Writing Examples

Date Name of Publication, Paper, or Presentation
August 2007 “Which Resume Format is Best?” article in Technicalities (Vol. 48 No. 1), the STC Rocky Mountain Chapter (STC RMC) newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/aug_sept_2007/feature2.htm)
May/June 2007 “Lasting Flower Power – Don’t be Impatiens!” article in Carriage Club Homeowners Association Newsletter, p.2 This article was moved behind firewall in newsletter section on website – (http://www.www.carriageclub.com)
April 2007 “Three Alternative Careers for Technical Communicators” article in Technicalities (Vol. 47 No. 5), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/apr_may_2007/feature5.htm)
Holiday 2006 “Using Teamwork to Welcome New Ideas” article in Carriage Club Homeowners Association Newsletter, p.3. This article was moved behind firewall in newsletter section on website – (http://www.www.carriageclub.com)
June 2006 “Don’t Gamble with your Career – STC’s 53rd Annual Conference” article coauthored with Deb Lockwood in Technicalities (Vol. 46 No. 6), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/june_july_2006/feature1.htm)
August 2005 “Something for Everyone – 2005 Annual Conference in Seattle” article in Technicalities (vol. 46 No. 1), the STC RMC newsletter (http://stcrmc.org/technicalities/feature1.htm)
April 2005 “Transformation in Your Life: Senior Member Awards Celebration/March Chapter Meeting Review” article in Technicalities (Vol. 45, No. 5), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/apr_may_2005/feature4.htm)
2004 Online Investing Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools, Bonnie Biafore, O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2004 — Martha is published as a contributor. She wrote 5 hacks entitled: “Screen Fixed Income Investments,“ “Build an Online Portfolio,” “Asset Allocation: Less Risk on the Road to Returns,” “Keep Allocation in Line,” and “Build a Ladder of Fixed Income Investments.”
2003 How to Hire the Best Technical Communicator — a chapter brochure that promoted technical writing to employers (collaborated with a team of writers on this brochure)
July 2003 “You can do it!” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 6), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/june_july_2003/prez.htm)
July 2003 Honoring our Rocky Mountain Chapter DCSA winner” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 6), the STC Rocky Mountain chapter newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/june_july_2003/current.htm)
May 2003 “Improving your skills inexpensively” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 5), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/april_may_2003/prez.htm)
April 2003 “A roadmap to single sourcing” co-authored article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 5), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/april_may_2003/feature5.htm)
February 2003 “How does STC RMC measure up?” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 4), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/feb_march_2003/prez.htm)
December 2002 “Staying competitive with continuing education” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 3), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/dec_jan_2003/prez.htm)
October 2002 “Developing information in the information age” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 2), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/technicalities/oct_nov_2002/prez.htm)
August 2002 “Welcome, it’s time for a changing of the guard,” article in Technicalities (Vol. 43, No. 1), the STC RMC newsletter (http://www.stcrmc.org/newsletter/2002_2003/aug_sept_2002.pdf)
1994-2002 Several articles in Technicalities, the STC Rocky Mountain chapter newsletter
1999 “Designing Automated Custom Templates as Part of a Global Corporation’s Style Guide” presented at the 45th Annual STC International Conference in Anaheim, CA.
1998 “Weathering Transition: Is the Grass Really Greener?” presented at the 44th Annual STC International Conference in Toronto, Canada.
1998 “Weathering Transition: Is the Grass Really Greener?” presented at the Rocky Mountain Chapter Regional Conference in Denver, CO.
1994 to 1995 Scientific Communication Professional Interest Committee newsletter editor and article author