Steven (Steve) Schultz

Having published articles on the 14th century sculptor Claus Sluter and the 20th century poet HD (Hilda Doolittle) 25 years ago, Steve has since enjoyed working on science and engineering projects as principal consultant at Writing for Work – whether editing ion chromatography methods or describing the uses of spectrophotometers for pharmaceutical and life sciences labs. Steve says, “Studying a poem and editing a scientific article is the same work. You’re intensely analyzing words to figure out what something means as well as what it doesn’t. You’re also using language to inform others about something they didn’t know, had not experienced, or couldn’t see before. It’s also exciting to know that this work often brings about specific changes for the better – and that someone is actually going to read it.”

Steve also enjoys the different teaching dynamics of running writing seminars for scientists and other technical professionals, as part of company training initiatives or at industry conferences such as Pittcon, which has featured his technical writing short course for the past nine years. He looks forward to Pittcon 2017 that will be held in his hometown Chicago—a city rich and proud of its world-renowned contributions to architecture, science, literature, and its unabashed use of direct, colorful language in taking care of everyday business.