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Category Archives: advocacy
Evaluating Persuasive Writing: Am I Making a Difference?
This post is a response to another friend’s suggestion (reminder to my readers: I do take requests). My buddy Chuck suggested I take on “social engineering on a budget.” He was joking, as it turned out, but what he meant was talking … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, technical writing, Technology, volunteering
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Is It Better to Be Part of a Cause or an Industry?
Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked as an advocate for human spaceflight, a professional for organizations building the hardware, and a little bit of both now and then. Both roles have their parts to play, with each having its … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, philosophy, technical writing
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Handling Emergency Plans
It irritates, sickens, and angers me to no end that I have to write about this topic at all. However, as the shooting this week in Florida has shown, the country of my birth continues to be plagued by evil … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, personal, philosophy, reader response
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Reader Response: Is There Work You Would Not Do?
I’m always open to new topics for Heroic Technical Writing, and I’d like to thank my friend Sarah Across the Pond for today’s question, the short version of which is, is there work you would not do? The short answer is: not … Continue reading
Writing for Government Agencies in a Partisan Political Environment
When political passions get heated in a free society, individuals writing for government agencies can find the mere act of posting information challenging. While I’ll provide examples below, the short version of my advice is: “Write what the party/person in … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, Office Politics, philosophy, workplace
Tagged government contracting, political writing
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