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The Technical Writer Song

To the tune of "Paperback Writer":

Dear Senior Engineer, will you review my doc?
It took me months to write, fought through the writer's block.
Based on a spec by an insane architect
And I need a job, so I want to be a technical writer,
Paperback writer.

It’s the dirty story of a dirty API
Undocumented methods piled high
Just makes you want to pull your hair or bail
It’s a steady job but I want to be a technical writer,
Technical writer.

Technical writer (writer, writer)

It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few,
I’ll be sending it out for a Peer Review.
I can make it longer if you like the style,
I can change it 'round and I want to be a technical writer,
Technical writer.

If you really like it we'll ship it right away
Forget the editing, we'll get it out today.
But you must return it, in print or PDF,
I just need a break and I want to be a technical writer,
Technical writer.

Technical writer (writer, writer)

Technical writer - Technical writer
Technical writer - Technical writer

Ehhh, maybe I should keep my day job.

1. It turns out that someone wrote an even better version several years ago, but hey, I didn't know about it when I wrote this.

2. More tech writer verse by yours truly.

Posted by Evan Goer on Nov. 20, 2004 at 2:30 PM | Comments (2)

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