I've gotten suggestions on fixing a number of problems from other STC members. Sometimes just talking about writing to people who don't need the writing process explained to them can help you solve the difficulty yourself. I've used people from marketing, product support, product development, and administration to help meet deadlines. Be very careful choosing who you work with and what you give them to do. The one time we hired a contract writer, I misjudged the person's ability to lay out a page and ended up recreating the entire manual.
Students Try to find student interns.
Yeah, you have to teach them, but they're another warm body who already understands writing. Do not underestimate this. Most programs are very strict about the kinds of work interns are supposed to be doing. In other words, writing and laying out the boring but necessary little projects is okay, but sharpening your pencils and doing your photocopying isn't. Other People's Workloads Finally, make friends with people outside your department and use their specialties to help you.