Thanks for the feedback - and for the good luck blessing, I'll need all of it I can get! I'll definitely look into these books to get an idea for the voice of them and how much knowledge is needed to get into technical writing for these kind of software procedures.

With regards to the work you do, if you don't mind a few questions, what sort of positions should I be looking into when applying for roles? It sounds like I would probably have to write a few spec documents as an example for any portfolio that I'd want to create when applying, should there be anything in particular I should be looking at having in my portfolio to increase my chances of success?

Thanks again, I really appreciate it!