-in-the-workplace/) | Feb 7, 2019 #### [How to motivate users to provide feedback: Show that you're listening to their input](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/01/motivating-user-feedback-through-survey-links/) | Feb 1, 2019 #### [Recording of Trends presentation on The Content Wrangler BrightTALK channel](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/01/17/recording-brighttalk-trends/) | Jan 17, 2019 #### [Site analytics from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2018 -- are more engineers writing docs now?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/01/14/site-analytics-from-2018-59-percent-traffic-going-to-api-doc-site/) | Jan 14, 2019 #### [Employment and salary outlook for technical writers based on the 2017-2018 STC Salary Database](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/01/08/employment-and-salary-trends-2018-bay-area/) | Jan 8, 2019 #### [The absolute worst that can happen in 2019, or, Imagining a dystopian corporatocracy emerge after a permanent government collapse](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/01/07/the-absolute-worst-that-can-happen-in-2019/) | Jan 7, 2019 #### [Top 10 holiday gifts for technical writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/12/18/holiday-gifts-for-technical-writers/) | Dec 18, 2018 #### [My podcast about writing with Ellis Pratt on Cherryleaf](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/12/13/podcast-with-cherryleaf-should-you-specialise/) | Dec 13, 2018 #### [My upcoming presentation and workshop at the 2019 STC Summit in Denver](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/29/upcoming-presentations-at-stc-summit/) | Nov 29, 2018 #### [Upcoming BrightTALK webinar on trends -- January 15, 2019](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/29/upcoming-brighttalk-webinar-trends/) | Nov 29, 2018 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 18: Recap and thoughts on the WTD Australia 2018 conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/25/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-18-write-the-docs-australia/) | Nov 25, 2018 #### [How to avoid being a secretary for engineers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/19/avoid-being-secretary-for-engineers/) | Nov 19, 2018 #### [I'd Rather Be Writing is now an Alexa Flash Briefing skill](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/05/now-id-rather-be-writing-is-an-alexa-skill/) | Nov 5, 2018 #### [The Tell-Tale Project — Guest Post by Edgar Allan Poe, Technical Writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/31/guest-post-by-edgar-allen-poe-the-tell-tale-project/) | Oct 31, 2018 #### [The ideal number of slides for an hour-long presentation, and other thoughts on preparing slides](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/15/ideal-number-of-slides-for-an-hour-long-presentations/) | Oct 15, 2018 #### [10 ways technical writing is just like the World Cup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/06/19/how-tech-writing-is-just-like-the-world-cup/) | Jun 19, 2018 #### [MadCap Flare 2018 and MadCap Central Review for the May 2018 Release -- Guest post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/06/19/review-of-madcap-central-and-flare-2018/) | Jun 19, 2018 #### [My site now has Algolia search integrated](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/05/02/new-algolia-search-integrated/) | May 2, 2018 #### [Do you have to relocate to an urban tech hub to find a technical writing job?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/04/27/tech-dystopia-and-where-the-tech-comm-jobs-are/) | Apr 27, 2018 #### [Strategies from pickup basketball -- Why you shouldn't guard the worst player or focus too much on the documentation no one reads](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/04/19/why-watching-nba-can-make-you-a-worse-pickup-ball-player/) | Apr 19, 2018 #### [A Review of the MadWorld Conference -- guest post by Jayna Locke](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/04/18/madworld-conference-review/) | Apr 18, 2018 #### [The math game my daughter and her friend created with Codesters](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/28/math-game-created-by-students/) | Mar 28, 2018 #### [What can we learn from the homogenous profiles in the Stack Overflow 2018 survey?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/27/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2018/) | Mar 27, 2018 #### [Guest post: The story behind DocToolHub, a site for finding tech comm tools](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/09/doctoolhub-finding-the-right-tool/) | Mar 9, 2018 #### [Perspectives on tech comm from the VP Candidates — Q&A with Pam Brewer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/02/20/stc-vp-candidate-pam-brewer/) | Feb 20, 2018 #### [Perspectives on tech comm from the VP Candidates — Q&A with Ben Woelk](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/02/20/stc-vp-candidate-ben-woelk/) | Feb 20, 2018 #### [Two open-ended surveys to gauge practitioner/academic attitudes](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/02/06/survey-to-measure-tc-academic-practitioner-attitudes/) | Feb 6, 2018 #### [Unexpected realizations after a comprehensive review of my 2017 site metrics](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/01/11/comprehensive-metrics-for-idratherbewriting-in-2017/) | Jan 11, 2018 #### [New STC Intercom article: How to Research What You Need to Learn to Be Successful as a Technical Writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/01/03/intercom-article-on-research-for-practitioners/) | Jan 3, 2018 #### [What technical writing trends will we see in 2018?