--- title: "Writing" description: "Posts in my writing category focus in some way on the practice of writing. This could involve techniques for organizing content, coming up with ideas, how to get into states..." canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/category-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. # Writing Posts in my writing category focus in some way on the practice of writing. This could involve techniques for organizing content, coming up with ideas, how to get into states of flow, or other topics related to writing. The writing category is broader than simply technical writing, which is the more specific focus of this blog. The following content is in the **writing** category: #### [Six new books in tech comm: a roundup](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/new-books-tech-comm-2026) | Sep 7, 2026 #### [Review of The MANIAC, by Benjamin Labatut -- thoughts on logic and the end of play](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/review-maniac-labatut-rationality-end-of-play) | Aug 20, 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 #### [On pace and value -- why is moving slow boring?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/pace-value-moving-slow-boredom) | Apr 27, 2026 #### [Frenetic thinking](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/frenetic-thinking-vs-careful-measured-analysis) | Apr 26, 2026 #### [Work expands to fill the space allotted](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/work-expands-to-fill-the-allotted-space) | Apr 26, 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 #### [Using curiosity to decenter](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/using-curiosity-to-decenter) | Feb 16, 2026 #### [Bakhtin and model collapse: How to use AI with expressive writing without generating AI slop](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/bakhtin-collapse-ai-expressive-writing) | Jan 30, 2026 #### [A hodgepodge of ideas spewing in my head](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/hodgepodge-of-ideas-in-my-head) | Dec 26, 2025 #### [Why long-running tasks autonomously carried out by agentic AI aren't the future of doc work, and might just be an illusion](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/collaborative-thought-partner-not-autonomous) | Nov 8, 2025 #### [Medium CEO explains how AI is changing writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/stubblebine-how-ai-is-changing-writing) | Oct 30, 2025 #### [Review of Parmy Olson's Supremacy — and the futility of chasing non-capitalist dreams](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/olson-supremacy-dreams-capitalism) | Jul 19, 2025 #### [Notes and discussion for John Warner's More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI + AI Book Club recording](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/warner-book-more-than-words-notes) | Apr 15, 2025 #### [Book review of John Warner's book 'More Than Words: How to think about writing in the age of AI'](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/jonathan-warner-more-than-words-book-review) | Mar 20, 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 #### [Fixing bugs without thinking, Recursive Self-Improvement, and the shift towards more complex tech comm tasks](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/recursive-self-improvement-complex-tasks) | Feb 24, 2025 #### [Rethinking traditional approaches to release notes -- recording of WTD Australia presentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-australia-release-notes-with-ai) | Feb 17, 2025 #### [Is AI eroding slow mode? Push-button solutions versus thought partners, and approaches to challenging writing tasks](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-eroding-slow-mode) | Feb 9, 2025 #### [Unpacking the issues from AI — thoughts on Alan Porter's post Am I the AI Luddite? and Fabrizio Benedetti's How I'm using AI as a technical writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/unpacking-issues-from-ai-porter-benedetti-posts) | Nov 11, 2024 #### [Blogging as personal training?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/blogging-as-personal-training) | Jul 26, 2024 #### [Seeing invisible details and avoiding predictable, conditioned thought (ZAMM series)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/seeing-invisible-and-avoiding-predictive-thought) | Jun 26, 2024 #### [[Podcast] Uncovering and communicating the value of your tech comm teams' work, with Keren Brown](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/value-techcomm-zoomin-podcast) | May 30, 2024 #### [Updates two years later on my smartphone experiment](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/two-years-later-smartphone-experiment) | May 21, 2024 #### [AI is accelerating my technical writing output, and other observations](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-is-accelerating-me) | Apr 14, 2024 #### [My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/2024-tech-comm-trends-and-predictions) | Jan 1, 2024 #### [Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/zen-and-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-pirsig-notes-themes-podcast) | Dec 15, 2023 #### [30+ ways I’m using AI in everyday writing life as a technical writer, blogger, and curious human](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/all-the-ways-im-using-ai-tools-in-everyday-life) | Dec 4, 2023 #### [Podcast: Tech writing and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with Dan Grabski](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/zen-motorcycle-maintenance-dan-grabski) | Nov 18, 2023 #### [Doing research with AI tools -- avoiding the trap of fabricated URLs](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/research-with-ai-dealing-with-fake-research) | Nov 9, 2023 #### [My experience trying to write original, full-length human-sounding articles using Claude AI](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/writing-full-length-articles-with-claude-ai) | Oct 