What is Technical writing?.
Technical writing is all about communicating some useful information to the intended audience in an easy way. You need to have clarity of expression,basic knowledge of internet and computers to be a good Technical writer.
Do you need to be creative to become a Technical writer?.
The answer is NO.
You should be good at English Grammar,and need to have clarity of expression,basic knowledge of internet and computers.
What does a Technical Writer do?.
Technical writer normally creates Product User manuals,installation guides,Online Tutorials,presentation documents.
Technical writers follow Document Development Life Cycle (DDLC) to develop any Document.
What is DDLC ( Document Development Life Cycle)?.
In software development, software developers follow SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
When it comes to Technical writing we have DDLC(Document Development Life Cycle).
While Preparing a document,it goes through various phases.All these phases collectively called as DDLC.
DDLC (Document Development Life Cycle) has the following Phases.
1. Requirement Specification.
2. Audience Research.
3. Analyzing Product.
4.Deciding Table of Contents and Graphical content.
5.Collecting information.
6.Review by Technical Panel.
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7.Editorial Review.
8.Analyzing and Reviewing Beta Version.
9.Getting Approval From Quality and assurance team (If necessary).
10.Releasing document.
Technical writing is a great career for all those who are passionate about writing,who are technically vibrant enough to describe any issue related to computers and Information Technology.
A Technical writer can also work as a Freelance Technical writer and can earn a good amount of money.
