Content nirvana: A state of content bliss, free from the repetitive effort and suffering associated with digital publishing and ad hoc formatting. How to get there The first step on this path is to understand where your time is currently being spent, and in particular, where you are spending time on things other than content creation and… [Read More]
Finding Work as an API Documentation Writer – Key Takeaways
Andrew Davis from Synergistech | synergistech@gmail.com | Presentation Slides Andrew Davis recruits technical writers for software developers in the San Francisco area. Application Programming Interface (API) An API is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software that specify how software components should interact. API Documentation A technical communication deliverable, the documentation facilitates usage and… [Read More]
What can the cloud do for you?
On Saturday, October 13, we co-hosted our fourth annual workshop collaboration with San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN)! This workshop was all about how to rethink our own processes to work smarter, not harder. Fortunately, there are many tools (including plenty of free options!) that can help. Our presenter, April Merritt of Ilios Digital Organizing, kicked… [Read More]
Negotiating Skills: The Missing Ingredient to Content Career Success – Key TakeAways
The speaker was Jack Molisani, Project Officer in the USAF, President, ProSpring Technical Staffing, author of Be the Captain of Your Career, and Executive Director of the LavaCon Conference on Content Strategy and TechComm Management. Mr. Molisani delivered an enthusiastic and interactive two-hour presentation. The pace of the meeting was brisk and energetic. Attendees were… [Read More]
Summer summary and call for volunteers
The dreaded May Gray and June Gloom are behind us. The buzz of Comic-Con is happening just a few blocks from where I write this now. We’re officially in the swing of a San Diego summer! We’ve had two pub socials this summer – one in Coronado earlier in June and then we returned to… [Read More]
