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>>I would tend to recommend teams to newer writers.
>>I would recommend the team approach for a new writer. I
> think the other option would put you in over your >head.
> From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
> I think that this truism needs to be heavily qualified. For a new
> writer, a team is safer. However, being on a team may also mean that
> the new writer learns more slowly.
>
> Being a lone writer forces you to take on more
> responsibility sooner and to learn more, especially if you are also
> a contractor.
>
> a lone writer who survives will probably be ready
> to manage others and take on more varied responsibilities long
> before the team member is.
Yes, I guess I said "I would tend..." mainly because I know I didn't go the
team route. I was lone for several jobs. When I did join a team, I learned a
lot. One of the things I learned, though, was that being a lone writer is
definitely more for me. Maybe I'd have not liked TWing if I had started in a
team.
Christi Carew
ccarew -at- rangestar -dot- com
RangeStar Wireless
www.rangestar.com
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