Technical communications and copy writing specialist. Editor. Instructional designer. Social media observer and commentator. Blogging pioneer. Photographer.
Writing Specialities
- Software user guides and reference guides
- Technical editing and re-writing for clarity
- Multimedia instructional design
- Technology marketing collateral (brochures, annual reports, case studies, direct mail messaging, trade show handouts, talking points sales guides, etc.)
- Advertising and web marketing copy writing
- Technology white papers
- Executive editorial ghost-writing
Projects
Writing
- The Blork Blog (my multi-topic personal blog, since 2000)
- Blork's Literary Snippets (a personal corkboard of good writing I've read)
- Kids and Mobile Phones: a blog about parental controls for mobile phones
(Whoops! It's now kaput! Archive)
Photos
- Street Scene; street photography from Montreal and beyond
- The Monday Morning Photo Blog
- Montreal Ville Mobile; a light-hearted collection of street photos of Montrealers using mobile phones
Communities
About Me
I have worked as a professional technical writer and technical marketing copy writer since 1991. My determination to bring brevity, creativity, and clarity to technical communications has put me in senior writing positions at companies such as Discreet Logic, Zero-Knowledge Systems, Positron Public Safety, and Tiburon Inc. I have also provided writing and consulting services to Bombardier, Business Development Bank of Canada, Canadian National, Hexacto, NDI Media, OPAL-RT Technologies, Transcontinental Media, Triton Digital, and others.
An early adopter of Web-based forums, blogging, Twitter, and other social media formats, I have been live on the Web under the pseudonym "Blork" since the mid-1990s. My catch-all "Blork Blog" has been running since 2000, and has spun off several topical blogs and three photo blogs. I work in Montreal as a consulting technical communications and marketing writer and editor.
Contact
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Email: ed |at| edhawco |dot| com