Tech-writing is a tricky business. It’s not a very high profile industry, so there’s not much support around. Follow these 10 quick tips, and you’ll be well on your way to a satisfying tech-writing career.
Tech-writers A Necessary Evil
New to tech-writing, or thinking about starting? The key to success is recognising that tech-writers are a necessary evil.
Five Ways Professional Writers Eliminate Rejection
If you’re writing for publication, you’re offering something for sale. Not everyone will want to buy it. This is only common sense. There’s no such thing as rejection, there’s only writing which has yet to find a home. If you submit a piece of writing enough times, it will sell. Professional writers understand this.
Overcome Writers Block with Snake Dancing
Writers block! Even columnist Dave Berry has it. He admits that at least 30 times a day when writing his humor column, he gets up from his computer to sip his Pepsi and to divert his attention when he can’t think of what to write. Recently, he reached for the cola and instead found a coiled snake. He tried barbecue tongs to carry it away, but when it landed in his pool, he kept the dance going trying to catch the thing.
Interview with Judy Cullins by P.L. Fry President, Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (www.spawn.org)
1. How did you get started in the writing business? Was it a childhood dream?
Article Writing Tips for Non-Writers
Although there are many types of articles you can write to help you promote your business, i.e. features, interviews, etc. I’m going to teach you how to write the two easiest forms of articles that will help you get the sale.
5 Essential Online Tools for Writers and Publishers
Writing a newsletter or article can be very time consuming. First, you have to create your content. Then you have to organize it. Fortunately, there are plenty of great tools online you can use and don’t require you to clog your computer with more software.
The Only HTML Writers Need to Know
You’re a writer, not a webmaster. But if you are writing for publication on a Web site, your editor may ask you to provide the basic HTML formatting for your work. Don’t panic.
Why should writers, coaches and speakers subscribe to Opt-In Ezines?”
Opt-in ezines, produced by companies, individuals, web sites or publishers, offer their subscribers unique, useful information. They use the “free” article format of 500-1400 words or a tip format from 100-400 words. Each ezine has anywhere from 1000 to many thousand subscribers per ezine. Think of the multiple exposure your message will have when you submit to these ezines.
Online Writing and Beyond: Writers Will Lead the Content Revolution
Introduction
It is often thrown around loosely on the web that “Content is king.”
If content is king, then what is a content writer?