Early on in my career, I learned a great deal from other technical writers. It generally pays not to pretend to know everything. The client had a number of technical writers working over the years, sometimes several at a time on a single project. Each of us was good...
You Are My Client
The client asked me to develop a help file for a software application. I asked who the target audience was. How technically versed were they with the application? What did they expect in documentation? I never got a truly straight answer.
Out of retirement – Oy!
"It's time for you to go back to work." That's Donna, my wife. I'm around the house too much. "I love you," she continues, "But you need to be finding something more productive to do."