What would a Technical Author ask from Santa?

Saint Nicholas’s day has passed, which means Christmas is getting close. So what would a Technical Author ask from Santa Claus? One thing we could request is the ability to embed one Google document inside another. That would mean that Google Docs could support some basic content reuse. Another would be to request Madcap Flare’s… Read more »

The business benefits of DITA – in graphic novel form

We’ve put together a free illustrated guide that explains the business benefits of the DITA authoring and publishing standard. It’s suitable for Technical Authors and non-Technical Authors. You’ll find this guide is in graphic novel (or comic) format, comprising 18 colour pages. You can download the guide from the Cherryleaf website in EPUB, PDF and… Read more »

How many Technical Authors are in the UK? Here’s the answer

It’s quite difficult to know how many Technical Authors there are in the United Kingdom. The profession doesn’t have its own Standard Occupational Classification code, so there are no official statistics. We can estimate the number of Technical Authors in the IT sector. One way to do this is by looking at the total number people… Read more »

Getting started as a freelance Technical Author

One of the most common questions we get asked is for advice on becoming a freelance Technical Author. To help address that question in depth, we written an ebook, which you can purchase via the Cherryleaf website. This guide answers the key questions people have when considering a freelance career as a Technical Author. It… Read more »