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/01/02/technical-writing-trends-2018-and-2017-review/) | Jan 2, 2018 #### [Part VIII: Conclusion](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part7/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part VI: Deepening documentation's value by simplifying complexity](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part6/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part V: Influencing the content experience](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part5/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part IV: Enabling information flow](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part4/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part III: Determining value through usage](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part3/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part II: Reviewing past research](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part2/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Part I: Introduction to the series](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/28/value-of-tech-comm-in-company-part1/) | Dec 28, 2017 #### [Why is TC Camp's unconference format so popular? Interview with Liz Fraley, TC Camp Founder](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/22/tc-camp-unconference-interview-with-liz-fraley/) | Dec 22, 2017 #### [The Untold Story of Techwriter.pl: A Polish website about technical communication for technical writers, trainers, and translators](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/10/31/untold-story-of-techwriter-pl-poland/) | Oct 31, 2017 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 10: What's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/10/10/episode-10-wtd-podcast-whats-going-on-in-our-lives/) | Oct 10, 2017 #### [Convert Google Docs content to Markdown or HTML using the gd2md-html add-on](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/09/22/convert-google-docs-to-markdown/) | Sep 22, 2017 #### [Has plain language deepened or ruined our delight in language?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/09/20/plain-language-ruined-my-delight-in-language/) | Sep 20, 2017 #### [Why Stack Overflow's Documentation effort failed -- a few thoughts from a technical writer's perspective](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/05/why-stack-overflow-documentation-effort-failed/) | Aug 5, 2017 #### [Tech docs and Agile: Alternatives to integrating into engineering Scrums (Part 2)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/04/part2_alternatives-to-agile-scrum-for-tech-writers/) | Aug 4, 2017 #### [Tech docs and Agile: Problems with integrating tech writers into engineering Scrums (Part 1)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/04/part1_when-agile-doesnt-work-technical-writers/) | Aug 4, 2017 #### [When the pain of ignorance exceeds the pain of learning](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/23/pain-of-ignorance-versus-pain-of-learning/) | Jul 23, 2017 #### [Transparency in documentation: dealing with limits about what you can and cannot say](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/13/transparency-in-documentation/) | Jul 13, 2017 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 7: Let The Robots Do The Work](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/06/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-7-robot-takeover/) | Jul 6, 2017 #### [Circle review -- How to manage your kids' access to Internet devices](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/30/circle-review/) | Jun 30, 2017 #### [My second-chance points strategy with documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/25/second-chance-points/) | Jun 25, 2017 #### [The problem with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/23/why-tech-writers-hate-faqs/) | Jun 23, 2017 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 6: Metadata and UI copy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/08/write-the-docs-podcast-metadata-and-ui-copy/) | Jun 8, 2017 #### [Impressions from the Write the Docs Conference -- and thoughts on achieving sustainability without selling out to vendors](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/05/23/write-the-docs-and-the-battle-against-vendor-evil/) | May 23, 2017 #### [Slides for Write the Docs Portland presentation on doc navigation best practices](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/05/14/write-the-docs-portland-doc-navigation-design-principles/) | May 14, 2017 #### [Testing your documentation -- updates in API doc course](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/05/04/2017-testing-your-docs/) | May 4, 2017 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 5: Where do we belong?