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The Best of Heroic Technical Writing 2016
One thing I’ve learned from this blog is that I have very little control over which entries will get the most attention. That is determined by you, the readers. Nevertheless, I’ll keep trying to crank out the most useful content I … Continue reading
Posted in careers, clients, management, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
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Who Reads this Blog?
As I’m winding up 2016, I’m also looking at my blog statistics, as I am wont to do. I am, as always, curious about who my readers actually are vs. my target audience. Ideally the two match up, but there … Continue reading
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Apologies for the Delay…
I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month again this month, so I’m a little behind on blogging for this week. For my thoughts on technical writers being novelists, see my previous post on this matter. I’ll get caught up soon…no, … Continue reading
Posted in fiction writing, Uncategorized
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Keeping this one short and sweet, as I’m out of town visiting with friends for the Thanksgiving Day weekend.
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What to Do When You Lose
You’ve written a proposal, and you’ve lost–now what? The government (or other customer) might or might not provide feedback. As you’re absorbing the loss–and the feedback–you have to start answering serious, honest questions about yourself and your performance: What did … Continue reading
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