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Hello!

Great question. A technical writer can be defined in a few ways -- someone who writes tutorials, documentation, or specifications. I've so far written tutorials, research articles, and documentation for pattern libraries at various companies. It's definitely not my full-time job, but a big part of what I do on the side (writing blog posts) and is tangential to working on front-end assets like pattern libraries (where documentation is essentially your product).

To get started, I don't think you need an english degree, you just need a knowledge of the topic at hand and an ability to communicate that topic to someone who might not have the same background as you. Thats the most important part -- an ability to understand the point of view of someone who doesn't have your technical background.

To answer your last question, I prefer writing in markdown personally because its familiar.

Hope that helped! :)