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/05/01/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-5-where-do-we-belong/) | May 1, 2017 #### [My Calm Meditation app -- another experiment to test my docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/04/27/calm-meditation-app/) | Apr 27, 2017 #### [Following instructions involves learning a new language -- adventures with Tinker Crate projects](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/04/13/assembling-tinker-crates-list-of-parts-is-glossary/) | Apr 13, 2017 #### [Amazon begins pilot with voice-interactive user manuals](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/04/01/voice-interactive-manuals/) | Apr 1, 2017 #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 4 -- Continuous Integration and Docs as Code](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/06/write-the-docs-podcast-continuous-integration-and-docs-as-code/) | Mar 6, 2017 #### [Adobe FrameMaker 2017 -- time, tools, and the tech writer’s focus on content](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/06/adobe-framemaker-2017-doc-time-and-tools/) | Mar 6, 2017 #### [Upcoming 2017 Write the Docs Conference in Portland](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/03/upcoming-write-the-docs-talk-and-conference/) | Mar 3, 2017 #### [Guest Post -- MadCap Central: A Review for Companies Delivering Technical Communication Services](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/02/madcap-central-review-guest-post/) | Mar 2, 2017 #### [How do you learn what you need to learn to be successful as a technical writer?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/02/24/how-to-learn-what-you-need-to-learn/) | Feb 24, 2017 #### [Technical Writing Trends and Predictions for 2017](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/28/technical-writing-trends-for-2017/) | Jan 28, 2017 #### [FrameMaker and the mobile web: Evaluating Adobe FrameMaker's responsive HTML5 output](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/16/adobe-framemaker-html5-mobile-responsive-view/) | Jan 16, 2017 #### [MadCap Central -- a first look at MadCap’s new cloud-based collaboration and publishing solution](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/16/madcap-central-review/) | Jan 16, 2017 #### [Generalist versus specialist: What should you focus on with knowledge building in your tech writing role?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/12/20/changing-roles-of-technical-writers/) | Dec 20, 2016 #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 2 (which Focuses on Findability) Now Available](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/12/18/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-2-exploring-findability-in-documentation/) | Dec 18, 2016 #### [Updating a single page versus updating the documentation as a whole](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/12/14/higher-level-technical-writing/) | Dec 14, 2016 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 1: New podcast from the Write the Docs community](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/11/23/new-podcast-write-the-docs-community/) | Nov 23, 2016 #### [Should you ever apologize for something product-related in your documentation? Looking at Apple's dongle documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/11/06/when-should-you-apologize-in-your-documentation/) | Nov 6, 2016 #### [How to avoid becoming extinct in your technical writing career](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/11/06/how-to-avoid-extinction-in-your-technical-writing-career/) | Nov 6, 2016 #### [Markdown or reStructuredText or DITA? Choosing the right format for tech docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/28/markdown-or-restructuredtext-or-dita-choosing-format-tech-docs/) | Oct 28, 2016 #### [How to tell if you're a content strategist](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/26/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-content-strategist/) | Oct 26, 2016 #### [Apple's Two-Step Verification versus Two-Factor Authentication, or, When Marketing's lingo makes it impossible to communicate with plain speech](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/25/when-product-names-are-confusing/) | Oct 25, 2016 #### [How to respond to product disasters: Analyzing Samsung's response to their exploding phones in contrast to Dyn's response to the DDoS attack](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/23/how-to-respond-to-product-disasters-samsung-phones-dyn-servers/) | Oct 23, 2016 #### [From podcasts to audio books and now back to podcasts -- experimenting with a new angle](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/22/from-audio-books-to-podcasts/) | Oct 22, 2016 #### [Saving Your Sanity Through Better Client Relations -- with Alisa