25, 2023 #### [Chatting about AI trends and tech comm with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-chat-fabrizio-podcast) | Oct 20, 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 #### [Forrester Report, Coding jobs, Hyper-personalization, RFPs, Call center replacement (Oct 9, 2023)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/links-from-web-oct-9) | Oct 9, 2023 #### [What I learned in using AI for planning and prioritization: Content strategy might be safe from automation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/content-strategy-safe-from-automation) | Oct 6, 2023 #### [Open-source contribution myths, Hiring poets to train LLMs, Problems with 'content', AI agents (Oct 6, 2023)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/links-from-web-oct-6-2023) | Oct 5, 2023 #### [Embracing professional redefinition](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/embracing-professional-redefinition) | Oct 3, 2023 #### [New API course topic: Using AI for summaries](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/use-ai-for-summaries) | Sep 7, 2023 #### [New API doc course topic: Using AI for glossary definitions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/use-ai-glossaries-defs) | Sep 4, 2023 #### [New API doc course topic: Using AI for language advice](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/use-ai-for-language-advice) | Aug 9, 2023 #### [First Look at Oxygen XML's Positron AI Assistant [API doc course]](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/oxygen-xml-positron-assistant-first-look) | Jul 4, 2023 #### [How the blog-to-book experiment is going: challenges and thoughts](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/blog-to-book-experiment-progress) | Jun 15, 2023 #### [Approaching the college personal essay: Tips as a parent helping your student write a compelling essay](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/help-students-with-personal-essay-common-app) | Jan 17, 2023 #### [One year later after moving to Seattle](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/seattle-one-year-later) | Dec 22, 2021 #### [Broadcasting your meeting notes (API documentation topic)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/broadcasting-your-meeting-notes) | Dec 11, 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 #### [Videocast: Micro content and Flare -- Conversation with Kate Schneider](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/micro-content-and-flare-conversation-with-kate-schneider/) | Mar 21, 2021 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 33: Simplified user interfaces, with Anton Bollen](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-33-simplified-user-interfaces/) | Jan 19, 2021 #### [Site analytics for 2020 -- trends, reflections, and thoughts](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/site-analytics-reflections/) | Jan 18, 2021 #### [Measuring documentation quality -- a rubric for developer docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/measuring-documentation-quality-rubric-developer-docs/) | Jan 12, 2021 #### [Documentation templates and The Good Docs Project -- guest post by Ankita Tripathi](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/documentation-templates-good-docs-project/) | Nov 17, 2020 #### [The story behind Document360 -- podcast with founder Saravana Kumar](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/document-360-podcast-saravana-kumar-founder/) | Nov 17, 2020 #### [Process for collecting feedback post-release (new article in API doc course)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/process-for-collecting-feedback-post-release/) | Nov 16, 2020 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 32: Self-publishing and AsciiDoc, with Mehmed Pasic](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/write-the-docs-podcast-self-publishing-and-asciidoc/) | Nov 2, 2020 #### [Processes for maintaining existing documentation (new article in API doc course)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/processes-for-maintaining-existing-documentation/) | Oct 30, 2020 #### [Developer experience (DevX) usability (new article in API doc course)](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/devx-usability-examples/) | Oct 12, 2020 #### [Does working outside with the world as your office actually work?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/working-outside/) | Oct 8, 2020 #### [New article in API course: Processes for reviewing documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/documentation-review-process/) | Sep 23, 2020 #### [On cultivating a garden while the world is crumbling around you](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cultivating-your-garden-world-crumbling/) | Sep 18, 2020 #### [Inexpensive media hosting and CLI uploading with Wasabi?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/inexpensive-media-hosting-and-cli-uploading-with-wasabi/) | Sep 1, 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 #### [When 10X translates into -10X: debunking the myth of the 10X technical coder/writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/debunking-myth-of-10X-writers/) | Aug 20, 2020 #### [SDK release process article added to API doc course](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/sdk-release-process/) | Aug 19, 2020 #### [DX content strategy article added to API doc course](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/dx-content-strategy/) | Aug 19, 2020 #### [Processes for managing large documentation projects and small documentation requests](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/processes-for-managing-doc-work/) | Aug 13, 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 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 30: Documentation templates, with Juan Lara](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/documentation-templates-write-the-docs-episode/) | Jul 20, 2020 #### [Writing productivity tip: Focus