Writing docs

A write-up of the virtual conference experience at Write the Docs Portland 2020, focusing on what it was like to attend a virtual version of an in-person conference.

Learn the benefits of having a writing style guide, how to choose a guide, and some handy tools that can support you and your team when implementing your style decisions.

An experienced technical author tells some tales of professional challenges he's faced, and provides tips for overcoming them.

Use index card sorting to help structure content in your knowledge base overall or specific sections.

Many of us have interesting “origin stories” - how we got into tech writing. Tech writers come from all sorts of educational and professional backgrounds.

This blog post covers some ideas on building a tech writing portfolio, along with my recent personal experience of building a portfolio using a combination of Markdown, Git, and a Static Site Generator.