Technical Writing: Master Your Writing Career

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Technical Writing: Master Your Writing Career Overview

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Defining Technical Writing

Chapter 2: Technical Writing: Know Your Topic

Lecture 1: Technical Writing: Knowing Your Topic Overview

Lecture 2: What are you Writing About?

Lecture 3: Goals of Technical Writing

Lecture 4: Are you the Expert?

Lecture 5: What's Your Competition?

Lecture 6: Why Your Technical Book?

Lecture 7: Will Your Technical Book Sell?

Lecture 8: Section Wrap: Knowing Your Book's Topic

Chapter 3: Technical Writing: Know Your Audience

Lecture 1: Technical Writing: Know Your Audience Overview

Lecture 2: Who is your audience?

Lecture 3: How Will the Audience Use Your Material?

Lecture 4: Technical Writing: Writing With Style

Lecture 5: How To Identify Your Technical Writing Audience

Lecture 6: Section Wrap: Knowing Your Audience

Chapter 4: Technical Writing: Plan the Book

Lecture 1: Technical Writing: Plan the Book Overview

Lecture 2: Define the Book Content and Boundaries

Lecture 3: Identify Chapters, Headers, and Specific Content

Lecture 4: How to Outline for Less Painful and Successful Writing

Lecture 5: Determine the Technical Book Length

Lecture 6: Create a Realistic Writing Schedule

Lecture 7: Section Wrap: Planning the Book

Chapter 5: Technical Writing: Write the Book

Lecture 1: Technical Writing: How to Write a Book

Lecture 2: How to Get Started

Lecture 3: How to Write Quickly

Lecture 4: Write with Organization

Lecture 5: Write First. Edit Second.

Lecture 6: Keep Writing and Writing and Writing

Lecture 7: Five Ways to Get Writing Done

Lecture 8: Section Wrap: Writing the Book

Chapter 6: Technical Writing: How to Write Well

Lecture 1: Technical Writing: How to Create Good Writing

Lecture 2: Strategies for Good Technical Writing

Lecture 3: Leveraging Technology for Better Writing

Lecture 4: Better Writing by Better Words

Lecture 5: Three Books for Writers

Lecture 6: Section Wrap: How to Write Well

Chapter 7: Technical Writing: How to Rewrite the Book

Lecture 1: How to Rewrite the Book

Lecture 2: Starting the Revision Process

Lecture 3: Justifying Changes to Book's Content

Lecture 4: Adhering to the Book's Outline

Lecture 5: Hold Yourself Accountable

Lecture 6: How to Not Hate Your Writing

Lecture 7: Section Wrap: Rewriting the Book

Chapter 8: Technical Writing: How to Polish Your Writing

Lecture 1: How to Polish the Book

Lecture 2: How to Self-Edit a Manuscript

Lecture 3: Hiring an Editor for a Technical Manuscript

Lecture 4: The Role of the Technical Editor

Lecture 5: The Role of the Copy Editor

Lecture 6: The Role of the Proofreader

Lecture 7: Section Wrap: Polishing the Book

Chapter 9: Technical Writing: Marketing the Book

Lecture 1: Marketing Your Book

Lecture 2: Writing for Blogs

Lecture 3: Utilizing Social Media for Book Marketing

Lecture 4: Hosting a Webinar for Book Sales

Lecture 5: Writing a Press Release for Your Book

Lecture 6: Section Wrap: Marketing the Technical Book

Chapter 10: Technical Writing: Wrapping up the Course

Lecture 1: Five Truths About Technical Writing

Lecture 2: Wrapping the Technical Writing Seminar

Lecture 3: Bonus