Technical Writers
A technical writer (also called a technical communicator) is a professional writer who engages in technical writing and produces technical documentation. The Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators has defined the profession as preparing information which helps users. This documentation includes online help, user guides/manuals, white papers, design specifications, system manuals, project plans, test plans, etc. Kurt Vonnegut described technical writers as:
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- "...trained to reveal almost nothing about themselves in their 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."
Engineers, scientists, and other professionals may also produce technical writing, but often hand it off to a professional technical writer for proofreading, editing, and formatting. A technical writer produces technical documentation for technical, business, and consumer audiences.
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