About a question I couldn’t answer, until I remembered I’d already lived it. A colleague and I were wondering a while ago whether technical writing should work closely with management, or more …
Continue reading : What if technical writing reported to the CTO?On doing your best work where nobody looks, and what that means for being seen. A friend of mine has a job you can explain in one sentence. Mine takes a paragraph, and even then people nod politely. …
Continue reading : Beating the drum for engine-room workOn recognizing what the job actually needed, and building that, too. When something genuinely excites me, it shows immediately. I get a hundred ideas at once, I’m in full “let’s do this” mode, and …
Continue reading : Hired to write, ended up pioneeringWhy mentoring is not a one-way street. This is about a great young talent, who started as an intern, continued as a working student, and became my mentor along the way. Fresh out of her bachelor’s …
Continue reading : Who’s mentoring whom, anyway?There hasn’t been a new blog post here since June. I did have a lot to write about, but I was busy getting this website up and running — again. What started as a fairly small personal project …
Continue reading : What rebuilding my website taught meDo you know those moments at work when something suddenly clicks? When a thought becomes clear, a connection becomes visible, or an idea sparks? These moments happen surprisingly often when technical …
Continue reading : Magic moments happen between roles