Interested in learning to write better?

Hey Kids, It's Democratic Blog Time™!

I'm going through old posts that I started but never finished, or notes I made to myself to write about later, etc. The first one I'm thinking of tackling is an article about why most tech writing sucks and how to write better (a guide for geeks specifically). The existing content is stuff I tried to fit into Are Writers Better Women? Duh but it just didn't fit there.

Before I rip it apart and smush it back together in a form that's worth reading... is anyone interested? Please post a comment yea or nay, or hit me up on IRC, especially if you have any special requests.

Happy weekend!

Also, if you're participating in RailsDay 2006, good luck! And say hi if you drop into the RailsDay Campfire chat, because I'm competing, too.

posted in: happy fun notes, metablog | 16 comments

Paul Dix said on 16 Jun 14:48:

I would read it!
brasten said on 16 Jun 15:07:

yea!

I could use better technical writing skills. Go for it!
Alison said on 16 Jun 15:26:

Yea! I've become interested in technical writing myself lately, and would like to hear your take on it.

OT: BTW, thanks for the IndieStripes Typo theme. I'm enjoying it on my blog until such time as I attempt to make my own theme.
mikepence said on 16 Jun 17:11:

Oh just post it already. Tease.
evan said on 16 Jun 19:05:

Yeah please do. I'm more interested in the why it sucks part than the how to improve, but they're both sides of the same coin.
Victor said on 16 Jun 22:27:

Yes, I'm definitely interested. I'm constantly looking for ways to improve my writing, especially for my blog.
Joshua Lock said on 17 Jun 01:56:

Yea!
Matt Pennig said on 17 Jun 04:48:

Yea!
Casper Fabricius said on 17 Jun 15:10:

Absolutely! I'm trying to spice things up with screenshots and list and code samples, but it still tends be a bit boring to read - so I'd definately like some insight from you :)
jfc said on 19 Jun 12:48:

indeed-a-lee-do.
Ryan Allen said on 20 Jun 19:33:

I'm up for any hints on tech writing, please publish!
Mikkel Bo Rasmussen said on 21 Jun 22:34:

For the sake of my sanity, and for everyone else also reading technical documents, please post a "how to do it right" article.

The world definitely needs better tech writers. Period.

Thanks!
Amy Hoy said on 23 Jun 16:07:

Thanks everyone. That's enough demand for me :D I'm busy as heck over here at RailsConf but I'll see about getting the article up this next week. I have about 60% of it done so far.

Cheers!
carlco2 said on 23 Jun 19:56:

http://www.slash7.com/articles/2005/11/27/typo-theme-1 you have some great links on your comments on this page ive spent hours looking through them, (time to delete though i think)
Hekewod said on 21 Jul 16:24:

Wonderful site! Beautiful design. Hello admin, nice site!
Gaconi said on 21 Jul 16:29:

You have done very good job. Thanks for being here. Great place to visit!