Archive for the ‘Technical Writing’ Category

Welcome

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Hi, I'm Karen Rempel, a Vancouver-based documentation specialist and technical writer. This is my web site for showcasing my technical writing experience and helping you get to know me a little. If you have come to this site to learn about the technical writing and information development skills I can bring to ...

What we all want to know: what will it cost?

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

The advantages of hiring a senior professional I have been working in the field of technical writing since 1993, writing and editing many types of technical documentation, including manuals and online help, training materials, web materials, and policies and procedures. I have worked in many capacities, from supervising writers on a project to being the sole ...

Search engine optimization

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

For technical writers It seems that no matter how good our technical writing services are, these days we have to rank well in search engines for our clients to find us. I had a recent exchange with fellow technical writer Stephen Arthur about the value of being searchable. While potential clients ...

Leadership

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

I was the president of the Society for Technical Communication Canada West Coast chapter for 2008 - 2009. It was a very vibrant and exciting year for the chapter, which had been faltering when I volunteered to be president, due to lack of volunteers to keep things running. The year ended on ...

Book

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

At first glance you might not associate beadwork with technical writing. It's true that writing Complete Beading for Beginners is one of the most fun things I've done! I first had the idea for a book on beadwork in a technical writing class at the New Westminster, BC campus of Douglas College (in ...

Contact

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Contact info for Vancouver-based technical writer Karen Rempel: Karen Rempel President, Monkey Valley Enterprises Inc. 604.251.6337 (cell) kyrempel@gmail.com 2425 Wall Street Vancouver, BC  V5K 1A4 Photo credits This page and Welcome topic: Mika Inokoshi Photography Yoga for the Office pix and last pic on Leadership page: Stephen Arthur Leadership pix: Marika Piehler

Making a difference

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, I taught a class called Yoga for the Office for the Vancouver chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, a professional organization for technical writers. This is the second time I have taught this course to technical writers, and I developed it to help counter-act the strain ...

Portfolio

Monday, September 29th, 2008

As a Vancouver-based technical writer, I have been creating technical documentation since 1993. I have quite a diverse range of technical writing samples in my portfolio, including some great printed books and other materials that I can show you in person. This page provides samples of online documentation from three ...