Really interesting experiences --- using a WYSIWYG must have been terrible. LaTeX to the rescue? ;)

Here is a link to some shell scripts for "automatic" checking of word duplicates, passive voice, and weasel word removal. https://github.com/ivanistheone/writing_scripts

I know a guy who used to write technical manuals for Sun Microsystems and he said that he usually ended up working about 3 or 4 months to earn his annual salary. Sounds like a good gig to me!

wow, since you brought it up, how much was his annual salary?