atw: Re: Suggestions for getting a start as a Technical writer
- From: Jean Hollis Weber <jean05@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:40:25 +1000
Lana Brindley wrote in response to Shumona Roy-McKean:
>> I am interested in broadening my skills to becoming a full time
>> technical writer and would like your thoughts/suggestions on how
>> to best go about doing this and getting that first job as a
>> technical writer!
> If you want to write technical stuff, sign up for a documentation
> project such as floss manuals, and start writing. If nothing else,
> it'll give you experience in writing that kind of document, and it'll
> also mean you have something to point to when they ask what you've
> written. As an extra added bonus, many companies take 'community
> participation' seriously.
Two similar places to gain experience are OpenOffice.org,
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Contribute
and LibreOffice,
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Produce
--Jean
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