sessions](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/writing-productivity-through-focus-sessions/) | Jul 12, 2020 #### [Treat code like code and prose like prose](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/treat-code-like-code-and-prose-like-prose/) | Jun 16, 2020 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 28: UX writing processes and considerations](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ux-writing-processes-and-considerations-wtd-podcast-episode-28/) | Mar 24, 2020 #### [Life on reset -- new dynamics emerging](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/life-on-reset/) | Mar 23, 2020 #### [Working from home — things I've bought](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/working-from-home-things-i-have-bought/) | Mar 22, 2020 #### [How life has changed with the pandemic](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/how-life-has-changed-with-the-pandemic/) | Mar 16, 2020 #### [Is there a place for exploratory writing in the workplace?](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/a-place-for-exploratory-writing-in-the-workplace/) | Mar 10, 2020 #### [*How* you write influences *what* you write — interpreting trends through movements from PDF to web, DITA, wikis, CCMSs, and docs-as-code](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/how-you-write-influences-what-you-write/) | Feb 20, 2020 #### [Reflections on my 2019 site analytics](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/reflections-on-site-analytics-for-2019/) | Jan 8, 2020 #### [Long-term strategies for project productivity](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/long-term-strategies-for-project-productivity/) | Oct 22, 2019 #### [How to avoid inefficiencies even with context switching](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/avoid-inefficiencies-even-with-context-switching/) | Jun 6, 2019 #### [My slide links and presentation descriptions at the 2019 STC Summit](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/my-slide-links-times-stc-summit/) | May 4, 2019 #### [First look at Document360 -- an authoring/publishing tool that satisfies both KB and tech pubs needs](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/document360-hybrid-between-tech-docs-and-support-tools/) | Apr 22, 2019 #### [When you're in the business of complexification](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/the-business-of-complexification/) | Apr 11, 2019 #### [Why I decided not to become a grasshopper expert, or, Not deciding your focus based on where readers are clicking](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/dilemmas-about-focusing-on-traffic-momentum/) | Apr 9, 2019 #### [A hypothesis on how to exert more influence and visibility inside the corporation](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/influence-visibility-inside-corporation/) | Apr 8, 2019 #### [Master's in technical writing at Mercer — FAQ](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/26/masters-in-technical-writing-program-mercer/) | Mar 26, 2019 #### [Results from survey about engineers who write documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/21/trends-with-engineers-writing-docs/) | Mar 21, 2019 #### [My documentation takeaways from the Boeing disaster -- two essential doc questions to ask for any project](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/20/two-doc-takeaways-from-boeing-disaster/) | Mar 20, 2019 #### [Should you get a degree in a tech comm program? Two considerations to keep in mind](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/13/should-you-enroll-in-tech-comm-program/) | Mar 13, 2019 #### [Write the Docs podcast episode 20: Minimum requirements for good tech docs, with Matt Reiner](https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/03/wtd-podcast-episode-20-documentation-standards/) | Mar 3, 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 #### [Is Premium Grammarly worth it for identifying style and grammar issues in tech docs?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/12/28/evaluating-grammarly-as-a-style-checker/) | Dec 28, 2018 #### [Top 10 holiday gifts for technical writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/12/18/holiday-gifts-for-technical-writers/) | Dec 18, 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 #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 17: Structured Writing -- reasons and approaches, with Mark Baker](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/23/structured-writing-write-the-docs-podcast-with-mark-baker/) | Oct 23, 2018 #### [Brainstorming by transposing patterns from one category to another](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/19/transposing-patterns-from-one-category-to-another/) | Oct 19, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends -- why tech writers will be collaborating more with engineers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/09/tech-comm-trends-more-collaboration-with-engineers/) | Oct 9, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part I)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-1/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part II)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-2/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part III)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-3/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part IV)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-4/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part V)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-5/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part VI)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-6/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part VII)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/02/providing-value-as-generalists-in-specialist-contexts-part-7/) | Oct 2, 2018 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 16: An open-source Grammarly for tech docs?