Bonsignore](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/18/saving-sanity-better-client-relations-alisa-bonsignore/) | Oct 18, 2016 #### [My gravity towards tools](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/17/my-gravity-towards-tools/) | Oct 17, 2016 #### [Kanban may be a better fit than scrum when you support large numbers of engineers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/23/playing-content-curation-publishing-roles/) | Sep 23, 2016 #### [How can technical writers thrive in agile environments? Event recording and details](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/20/thriving-in-agile-environments-as-technical-writers/) | Sep 20, 2016 #### [Implementing Swagger in your API documentation -- My ISTC article](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/08/swagger-article-for-istc-publication/) | Sep 8, 2016 #### [Recording of Let's Tell a Story -- Scenario-Based Documentation, by Matt Ness (STC Silicon Valley Presentation)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/02/scenario-based-documentation-matt-ness-recording/) | Sep 2, 2016 #### [Balancing the never-ending list of documentation to write with your natural interests and passions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/02/the-never-ending-list-of-tasks-to-complete/) | Sep 2, 2016 #### [The variety of tools tech comm professionals use](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/21/survey-of-tech-writing-tools-among-professionals/) | Aug 21, 2016 #### [The Story of Paligo: A new browser-based CCMS with all the features you'd ever want](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/01/paligo-the-story-xml-ccms-in-the-cloud/) | Aug 1, 2016 #### [Applying Tim Ferriss' 4-hour work week rules to tech comm projects](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/20/apply-80-20-rule-to-project-management-tech-comm/) | Jul 20, 2016 #### [How the Solve This! meetup format turned out -- plus some unachieved parallels with the Dead Poet Society](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/06/30/results-from-solve-this-meetup-format/) | Jun 30, 2016 #### [The difference between marketing writing and technical writing in one small sign](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/06/28/the-difference-between-marketing-writing-and-technical-writing/) | Jun 28, 2016 #### [A jump in Google traffic due to content quality?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/06/23/google-bump-in-traffic-why/) | Jun 23, 2016 #### [Interested in working as a technical writer at Amazon?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/06/03/developer-documentation-jobs-at-amazon/) | Jun 3, 2016 #### [Recording of 'Move fast and ... document things,' by Ruthie Bendor at Write the Docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/22/ruth-move-fast-document-things/) | May 22, 2016 #### [Recording of 'Two great teams that work great together: Bridging the gap between documentation and support,' by Neal Kaplan at Write the Docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/22/neal-kaplan-work-together/) | May 22, 2016 #### [Some post-STC Summit thoughts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/20/conference-recap-and-thoughts-stc-summit-2016/) | May 20, 2016 #### [How do you establish more context in a topic-based writing model?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/11/establishing-more-context-in-tech-comm/) | May 11, 2016 #### [Three types of knowledge every technical writer needs to be successful](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/27/triangle-for-tech-comm/) | Apr 27, 2016 #### [Eight reasons why documentation fails for users, and what to do about it](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/12/why-good-documentation-is-so-rare/) | Apr 12, 2016 #### [Lightning talks from San Francisco Write the Docs meetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/03/write-the-docs-lightning-talks-san-francisco-2016/) | Apr 3, 2016 #### [Hi there – Let’s get casual… Guest post by Lavanya Krishnamurthy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/03/21/guest-post-casual-tones-in-documentation/) | Mar 21, 2016 #### [Retrospective — Looking back at the good and bad of previous experiences](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/02/27/retrospective-on-the-good-and-bad/) | Feb 27, 2016 #### [So People Don't RTFM? Write a FM That's Worth R'ing — Guest post by Marcia Riefer Johnston](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/02/24/rtfm-guest-post-marcia-riefer-johnston/) | Feb 24, 2016 #### [I'm starting a new job at Amazon Lab126](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/02/21/tom-starts-a-new-job-at-amazon/) | Feb 21, 2016 #### [Three models for single source publishing — and challenges with each](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/02/11/the-problem-with-single-source-publishing/) | Feb 11, 2016 #### [How to apply agile processes to manage your life's projects](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/21/apply-agile-principles-to-personal-projects/) | Jan 21, 2016 #### [Analyzing top posts on my blog during 2015 — Deciding between brand versus readership](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/01/analyzing-top-posts-trends-on-idratherbewriting-blog/) | Jan 1, 2016 #### [Recording of Creating Documentation for Startups: Panel Discussion -- Write the Docs San Francisco](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/22/write-the-docs-recording-startup-documentation-panel/) | Dec 22, 2015 #### [My upcoming 2016 STC Summit workshop and presentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/22/upcoming-stc-summit-presentations/) | Dec 22, 2015 #### [Guest Post: Could Software Perform Technical Writing? by Robert Desprez](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/04/software-automation-replacing-technical-writing/) | Dec 4, 2015 #### [Planning my API doc course](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/11/29/thoughts-on-recording-api-doc-course/) | Nov 29, 2015 #### [Upcoming Write the Docs Meetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/11/17/upcoming-write-the-docs-meeting/) | Nov 17, 2015 #### [Increase efficiency 24 times faster when fixing errors — implications for technical writers on agile teams](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/10/27/fix-errors-fast-scrum-agile/) | Oct 27, 2015 #### [Question: How are you publishing and delivering your docs?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/09/29/how-are-you-doing-docs/) | Sep 29, 2015 #### [Upcoming "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/09/14/upcoming-ask-me-anything-session/) | Sep 14, 2015 #### [Survey analyzing skill requirements in job postings](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/09/12/survey-about-tech-writing-tools-processes-skills/) | Sep 12, 2015 #### [How to avoid broken links when single sourcing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/09/11/how-to-avoid-broken-links/) | Sep 11, 2015 #### [Proposals for 2016 *STC Silicon Valley Chapter* presentations now accepted](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/08/27/call-for-chapter-presentation-proposals-stc-silicon-valley/) | Aug 27, 2015 #### [Question: What qualities should technical writers have to work at startups?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/08/12/qualities-technical-writers-need-at-startup-companies/) | Aug 12, 2015 #### [Why is there a divide between academics and practitioners in tech comm?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/08/05/acadmic-and-practitioner-divide/) | Aug 5, 2015 #### [How do you test content that's beyond your skill level?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/28/how-to-test-content-beyond-your-skill-level/) | Jul 28, 2015 #### [Should you add your testing scenarios into your documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/27/what-to-do-with-testing-scenarios-and-documentation/) | Jul 27, 2015 #### [Is it inefficient to frequently switch contexts among multiple projects?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/23/context-switching-and-juggling-multiple-projects/) | Jul 23, 2015 #### [Getting mobile friendly display and responsive design just right, especially with ads](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/17/getting-responsive-design-just-right/) | Jul 17, 2015 #### [Reader question: How do I move forward out of a stagnant tech writing career?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/15/moving-a-stagnant-career-forward/) | Jul 15, 2015 #### [Should technical writers care about more than documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/14/should-technical-writers-care-about-more-than-documentation/) | Jul 14, 2015 #### [Communicating feedback from testing documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/10/communicating-feedback-from-testing/) | Jul 10, 2015 #### [Guest post: 10 New Things to Love and Hate About Flare](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/09/updated-review-of-flare-11-features-to-love-or-hate/) | Jul 9, 2015 #### [Should QA test documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/09/should-quality-assurance-test-documentation/) | Jul 9, 2015 #### [The key to writing good documentation: Testing your instructions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/07/testing-your-instructions/) | Jul 7, 2015 #### [Pingdom reports with WordPress on Bluehost/MaxCDN versus with Jekyll on Github](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/07/07/pingdom-report-with-wordpress-bluehost-versus-jekyll/) | Jul 7, 2015 #### [My upcoming workshop and presentation at the STC Summit 2015 in Columbus, Ohio](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/18/stc-summit-workshop-and-presentation/) | Jun 18, 2015 #### [How to avoid early death from sitting down all day](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/18/avoiding-death-from-sitting-on-your-butt-all-day/) | Jun 18, 2015 #### [How do you authenticate your documentation?