{"product_id":"the-insiders-guide-to-technical-writing","title":"The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery complex product needs to be explained to its users  and technical writers  also known as technical communicators  are the ones who do that job. A growing field  technical writing requires multiple skills  including an understanding of technology  writing ability  and great people skills. Whether youre thinking of becoming a technical writer  just starting out  or youve been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to the next level  The Insiders Guide to Technical Writing can help you be a successful technical writer and build a satisfying career. Inside the Book Is This Job for Me? What does it take to be a technical writer? Building the Foundation: What skills and tools do you need to get started? The Best Laid Plans: How do you create a schedule that wont make you go crazy? How do you manage different development processes  including Agile methodologies? On the Job: What does it take to walk into a job and be productive right away? The Tech Writers Toolkit: How do you create style guides  indexes  templates and layouts? How do you manage localization and translation and all the other non-writing parts of the job? I Love My Job: How do you handle the ups and downs of being a technical writer? Appendixes: References to websites  books  and other resources to keep you learning.  The Insiders Guide to Technical Writing builds on Van Laans previous book  The Complete Idiots Guide to Technical Writing  but is significantly rewritten  extended  and brought up to date. About the Author Krista Van Laan has worked in  managed  and built from the ground up multi-level Technical Publications and User Experience departments in telecommunications  consumer software and hardware  enterprise software and services  and Internet companies  both in the United States and internationally. She is co-author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Technical Writing. Krista is currently the Director of User Experience at a Silicon Valley enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946956615733,"sku":"ByrdShop_1937434036","price":29.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781937434038.jpg?v=1769974432","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-insiders-guide-to-technical-writing","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}