Semi-retired · Open to consulting and select projects
Steve Arrants · South Burlington, Vermont

Forty years of documentation work, now on my own schedule.

I've stepped back from full-time work. I still consult with documentation teams and take on projects with a clear scope and an end date. Remote, up to 25 hours a week.

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Working Together

Two Ways to Bring Me In

Consulting

An hour or a few weeks of advice. I review your docs, your toolchain, or your plan, and tell you what I'd change. Good for teams with writers who want a second opinion.

How consulting works →

Projects

Scoped work I do myself: a docs-as-code setup, an audit, a style guide, an editing pass, an API reference. Each project has a fixed scope and an end date.

What I take on →
What I Know Well
  • Documentation systemsDocs-as-code, content architecture, and AI-assisted workflows your team can run after I leave.
  • Editing and reviewDevelopmental and copy editing, audits, and coaching for in-house writers.
  • API and developer docsReference, getting-started guides, and code samples for SaaS and integration platforms.
  • Technical writingProduct documentation for software, healthcare systems, and lab instrumentation.
Writing

The Writers' Table

A free series on the craft and career of technical writing: 35 articles across 8 phases, each with an exercise. Read them in any order.

Sep 24, 2026

Contracting vs. Full-Time

The hourly rate isn't the raise it looks like.

Sep 23, 2026

Building the NDA-Proof Portfolio

What to show when everything you've written belongs to someone else.

Sep 21, 2026

The Art of Deleting: Content Audits

Docs you should delete without breaking anything.

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Have a documentation problem?

Describe what's broken. I'll tell you how I'd approach it and whether it's a consulting question or a project.

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