The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing

The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing

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Every complex product needs to be explained to its users, and technical writers, also known as technical communicators, are the ones who do that job. A growing field, technical writing requires multiple skills, including an understanding of technology, writing ability, and great people skills. <p> Whether you're thinking of becoming a technical writer, just starting out, or you've been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to the next level, <i>The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing</i> can help you be a successful technical writer and build a satisfying career. <p> <b>Inside the Book</b> <p> <ul> <li><b>Is This Job for Me?</b> What does it take to be a technical writer?</li> <li><b>Building the Foundation:</b> What skills and tools do you need to get started?</li> <li><b>The Best Laid Plans:</b> How do you create a schedule that won't make you go crazy? How do you manage different development processes, including Agile methodologies?</li> <li><b>On the Job:</b> What does it take to walk into a job and be productive right away?</li> <li><b>The Tech Writer's Toolkit:</b> How do you create style guides, indexes, templates and layouts? How do you manage localization and translation and all the other non-writing parts of the job?</li> <li><b>I Love My Job:</b> How do you handle the ups and downs of being a technical writer?</li> <li><b>Appendixes:</b> References to websites, books, and other resources to keep you learning.</li> </ul> <p> <i>The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing</i> builds on Van Laan's previous book, <i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing,</i> but is significantly rewritten, extended, and brought up to date. <p> <b>About the Author</b> <p> Krista Van Laan has worked in, managed, and built from the ground up multi-level Technical Publications and User Experience departments in telecommunications, consumer software and hardware, enterprise software and services, and Internet companies, both in the United States and internationally. She is co-author of <i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing.</i> Krista is currently the Director of User Experience at a Silicon Valley enterprise.