Everything Technical Writing Newsletter - Issue #12
On obtaining actionable documentation feedback
Like a thief in the night, here’s me sneaking into your inbox two months later, to say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Like the popular Nigerian pidgin adage goes: “Na when person wake, na em en own morning start”. For my non-Nigerian subscribers, it simply means that whenever a person wakes up is when their own morning begins. Since I’m sending the first issue of this newsletter, for this year, in March, my own year just started, so accept my new year greetings with glee.
January was just me trying to ease into 2023 and sort out all 'the let’s circle back on this in the new year'. And out of the four weeks in February, I was traveling for three, so I’m only just now settling down.
Tbh, this is me right now:
Anyway, enough of my complaints. How are you all?
Guess what? We’re now at 1300 subscribers and counting!!!! When Revue shut down, and I had to move this newsletter to Substack, my biggest fear was that subscription rate would take a dive since most people will not be able to organically sign up for the newsletter from my Twitter profile. Guess I was wrong because even without sending out any new issues, we’ve gained almost 200 new subscribers.
To my new subscribers, welcome. It’s so great to have you here. Take some time to read some of the former issues. You might find a gem waiting for you.
Now to what I have for you today:
New on the blog 🚀🚀
On seeking actionable documentation feedback
For this month’s #techcontentcreatorseries, I spoke with Damilola Oladele. We discussed what it's like to be an Outreachy intern. We also talked about how the Wagtail team leverages its open-source community to get actionable documentation feedback to continually improve their documentation.
You should go read this. It’s really good.
And if you like it, share it on your socials with the #techcontentcreatorseries. Someone else on your timeline might like it too. Be generous 😉.
Read it here.
Navigating career transitions
If you're just starting out in tech or thinking about making a career switch and wondering where to start or how to proceed, you should read this. As a serial transitioner myself, I’ve had my fair share of transitions: from cloud engineer, to frontend engineer, to technical writer, to dev advocacy, so I have quite some transitioning experience. In this article, I share tips that have helped me make these successful transitions.
Interesting finds on the web
Job Opportunities
Xqmsg is looking for part-time hire to help with writing customer-facing docs for their products, including how-tos and onboarding materials. Send an email to josh.szepesi@xqmsg.com.
Last Words 😉
To all my women, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH. Keep thriving, and being the badass that you are.
And, that’s all I have for you this month.
As usual, if you know a budding technical writer or tech content creator, share this newsletter with them. I can promise you that you’ll be doing them a solid.
Also, share our articles on Twitter, and let’s see some more growth next month.
Lastly, If you have any idea on how I can make this newsletter more valuable or accommodating for you, don’t hesitate to hit the reply button or reach out on Twitter.
Till I write you on the 20th of next month (hopefully), stay jiggy!!
Thanks for sharing. Found the "navigating career transitions" quite insighful.