Writing a Professional Life: Stories of Technical Communicators On and Off the Job (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) (edit title/settings)

by Gerald J. Savage, Dale L. Sullivan, Sam Dragga (?) (edit contributors)

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This is the first collection of narratives by practicing technical communicators telling their own personal stories about the workplace and their lives on and off the job. The stories vividly demonstrate the unique power of narrative as a teaching and learning tool. Unlike fabricated cases,... read more

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Part I: Initiation Stories

I'm a Nibbie: The Tale of an Object-Oriented GUI Developer ~~ Rosalie Young Dwyer
The Great Pyramid War ~~ Brad Connatser
Glimpse into Reality ~~ Michael Asay
My Entry-Level Life ~~ Kendra Potts
First Time Out ~~ Melissa Alton
How I Became a Goddess ~~ Alina Rutten
A Job Like a Tattoo ~~ Beth Lee
It's Not Mark Twains' River Anymore ~~ Carol Hoeniges

Part II: The Process

Three Months, Three Pages ~~ Rahel Anne Miller
Conquering the Cubicle Syndrome ~~ Geoff Hart
Try and Try Again: The Story of a Software Project ~~ Mark H. Bloom
Tech Writing and the Art of Laziness ~~ Tim Casaday
I've Been Working on the Railroad: Re-Vision at BNP Railway ~~ Julie S. Hile
Daze at the Round Table: Shawn S. Staley
Diary of a Tech Writer ~~ Elna R. Tymes
Samurai Review ~~ Steven Jong
Thumbnails ~~ Rochelle Gidonian

Part III: Life On and Off the Job

What a Life ~~ Christine Pellar-Kosbar
It Isn't What You Write That Makes You a Tech Writer: A Love Story ~~ L. M. Hayes
Fluff ~~ Jerry Kenney
Madame Mao in the Midwest ~~ Reva Rasmussen
Stranger in Paradigm ~~ Lenore Weiss
Afterward: Talking to the People Who Know ~~ Dale L. Sullivan

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This book is in The Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication. (standard series)

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Dewey: 808.0666

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Books › Business & Investing › Reference › Writing
Books › Reference › Writing › Technical
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