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A copy of this book arrived in my snail-mail box this morning. It's
by Krista Van Laan and Catherine Julian, at least one of whom is a
list subscriber.
Despite its name, I recommend the book as a very thorough beginner's
guide to the field, covering both the career and practical aspects
of tech-writing, and giving some very solid advice. Flipping through
it, I find all sorts of things I would have liked to have known when
I started as a technical writer. More - I find all sorts of things I
wished I said - and (to paraphrase James Whistler to Oscar Wilde)
probably will.
Of course, I'm biased, because I have a quote in the book (so does
John Posada). But I've thought for years that a book of this sort
would be useful, so I wanted to mention it.
Also, to be honest, I lost Krista's e-mail in an overzealous
cleaning out of my e-mail. So, in case you're reading this, Krista,
let me publicly congratulate you and your writing partner on an
outstanding job - and an even better selection of quotes!
(John, back me up on this, would you?)
--
Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177 bbyfield -at- progeny -dot- com
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Wise blood,the sky's on fire: away, away,
Wild wood, bush and briar, it makes your heart to tremble;
Love, you mustn't tire at the dying of the day."
-OysterBand, "We Shall Come Home"
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