Bad Writing Wastes Time. Good Writing Gets Out of the Way. Technical documentation exists for one reason: to help people do something. If your writing makes them stop, re-read, or second-guess, it’s failing. Your goal isn’t to impress—it’s to guide. The user should...
Imagine opening an instruction manual. You expect quick guidance. Instead, you're met with vague steps, unnecessary jargon, and no clear path forward. You reread a sentence three times, still unsure what to do next. This is where bad technical writing fails—and where...
You’ve seen it before—long walls of text, no headings, no spacing, and no clear way to tell what’s important. It’s frustrating, slow, and makes even simple instructions feel like a chore. Good technical writing isn’t just about the words. It’s about how those words...