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Fiction Writing

Short essays and hints that cover subjects related to fiction writing.

• Why do you want to be a writer?
• How do you become a writer?
• How do you get published?
• Critiquing and being critiqued
• Managing your manuscripts
• Counting up your words
• Building a universe
• Building a culture
• Using subsistence strategies

General Writing

Short essays and hints that cover subjects related to writing in general. This will also include articles that could belong in either the fiction or technical writing sections.

• Evaluating web sites
• Organizing your computer workspace
• Writing without revisions
• Cleaning up your sentences
• Creating glossaries
• Creating indexes

Technical Writing

Short essays and hints that cover subjects related to technical writing.

• What is technical communications?
• Becoming a technical writer
• The tech writer revealed
• Myers-Briggs for tech writers
• The dark side of technical writing
• Technical writing skills
• Understanding information types
• Developing a style guide
• Starting new projects
• Getting content from SMEs
• Working with SMEs
• Creating useful documentation
• Designing effective online help
• Calling it finished
• Audience and document analysis
• Giving up ownership of your work
• ISO 9000
• How to write a white paper

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