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Category Archives: technical writing
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
Transitioning from Freelance Life Back to Full-Time Employment
If you read the past few months’ entries, you’ll see that I’ve had an interesting year, which began with being told that my ongoing (it would have been eight years as of May 30) contract with Nissan would be coming … Continue reading
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Adult Living and Visualizing a Better Future
I’m still “keeping it real” here at Heroic Technical Writing. I’ve got work to do, bills to pay, and a new home to hunt. All of those are simple in concept but difficult in execution. As some folks put it, … Continue reading
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Visionary Writing, Compliance Writing, and the Space Business
Over the course of my space career (as a citizen advocate since 1997 and as a professional since 2003), I’ve had the privilege of writing and editing many different kinds of documents, some more interesting than others, but all part … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, careers, documents, engineering, marketing, technical writing
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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