Some elements of writing technical papers for publication within a technical corporate environment are discussed. Major incentives and barriers to publishing are outlined, and suggestions are offered for addressing the barriers from both the authors' viewpoint and that of management. A workshop designed to encourage technical professionals to write for publication is described.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>