Nonna x2 and Other Stuff
I became a Nonna for the second time last weekend.
Latest Posts
The MkDocs Material Theme & Dropdowns in the Main Nav
I love using the MkDocs Material theme, but there is one potential showstopper I ran into last week. The theme developer doesn't currently support dropdown menus in the main nav.
My Tech Comm Origin Story
Overview
Tom Johnson, a technical writer and author of the I'd Rather Be Writing blog, recently posted about how people get started in the profession:
One of the classic stories that is told in our profession is how and why we got into technical writing. The story is usually one of unintended directions and decisions, in which someone initially intends to pursue one career, makes a series of adjusting decisions and course corrections, and finally ends up writing docs as a tech writer. Because so few people actually set out to become tech writers, the story is usually interesting to listen to.
I'm one of those who did not set out to become a tech writer. So, for my first post, I thought I'd share a little bit about my origin story.