It's important to remain impartial as a technical writer, because doing so helps the user in the end. It is also difficult because the technical writer must become removed from the writing, as Kurt Vonnegut notes. Much like soufflé baking, technical writing is difficult precisely because of the balance that must be met. So, a technical writer's goal is to provide as much information as humanly possible in a readable and user-friendly way. It is the baker's job to provide a comprehensive and clear recipe for amateur chefs to follow to make a soufflé that doesn't fall flat or taste disgusting.
Technical writer professional#
Think of it this way: If the product or service is a soufflé, and the technical document is the cookbook, then the technical writer is a professional baker. So, what is a technical writer, anyway? What is a technical writer?Ī technical writer is someone who produces documentation that explains the treatment, functions, and/or design of a product or service under development or currently in use to help the user, either a consumer or technician, best understand the product or service. That means technical writers are a special breed of writer. "Freaks" might be a little harsh, but the sentiment is true: technical writing is much different than most other kinds of writing. This makes them freaks in the world of writers, since almost all of the other ink-stained wretches in that world reveal a lot about themselves to the reader."
Kurt Vonnegut once described technical writers as "trained to reveal almost nothing about themselves in their writing.
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