Writing Portfolio
Below are some of Sarah's general writing samples. Please contact
her for more information, or if you wish to see a sample in a format not represented here.
User Guides
BAMS User Guide (pdf) - A user guide for Hyperion Employees for accessing
their new Brand Asset Management System. Document planned, written, and edited in less than 24 hours and used by client.
BAMS Admin Guide (pdf) - A user guide for Hyperion System Administrators for managing
their new Brand Asset Management System. Document planned, written, and edited in less than 24 hours and used by client.
Tutorial
Intro to XHTML (pdf) - A full printable tutorial for beginning web programming with XHTML. Assumes no prior knowledge of HTML. Uses supplementary website.
Feasibility/Recommendation Report
Recommendations for the Use of ClientExec (pdf) - Feasibility report developed to assist Autumn Technical Designs CEO in deciding whether to use a client and billing management software.
Instruction Sheet
How to Look Up a Chinese Character When You Don't Know Chinese (pdf) - A one-page poster-style instruction sheet for looking up a character in a Chinese-English dictionary.
Press Release
Canon Pixma iP97 Travel Photo Printer (pdf) - A fictional press release for a new travel photo-quality printer.
Submission Guidelines
Corrigo Submission Guidelines (pdf) - A set of guidelines for submission to Corrigo, the Society of Technical Writing's Editing Special Interest Group Newsletter.
How-To Article Set
How
to Get a Website - A collection
of articles with tips and explanations for beginners on how to obtain a website. Self-published.
General Articles
Making
Sunlight Breathe -
A feature on the emerging poet, Julie Beth Himmelwright. Published by The
Writ.
Get
Yourself a Website - An article targeted to freelance writers, encouraging them to develop their own websites.
Published by Freelance Daily.
"Chevron and Texaco Launch Improved Image Stewardship Guides" - An article developed for multiple internal Chevron publications to inform Marketers and Retailers about a newly released handbook.
Available upon request.
Proposals and Website Scope/Specification Documents
Available upon request.
Creative Writing
Poetry Selections - Published by The Writ.
More info about my creative writing is available here.