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/17/how-to-authenticate-documentation/) | Jun 17, 2015 #### [Check out my conversation on ContentHug](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/17/contenthug-conversations/) | Jun 17, 2015 #### [How can technical writers cut through engineering jargon and decode complex information?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/08/strategies-for-decoding-complexity/) | Jun 8, 2015 #### [Switched commenting systems to Disqus](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/05/17/switched-commenting-systems-to-disqus/) | May 17, 2015 #### [Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/26/misconception-markdown-is-more-limiting-than-dita-jekyll-versus-dita/) | Mar 26, 2015 #### [Some thoughts on attending tcworld India 2015](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/22/some-thoughts-on-attending-tcworld-india-2015/) | Mar 22, 2015 #### [PDF still trumps browser-based help?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/19/pdf-still-trumps-browser-based-help/) | Mar 19, 2015 #### [Reveal JS: An HTML5 alternative to PowerPoint, with support for SVG graphics](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/11/reveal-js-an-html5-alternative-to-powerpoint-with-support-for-svg-graphics/) | Mar 11, 2015 #### [Pushing content into any format with Jekyll](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/06/pushing-content-into-any-format-with-jekyll/) | Mar 6, 2015 #### [How to create a help API](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/03/04/how-to-create-a-help-api/) | Mar 4, 2015 #### [Static site generators start to replace web publishing platforms like WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/27/static-site-generators-start-to-displace-online-cmss/) | Feb 27, 2015 #### [Piggybacking onto the innovation of the web](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/24/piggybacking-onto-the-innovation-of-the-web/) | Feb 24, 2015 #### [Microsoft and the last 5 great technological innovations](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/20/microsoft-and-the-last-5-great-technological-innovations/) | Feb 20, 2015 #### [Interactive video workshop in San Jose this Saturday, 1-5pm](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/19/interactive-video-workshop-in-san-jose-this-saturday-1-5pm/) | Feb 19, 2015 #### [XML and the web: drifting farther apart?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/13/xml-and-the-web-drifting-farther-apart/) | Feb 13, 2015 #### [The only significant innovation for tech comm](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/13/the-only-significant-innovation/) | Feb 13, 2015 #### [A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/12/examples-of-technical-innovations/) | Feb 12, 2015 #### [Why do we need PDFs?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/05/why-do-we-need-pdfs/) | Feb 5, 2015 #### [Upcoming workshop: Creating Interactive Video Tutorials, with Bernard Aschwanden on Feb 21](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/02/05/upcoming-workshop-creating-interactive-video-tutorials-with-bernard-aschwanden/) | Feb 5, 2015 #### [Writing is like sorting laundry -- practical advice for tackling documentation projects](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/29/writing-is-like-sorting-laundry-practical-advice-for-tackling-documentation-projects/) | Jan 29, 2015 #### [Question: How do I add my DITA content in Confluence for SME review?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/09/question-how-do-i-add-my-dita-content-in-confluence-for-sme-review/) | Jan 9, 2015 #### [API doc survey result: Automating REST API documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/06/api-doc-survey-automating-rest-api-documentation/) | Jan 6, 2015 #### [New cost-per-click feature for advertising on I'd Rather Be Writing During 2015](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/05/new-cost-per-click-feature-for-advertising-on-id-rather-be-writing-during-2015/) | Jan 5, 2015 #### [My *real* top 10 technical writing trend predictions for 2015](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/05/my-real-top-10-technical-writing-trend-predictions-for-2015/) | Jan 5, 2015 #### [Top 10 posts, podcasts, tweets of 2014 -- and what it all means](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/05/top-10-posts-podcasts-tweets-of-2014-and-what-it-all-means/) | Jan 5, 2015 #### [Predictions for Top 10 Technical Writing Trends for 2015](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/01/01/top-10-technical-writing-predictions-for-2015/) | Jan 1, 2015 #### [Authoring tools for startups -- Guest post by Vinish Garg](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/12/11/authoring-tools-for-startups-guest-post-by-vinish-garg/) | Dec 11, 2014 #### [Convert Markdown Content to DITA in 20 seconds](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/12/03/convert-markdown-to-dita-in-20-seconds/) | Dec 3, 2014 #### [The Upcoming TC Camp Unconference and my morning API workshop](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/28/the-upcoming-tc-camp-unconference-and-my-morning-api-workshop/) | Nov 28, 2014 #### [Tech comm on a map: See all the tech comm