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I am interested in technology, what steps should I take to become a technical writer?

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We often say that aspiring programmers should write programs.

Aspiring writers should write.

It may sound trite but I'm perfectly serious. Start a blog (as I recently did), answer questions on here... there are many outlets for you to improve and practice your writing.

cletus
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Fluency in natural language and open-mind for technical details. This is only the beginning, since during your work you will have to spend a lot of time sitting and writing... thus patience is probably the most important thing.

smok1
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I guess, learning DocBook and FrameMaker would certainly help.

msiemeri