Sharon Burton
sharonburton.bsky.social
Sharon Burton
@sharonburton.bsky.social
Inland so cal woman, having a great time.
The book I’m editing - Women in Technical Communication - has a publication time frame: end of Feb 2026, which is awesome. Watch xmlpress.com for prepublication purchase.

And now we’ve reached the part of the process where I’m sure not a single soul is going to buy it.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Big big big big day for me. So much work to get here.

I sent the manuscript for the Women in Technical Communication to the publisher this morning. 7 months after I posted the first call for writers, 69 international women submitted their stories of their careers - the first generation of women
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My new book is out! If you communicate in the business world, this is the book for you. a.co/d/7eeBcfo #techcomm #engineering
Amazon.com: Engineering Words: Communicating Clearly in the Workplace eBook : Burton, Sharon, Graham Gonzalez, Bonni: Books
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October 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
In case you don’t know, I’m editing a book called “Women in Technical Communication” - which is an international anthology of women telling their story of being in the field. It’s also looking like the first living history of the
September 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Call for writers!

Technical Communication as a field has changed over the last 50 years. Women in Technical Communication is an anthology of the self-told stories of women who did the technical communication work from 1975 to today.
Women in Technical Communication anthology
Edited by Sharon Burton Call closes: June 30 2025 Acceptance notice expected: Sept 1 2025 Expected publication date: Jan 2026 Call for writers Technical Communication as a field has changed over the ...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Call for writers!
Technical Communication as a field has changed over the last 50 years. Women in Technical Communication is an anthology of the self-told stories of women who did the technical communication work from 1975 to today.
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March 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I don’t think I’ve shared that I also write sometimes. Here’s a link to a thing I wrote. More can be found there: A woman’s body medium.com/@sharonburto...
A woman’s body
Stories of living
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February 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Been a decent day. Graded baby engineer papers, did some unpaid adjunct U work (again), then planted more snow peas and sugar peas seeds. That means I should have another set about a month behind the current group, extending the crop several weeks. Inland so cal means I have a year round veg garden.
January 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My sister works in a dementia/TBI place as a social worker. She finds deep meaning in the work. Today, she shared this on the family chat…
December 31, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Musk killed the deal to keep the government open.

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December 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
My library card was so old, it didn’t work in the library website. Not an issue because my system didn’t use Libby. Except this week, they finally are part of the system.

Yesterday I got a shiny new card and I feel all the powers.
December 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM
For those outside the US, to get a scale of just how big the US is: talking to a coworker who lives outside London today. In 10 hours, she can drive to the Alps. Switzerland.
December 10, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Andy and I are binge watching 6 Feet Under in the evenings. I saw season 3 on in the original showing. He’s never seen it. It’s as brilliant as I remember. He’s shocked at just how brilliant it is.
December 6, 2024 at 1:07 AM