Alex Katz's Writing Portfolio

Technical writing and editing

Chrome web development (as technical editor)

• Learn JavaScript
• Learn Testing

Android Open Source Project (as technical editor)

• Compatibility Test Suite section
• Developer-Powered CTS
• Running Tests (Atest)
• Vendor Test Suite setup
• CTS Verifier Audio Tests

Magic: the Gathering technical copy (as author)

• "Trans and Nonbinary Representation in Magic (published by Card Kingdom, 29 Dec 2020)
• “What Are Core Sets?” (published by Card Kingdom, 16 Jun 2020)
• A Beginner's Guide to Magic Formats" (published by Card Kingdom, 2 Sep 2019)
• "Building your First Commander Deck" (published by Card Kingdom, 5 Aug 2019)
• How to Draft Magic: the Gathering" (Quick reference card series created for Professional Technical Writing certificate course, winter quarter 2019)
• "Getting Started with Brawl" (Tutorial article created for Professional Technical Writing certificate course, fall quarter 2018)

Reviews (as author)

Ars Technica

All Ars Technica contributions to date were published as Mara Katz.

• Good podcast vibes for the nerdy set: Our recent faves in science, research" (published 31 May 2020)
• Music theory meets game theory in 400+ episodes of a great game-music podcast" (published 26 April 2020)
• The science of audio: How a podcast reveals the pleasant mysteries of hearing" (published 16 November 2019)
• Because Internet makes a linguist’s case for l33t speak, other online-text fads" (published 2 November 2019)
• When MS Paint ruled the fandom world: An innovative webcomic, 10 years later" (published 19 October 2019)

Personal blog posts

• Review of Donut County (January 2019)
• Review of Just Shapes and Beats (August 2018)
• Review of Akata Witch and Akata Warrior(June 2018)

Fiction

• "Your Family and Mine" (audio, Voice of Dog podcast), (transcript)
• "Distant Cousins" (audio, Voice of Dog podcast) (transcript)
• "Chump Change" (audio, Voice of Dog podcast) (transcript)
• "Welcome to Connection" (published as Mara Katz in Fantasy Twists)
• Wayside Parliament, a worldbuilding blog for a WIP novel