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New Feature: The Best of Corrigo!

As the official publication of the STC Technical Editing SIG, Corrigo is full of useful information for technical editing practitioners.

But Corrigo has been around for a very long time, and there’s a lot of great content sitting in the archives. It’s neither practical nor useful to try and sift through years of back issues and posts.

So, to help you find older content that is still relevant, we are introducing a new feature – The Best of Corrigo!

Every now and then, we’ll republish an article from the archives that we think is still just as relevant and helpful now as it was when it was first published. (Of course, if an article needs to be slightly updated, we will do that.)

To make it easier for you to find these articles again in the future, they will be tagged with a The Best of Corrigo tag, and the titles prefaced with the same phrase.

If you have any suggestions for older Corrigo articles that you think should see the light of day again, please send an email to editor@stc-techedit.org and tell us why.

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From Around the Web: The Cybersecurity Style Guide

Editors use style guides to ensure the consistency and clarity of the documentation they review – they are one of the most important tools in a editor’s toolbox. But just like different companies have different style guides, so too do different industries.

Brianne Hughes, a technical editor for Bishop Fox, is one of the authors of The Cybersecurity Style Guide. For an interview with Brianne, in which she explains the need for this type of specialized style guide, see the following link:

http://cmosshoptalk.com/2018/05/15/brianne-hughes-talks-about-the-cybersecurity-style-guide/

Brianne says that this is a document in progress, and that she and her team plan to put out a cleaner V1.1 soon. They are always happy to receive suggestions for future improvement, so if you have any, please contact her via her at style@bishopfox.com.

UPDATE (23 July 2018):

Version 1.1 of the Cybersecurity Style Guide has been published: https://www.bishopfox.com/blog/2018/06/reintroducing-the-cybersecurity-style-guide-v1-1/

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Of Interest: CIDM Summer 2018 Conference on Judicious Editing

The Center for Information–Development Management (CIDM) brings together the most highly skilled and talented managers in the field of information development from across the US and internationally to facilitate the sharing of information about current trends, best practices, and developments within the industry, from information development to training and support.

This summer, the CIDM IDEAS Online Conference (24-25 July 2018) is dedicated to the field of technical editing, and includes some really fascinating topics and presenters (including Yoel Strimling, editor of Corrigo!):

IDEAS is a two-day industry conference that you can attend virtually from the comfort of your own office. The conference includes five 60-minute concurrent sessions in two tracks, giving you a choice of 11 unique presentations. Participate live according to the published schedule or watch a recording of any session when it’s more convenient for you.

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Quo Corrigo? Survey Results

At the end of April 2018, we sent out a survey called “Quo Corrigo?” asking Corrigo readers to tell us about what kind of content they wanted to see here.

We felt that Corrigo should only present information that focuses on technical editing, rather than on generic technical communication. But we weren’t sure what that meant exactly, so we turned to you to help us define the future scope and direction of Corrigo.

As of the end of June 2018, we’ve received 35 responses to our survey, and we thank all of you who took the time to tell us your opinions.

Continue reading “Quo Corrigo? Survey Results”

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New Feature: From Around the Web!

As the official publication of the STC Technical Editing SIG, Corrigo is full of useful information for technical editing practitioners.

But we aren’t the only source of useful information for technical editing practitioners – the Web has lots of great blogs, articles, and sites with loads of relevant and important stuff for our professional development.

To make sure that this scattered information reaches a wider audience, we are introducing a new feature – From Around the Web!

Have you come across some information somewhere on the Web that you think needs to be brought to the attention of Corrigo’s readers? If you’ve spotted great content in the wild, send us a link to it at editor@stc-techedit.org, and we’ll consider adding it to our From Around the Web feature.

To make it easier for you to find these articles again in the future, they will be tagged with a From Around the Web tag, and the titles prefaced with the same phrase.