Feb
05
Meet the February 2019 Technical Communication Cover Artist
Meet the February 2019 Technical Communication cover artist: Lindsay Blankenbeker.
Tag: writing
Jan
22
Education Roundup: Upgrade Your Editing!
If you want to take your technical editing skills to the next level, this week’s webinars and courses are for you.
Jan
09
Start 2019 with STC’s Online Courses
Whether you’ve been meaning to get formal training on the fundamentals of technical communication, or you want to take your technical editing skills to the next level, the first online courses of 2019 have something for you.
May
01
Weekly Education Roundup: Dataviz and Copywriting
We’ve got not one but TWO great webinars coming up this week to help you spruce up your visual and written content.
Nov
26
Publishing Perspectives: Editing
I knew I needed a break when I looked at a fortune cookie and the first thing I saw was a comma splice. Instead of reading the fortune, I immediately started looking for superstar word wielder Marcia Riefer Johnston to get a second opinion (we were both at Information Development World). Once my assessment was confirmed – she also said “comma splice” before making any other comment – I started thinking about editing and how to identify good editing.
Oct
24
Plainly Speaking: Meet Plain Language
Welcome to the first post from our newest regular guest blogger, Karen Field Carroll. Karen sent us a post last month on how technical communicators can (and should) support the Plain Regulations Act, and we asked her if she wanted Read more
Jul
08
Publishing Perspectives: The Robustness Principle
Last week I completed the initial edit of a book we’ll be publishing later this year. It took me longer than I expected, not because the writing was poor—on the contrary it was quite good—but because I spent a great Read more