Structured Authoring

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Content Strategy How Big Is a Topic? Sizing at the Source and at Delivery

Topic size isn’t just a stylistic choice; it’s a financial and technical one, and it’s really two questions. How big should a topic be where it’s authored, and how big should the page be once it reaches a reader? Here is the strategic case for the 250-word target, and why it can still fall apart at delivery.

Lief Erickson February 17, 2026 6 min read

Information Architecture Every Topic Is a Microstory

Your reader is the hero of this story, not your product. A microstory puts them in that role: a real problem, a guide who gets them through it, a visible win. Apply that structure to your technical writing.

Lief Erickson March 11, 2025 7 min read

Information Architecture The Strategic Value of Management Information Architecture

Management information architecture (also called back-end IA) models the structures that govern how content is created, stored, and published, and often depends on coordination with delivery IA and the content strategist.

Lief Erickson February 18, 2025 9 min read

Technical Writing Your Experts Need Your Deepest Documentation

Novice users need short, structured content they can act on immediately. Expert users need depth, reference detail, and edge cases. Here’s the five-level pattern behind that split and how to design for it.

Lief Erickson November 12, 2024 9 min read