I have been busy of late, mainly with contract #3. Contract #1 had a product release at the beginning of the month, so there won’t be much work this month; #2 is cash-strapped so is only providing work when there is no other way out. #3 has a release date in March, so I should be chock-full with work, especially as I started late. But no, as I feared, the developers are so busy developing that they do not have time to provide details for me to document, or even to pass comment on what I worked out for myself by using the product. So far I have kept myself busy comparing what was there the last time I documented (in June) to what I see now, and updating the online help and written guides. To be fair, I have had some contact with a couple of developers on new features – but not nearly enough.
I was informed on Thursday that they have been interviewing local technical writers and that my services will probably not be needed after the upcoming release. I am going on a long holiday just after that, so it means that when I get back I’ll need to go project hunting. I thought of trying now, but companies do not want to talk now about their documentation needs in May.
Anyone need an experienced technical writer?
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