Originally published July 23, 2013
Every job has its challenges. Early in my technical writing career, I had an R&D manager whose idea of reviewing the documentation was to weigh my inch-and-a-half ream of manual in his hand for a moment, and then give it back to me saying, ‘it needs more beef.’
Mind you, in those days, I didn’t yet know how to write short, clear sentences.
Now I do.
The first draft of anything is shit. (Ernest Hemingway)
Every job has its challenges. Early in my technical writing career, I had an R&D manager whose idea of reviewing the documentation was to weigh my inch-and-a-half ream of manual in his hand for a moment, and then give it back to me saying, ‘it needs more beef.’
Mind you, in those days, I didn’t yet know how to write short, clear sentences.
Now I do.
