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Category Archives: editing
Back to Basics, Continued
I’m continuing with my effort to sort and organize the book visually on my office wall. This has been an interesting exercise, as it has allowed me to trim the foolishness, improve chapter titles, and better balance the content across … Continue reading
Posted in book writing, editing, Uncategorized
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Parts of Speech in English
One of the folks who responded to my content survey, Abdul in India, was seeking some more information about “linguistic terms and phrases.” It occurred to me that some of you became technical writers by accident (say, by starting as … Continue reading
Posted in editing, education, reader response, technical writing
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How Can I Do a Content Review if I’m Not an Engineer?
Once you get your first job with a scientific or engineering firm, it will not be too unusual for you to be asked to do a content review of a document (say, a proposal), even though you might not be … Continue reading
Giving and Receiving Feedback on Writing
This topic came up again because it was pointed out to me recently that I do not always take negative feedback about my writing as well as I could. Guilty as charged. Another challenge I faced in my early writing career was … Continue reading
Version Control: Word vs. Google Drive
Recently I’ve been using Google Drive a lot more than usual. I thought I’d take up today’s entry on the technical writing business to talk some more about using live, online documents for handling version control.
Posted in editing, Technology
Tagged Google Drive, Microsoft Word, online editing, version control
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