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Using topic-based writing to pull together any writing project

I don’t have to tell you that topic-based writing is a very popular idea in the world of technical communication. And with good reason: it can help make writing, managing, and assembling documentation a lot easier.

But you can apply topic-based writing to work outside of our profession.

As you may or may not know, I do quite a bit of freelance writing. And sometimes, I have an idea for a non-fiction writing project, but am only able to chip away at it bit by bit? That sometimes feels like it happens a bit too often.

I also find that with projects like that, I write in bits and pieces — a few sentences or paragraphs here and there — and never get anything finished. I have chunks of writing, but can’t really pull them together.

Yes, that’s where topic-based writing comes into play. It can help you pull together all those chunks of content that you’ve been pecking out into something tangible.

Have I got your attention? Then read on.

http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/?p=2928

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Courtesy: DMN Communications

Technical Communications

I’ve been wondering about the difference between Technical Writing and Technical Communications. When people ask what you do, do you say “Tech Communicator” or “Tech Writer”? Everybody knows what a Tech Writer is, not many people have heard of a Technical Communicator. (Just look at Tina the Tech Writer on Dilbert!)

http://pidgeperry.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/technical-communications/

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Courtesy: Pidge Perry & Techwrl

Breaking free of your comfort zone

BY SCOTT NESBITT

Falling into a nice little rut. Getting complacent. Finding a comfortable groove. Wrapping yourself in a cloak of familiarity.

Call it what you will, but most of us fall into the comfort of a routine now and then. Yes, the oft-talked-about comfort zone.

There’s nothing wrong with that. But I find that inhabiting the comfort zone can get boring. Actually, worse than boring. You’ve probably felt the same way. The work is easy to do and feels more like typing than actual writing. Or, you feel the need to move into areas other than just pure technical writing.

http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/?p=2936

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Courtesy: DMN Communications

[Infographic] Technical Communication Management Compensation and Career Outlook

http://thecontentwrangler.com/2012/03/05/infographic-technical-communication-management-compensation-and-career-outlook/

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Courtesy: The Content Wrangler

Dear Friends,

Greetings!

Happy 2012 since it is the first update of the year on the Management SIG.

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-Ramesh

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