They don't have to start with technical writing. I didn't. I wrote a travel blog and shared it with my friends on facebook. That transferred directly to my lat

They don't have to start with technical writing. I didn't. I wrote a travel blog and shared it with my friends on facebook. That transferred directly to my later technical writing. You can also do technical writing, share that with a few technical friends, and get feedback. I don't think any of my comment was about doing technical writing immediately though.