--- title: "I’d Rather Be Writing blog" description: "{% for post in paginator.posts %} {{ post.title }} {{ post.date | date:" canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/page67/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. # I’d Rather Be Writing blog [Do I need to take courses in technical writing? Guest post by Laura Palmer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/07/do-i-need-to-take-courses-in-technical-writing-guest-post-by-laura-palmer/) Mar 7, 2014 • [beginners](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-beginners), [technical-writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-technical-writing) A reader asks, Is there a technical writing standard certification or course that is renowned as the best and one that touches on the additional skills necessary (technical programming/software etc.) to succeed in the field? Maybe one that addresses the best way to find contracts, projects, and other jobs? I just don't want to pay for classes and find out the one I chose is irrelevant or inferior to another course. I see you note STC's co... [Videos and reflections from the 2014 Intelligent Content Conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/videos-and-reflections-from-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [technical-writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-technical-writing), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) While at the Intelligent Content 2014 conference, I interviewed 10 different people about their presentation topics. In addition to this compilation post, I posted all of the interviews as separate posts (mainly to simplify linking). The list of interviewees include: Tobi Crabtree Val Swisher Noz Urbina Rahel Bailie Mark Baker Kyle Wiens Theresa Putkey Don Day Sarah O'Keefe Marcia Riefer Johnston Tom Johnson Video files As a compilatio... [Tobi Crabtree on Virtual Agents (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/tobi-crabtree-on-virtual-agents-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Tobi Crabtree talks about her presentation, "Ivy, Intel's Virtual HR Agent," at Intelligent Content 2014. Video and audio files Sponsored [Val Swisher on Translation Without Borders at Intelligent Content 2014](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/val-swisher-on-translation-without-borders-at-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Val Swisher of Content Rules talks about her presentation, "WikiProject Medicine: Breaking Down Barriers to Save Lives" at Intelligent Content 2014. See translatorswithoutborders.org for more information. Sponsored [Noz Urbina on The Biological Imperative for Intelligent Content (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/noz-urbina-on-the-biological-imperative-for-intelligent-content-at-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Noz Urbina talks about "The Biological Imperative for Intelligent Content" at Intelligent Content 2014. See urbinaconsulting.com for more info. Audio Listen here: The Biological Imperative of Intelligent Content from Intelligent Content Conference Sponsored [Mark Baker on Every Page Is Page One (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/mark-baker-on-every-page-is-page-one-at-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Mark Baker talks about Every Page Is Page One at Intelligent Content 2014. See everypageispageone.com for more information. Sponsored [Rahel Bailie on the Language of Content Strategy (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/rahel-bailie-on-the-language-of-content-strategy-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Rahel Bailie talks about the Language of Content Strategy at Intelligent Content 2014. See thelanguageofcontentstrategy.com for more information. Listen here: Sponsored [Don Day on Connecting Intelligent Content with Micropublishing (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/don-day-on-connecting-intelligent-content-with-micropublishing-at-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Don Day talks about Connecting Intelligent Content with Micropublishing and Beyond at Intelligent Content 2014. See contelligence.org for more information. Sponsored [Theresa Putkey on Diagnosing and Solving Content Problems (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/theresa-putkey-on-diagnosing-and-solving-content-problems-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Theresa Putkey talks about Diagnosing and Solving Content Problems at Intelligent Content 2014. See Key Pointe Usability Consulting, Inc at keypointe.ca for more info. Sponsored [Kyle Wiens on gamification and iFixit / Dozuki at Intelligent Content 2014](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/kyle-wiens-on-gamification-and-ifixit-dozuki-at-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Kyle Wiens talks about the various ways they gamify their repair manual site, iFixit.com, at Intelligent Content 2014. For more information, see http://www.ifixit.com and Dozuki for more information. Sponsored [Sarah O'Keefe on The Many Facets of Content Strategy (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/sarah-okeefe-on-the-many-facets-of-content-strategy-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Sarah O'Keefe speaks about The Many Facets of Content Strategy at Intelligent Content 2014. See http://scriptorium.com for more information. The Many Facets of Content Strategy from Intelligent Content Conference Sponsored [Marcia Riefer Johnston on Writing (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/marcia-riefer-johnston-on-writing-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Marcia Riefer Johnston gives some practical strategies for writing at Intelligent Content 2014. To learn more, see http://writing.rocks/. For a transcription of this interview, see this post on Techwhirl. Sponsored [Tom Johnson on Blogging (Intelligent Content 2014)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/03/tom-johnson-on-blogging-intelligent-content-2014/) Mar 3, 2014 • [conference videocasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-conference%20videocasts), [podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts) Listen here: Marcia Riefer Johnston (see howtowriteeverything.com) interviews me at Intelligent Content 2014 about writing, blogging, and other topics. Sponsored [Writers needed for Intercom issue on API documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/02/26/writers-needed-for-intercom-issue-on-api-documentation/) Feb 26, 2014 • [api-doc](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-api-doc) I'm guest editing an edition of Intercom that will focus on API documentation (with a planned publication date of September 2014). As guest editor, I need to gather a handful of articles from tech writers with experience in this field. Are you interested in writing an article on API documentation? I have about 8 different topics I hope to cover. See this Google doc for details. If you're interested, add your name to the table below the to... [A simple way to write, edit, and publish documentation online using Google Docs and Markdown](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/02/25/a-simple-way-to-write-edit-and-publish-documentation-online-using-google-docs-and-markdown/) Feb 25, 2014 • [technical-writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/category-technical-writing) If you work for a small company (for example, a startup with just a few tech writers), and only need to publish content online, you can forego expensive writing tools and processes and use a much simpler method to write, edit, and publish your technical content. In a nutshell, the method I describe here involves using Markdown syntax in Google docs to write and edit content, and then leverages stackedit.io to convert the content to HTML b... 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