groups, meetups, conferences, events, and consultants on a Google map](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/25/tech-comm-on-a-map-see-all-the-tech-comm-groups-meetups-conferences-events-and-consultants-on-a-google-map/) | Nov 25, 2014 #### [Impressions from my first Write the Docs meetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/08/attended-my-first-write-the-docs-meetup/) | Nov 8, 2014 #### [The Evolution of Technical Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/07/the-evolution-of-technical-writing/) | Nov 7, 2014 #### [Simplifying DITA authoring by using a Markdown to HTML to DITA workflow](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/29/simplifying-dita-authoring-by-using-a-markdown-to-html-to-dita-workflow/) | Oct 29, 2014 #### [DocOps: Interview with Jim Turcotte](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/21/docops-interview-with-jim-turcotte/) | Oct 21, 2014 #### [Import DITA's XHTML Output into WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/14/import-dita-xhtml-output-into-wordpress/) | Oct 14, 2014 #### [Outside the tech comm tool bubble, there is a wide, wide world](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/09/outside-the-tech-comm-tool-bubble-there-is-a-wide-wide-world/) | Oct 9, 2014 #### [Foreword to Developing User Assistance for Mobile Apps, 2nd Edition](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/19/developing-user-assistance-for-mobile-apps/) | Sep 19, 2014 #### [STC Intercom Issue Entirely Dedicated to API Documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/10/stc-intercom-issue-entirely-dedicated-to-api-documentation/) | Sep 10, 2014 #### [Thirteen life hacks](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/01/13-life-hacks/) | Sep 1, 2014 #### [Benefits of tool diversity, part II](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/08/07/benefits-tool-diversity-part-ii/) | Aug 7, 2014 #### [Strategies for content re-use in Confluence](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/06/24/strategies-for-content-re-use-in-confluence/) | Jun 24, 2014 #### [10 technical writing principles to live by](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/06/20/10-technical-writing-principles-to-live-by/) | Jun 20, 2014 #### [Started a new job](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/06/12/started-a-new-job/) | Jun 12, 2014 #### [How to embed looping videos on your web page](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/05/18/how-to-embed-looping-videos-on-your-web-page/) | May 18, 2014 #### [My Intercom article on gamification and user engagement](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/05/18/my-intercom-article-on-gamification-and-user-engagement/) | May 18, 2014 #### [The need for robust tech comm authoring tools](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/13/the-need-for-robust-tech-comm-authoring-tools/) | Apr 13, 2014 #### [Strategies for using links with DITA](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/08/linking-strategies-with-dita/) | Apr 8, 2014 #### [STC Chapter provides lavish "all expenses paid" outing to San Diego zoo for members](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/01/stc-chapter-provides-special-outing-to-san-diego-zoo-for-members/) | Apr 1, 2014 #### [Now that debts are paid off, plan to travel the world for a year, documenting things](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/01/now-that-debts-are-paid-off-plan-to-travel-the-world-for-a-year-documenting-things/) | Apr 1, 2014 #### [Dita Von Teese to give keynote at DITA North America 2014 Conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/01/dita-von-teese-to-give-keynote-at-dita-north-america-2014-conference/) | Apr 1, 2014 #### [New hot coals event to be highlight at Lavacon conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/01/new-hot-coals-event-to-be-highlight-at-lavacon-conference/) | Apr 1, 2014 #### [The Content Wrangler Announces New 52 Mini-Conference Model](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/04/01/the-content-wrangler-announces-new-52-mini-conference-model/) | Apr 1, 2014 #### [soap! 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Suite](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/11/24/thoughts-on-adobes-new-technical-communication-suite/) | Nov 24, 2007 #### [Embracing the New Vernacular Instead of Pursuing the Holy Grail of Single Sourcing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/11/22/giving-up-on-the-holy-grail-of-single-sourcing/) | Nov 22, 2007 #### [IT Author Podcast -- Two Podcasts on Flare, One on the Making of a Technical Writer, and a Dogcast on User Psychology](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/11/12/it-author-podcast-two-podcasts-on-flare-one-on-the-making-of-a-technical-writer-and-a-dogcast-on-user-psychology/) | Nov 12, 2007 #### [Online Anonymous Rating Sites: Empowering Individual Voices](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/11/07/online-anonymous-rating-sites-empowering-individual-voices/) | Nov 7, 2007 #### [Is Podcasting Dead? 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