Knapsack is a bi-monthly letter on things that I found interesting.
I will share things that I found interesting over the last fortnight. I hope you find something useful in these pieces that you can learn about. Though I plan to have articles related to technical writing and adjacent fields, there will be something for everyone, I promise.
Currently Knapsack is on a hiatus and will return soon.
Knapsack Issue 06: The Welcome 2022 Edition
Let's have a great year of learning in 2022.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Hello readers,
I wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year in 2022.
As 2022 begins, there is still no end in sight for this pandemic. Newer strains will keep coming up and hopefully less virulent than the previous strains. Yet we have made progress from being shut inside our homes to a situation where we can head outside to meet friends and families....
Knapsack Issue 05: The Mental Wellness Edition
The fifth issue shines a light on mental health.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Hello readers,
In this issue, I wanted to talk about something that we all take for granted - our mental health. The day I鈥檓 publishing this is a day off from my work. My company has designated the last Friday of October as a Mental Wellness Day. We started this last year and hope to continue this every year.
I feel mental health is something that we are afraid to talk about....
Knapsack Issue 04: The Answers to the Writing Exercise Edition
We have answers to last issue's writing exercise plus regular content.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Hello readers,
You鈥檙e reading the fourth issue of Knapsack. There was an exercise in the last issue that sought to unleash a smidgen of creative juices. This edition is lightweight compared to other issues. That鈥檚 because I wanted to give space to contributions from readers. I also describe how I went about with writing my sample.
Oh, I鈥檝e added a new logo for the newsletter. I鈥檒l explain how to create a logo using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in an upcoming issue....
Knapsack Issue 03: The Writing Exercise Edition
The third issue of Knapsack has a new section to help you craft sentences plus the usual suspects.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Hello again,
You鈥檙e reading the third issue of Knapsack (The Writing Exercise Edition) and thank you for that. 馃檹
Some of you had asked if I could share tips and tricks on writing. So in this issue, I鈥檓 introducing a new section, Write Away to address that need. The best way to learn to write well is by writing more. This section would be more of an exercise than just some generic advice on writing....
Knapsack Issue 02: The Liftoff Edition
The second issue of Knapsack covers technical articles and abstract ideas to implement.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Hello again,
This site, paperarrow.com turned a dozen years old on August 17. 馃巶 馃帀
When I started this experiment, it was a journey into the unknown. I鈥檝e got some good responses from you and it has given me some impetus as I continue this journey 馃殌.
The first issue covered somewhat generic topics. As I started putting together the second issue, I wanted to ensure that there is a good mix of technical articles and abstract ideas....
Knapsack Issue 01: Into the Unknown
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Knapsack, a bi-monthly letter for friends and followers.
Welcome to Knapsack 馃憢 Welcome to the inaugural edition of Knapsack, a bi-monthly letter for friends and followers.
I will share things that I found interesting over the last fortnight. I hope you find something useful in these pieces that you can learn about.
Why a newsletter? My first task in my first job was to write an article for my company鈥檚 newsletter. I am not sure on what I wrote about then; only that it had a few typos and a couple of rather awkward sentence constructions....