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/09/06/wtd-podcast-episode-16-open-source-grammarly/) | Sep 6, 2018 #### [How I handled data for about 10 device specifications on the same page -- the advantages of a flexible, customizable web-based framework like Jekyll](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/08/31/handling-multiple-versions-of-content/) | Aug 31, 2018 #### [If writing is no longer a marketable skill, what is?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/08/09/writing-no-longer-a-skill/) | Aug 9, 2018 #### [The right story for tech writers to tell in a corporate blog post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/08/02/what-story-to-tell-in-a-corporate-blog-post/) | Aug 2, 2018 #### [Random reflections on the throwaway mentality in our culture](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/03/reflections-on-throwaway-mentality/) | Jul 3, 2018 #### [The reason I always find time to write on this blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/05/18/the-reason-i-find-time-to-write/) | May 18, 2018 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 14: Humanizing your documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/23/humanizing-your-documentation-write-the-docs/) | Mar 23, 2018 #### [How to become a voracious reader](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/01/how-to-become-a-voracious-reader/) | Dec 1, 2017 #### [How do you communicate user progress in a course without a Learning Management System (LMS)?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/11/28/motivating-users-through-progress/) | Nov 28, 2017 #### [Intro to API Documentation -- recording of presentation to STC Silicon Valley chapter on 11/20/2017](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/11/19/upcoming-api-doc-presentation-stc-sv-chapter/) | Nov 19, 2017 #### [Balancing writing, editing, and learning in equal measures](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/11/18/balancing-editing-writing-and-learning/) | Nov 18, 2017 #### [SwaggerHub: A collaborative platform for working on OpenAPI/Swagger specification files, and more](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/10/05/swaggerhub-collaborative-platform-for-swagger-openapi-projects/) | Oct 5, 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 #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 9: Chatbots in Documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/09/19/chatbots-in-documentation/) | Sep 19, 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 #### [Why simple language isn't so simple: the struggle to create plain language in documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/27/why-simple-language-isnt-so-simple/) | Jul 27, 2017 #### [The problem with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/23/why-tech-writers-hate-faqs/) | Jun 23, 2017 #### [Amazon begins pilot with voice-interactive user manuals](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/04/01/voice-interactive-manuals/) | Apr 1, 2017 #### [Simplifying my life and writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/15/simplifying-my-life-and-writing/) | Mar 15, 2017 #### [Guest post -- The effects of terminology consistency on the reader's comprehension and attitude](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/03/10/effects-of-terminology-consistency-guest-post/) | Mar 10, 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 #### [Are technical writing blogs growing or dying?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/05/are-technical-writing-blogs-growing-or-dying/) | Jan 5, 2016 #### [What is the technical writer's role in content marketing?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/04/content-marketing-to-the-rescue-for-thought-leadership/) | Jan 4, 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 #### [Guest Post: Could Software Perform Technical Writing? by Robert Desprez](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/04/software-automation-replacing-technical-writing/) | Dec 4, 2015 #### [The Author Experience -- Interview with Rick Yagodich](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/05/the-author-experience-interview-with-rick-yagodich/) | Nov 5, 2014 #### [The Rebirth of My Podcast](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/12/11/the-rebirth-of-my-podcast/) | Dec 11, 2012 #### [Incorporating Elements of Speech into Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/09/18/incorporating-elements-of-speech-into-writing/) | Sep 18, 2012 #### [Guest Post: Core Skills for Technical Writers Often Overlooked](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/08/16/core-skillsets-for-technical-writers/) | Aug 16, 2012 #### [Writing as a Holy Calling](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/07/09/writing-as-a-holy-calling/) | Jul 9, 2012 #### [Is Collaborative Authoring Over-Hyped?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/06/12/is-collaborative-authoring-over-hyped/) | Jun 12, 2012 #### [A Life of Its Own: An Essay About an Article That Was Never Published](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/02/08/a-life-of-its-own/) | Feb 8, 2012 #### [A Reverse Approach to Help Authoring: Writing Documentation Post-Release](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/02/02/a-reverse-approach-to-help-authoring-writing-documentation-post-release/) | Feb 2, 2012 #### [A Lifetime of Reading Versus a Lifetime of Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/01/13/a-lifetime-of-reading-versus-a-lifetime-of-writing/) | Jan 13, 2012 #### [Writing My Last Chapter](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/13/writing-my-last-chapter/) | Dec 13, 2011 #### [Why Is Corporate Blogging So Hard?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/21/why-is-corporate-blogging-so-hard/) | Jun 21, 2011 #### [What Does It Mean to Be Innovative?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/24/what-does-it-mean-to-be-innovative/) | May 24, 2011 #### [Text Matters](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/11/05/text-matters/) | Nov 5, 2010 #### [Being 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