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Category Archives: proposal writing
Proposals: What Are You Writing About?
Recently, a colleague (DD, not to be confused with D2) called asking my help on proposal writing. She was relatively new to the field, and it was vexing her. The big complaint she had was, “When I ask the engineers, … Continue reading
Communications & Career Lessons from the von Braun Symposium
Hello, technical communication enthusiasts! I know, it’s been a while since I wrote here, so let’s get to it. On assignment for my job, last week I attended the annual American Astronautical Society (AAS) von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in … Continue reading
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Leahy
Progress continues at Advanced Space, as I’ve now been working there a month and a half. As my employer starts to observe my capabilities and the number of tasks that require writing or editing, I find my list of tasks … Continue reading
What a Difference a Month Makes!
As I noted in my previous entry, I’m scaling back on my Heroic Technical Writing posts. That doesn’t mean work has stopped or I have nothing to say; I’m just trying to be a little more judicious about how often … Continue reading
Repurposing Content
Back in the early days of this century, I attended the Society for Technical Communication (STC) meeting here in Orlando. One of the hot topics of the time was using XML (the extended markup language, an advanced version of HTML) … Continue reading
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