TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: parenthood and tech writing From:SmoGraph -at- aol -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:07:33 EST
In a message dated 2/15/02 5:57:00 PM, labread -at- yahoo -dot- ca writes:
<< Any stay-home parent/technical writers out there? >>
I am a stay-at-home mom/technical artist. I've been doing it for eight
years. My advice to you would be to not tell your prospects that you are a
working mother. My clients do not need to know this. In fact, I work on
projects for many different clients at once and they don't need to know this,
either. Working at home is not easy. I put my two girls in daycare three
days a week and added more when necessary to get a job out.
If you have a teaching background, might I suggest you consider textbook
writing, editing, or proofreading? I specialize in math textbooks. I know
they are always looking for decent writers, and prefer those with teaching
backgrounds.
There are many work-at-home-mom sites, but my experience with them is not
good. While there are a lot of people that work from home with children,
there are many more that just wish they could. I've been impressed with this
list. Although I'm obviously not a writer, the discussions on writing and
business are excellent.
Finally, "dabbling" in any business is not realistic. If you want to be a
freelance anything, you will have to work your tail off! You need a
portfolio, you need to sell, you need to know your market, your pricing, and
your product! Good luck.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Did you know you can get RoboHelp certified?
To learn how, visit http://www.ehelp.com/techwr. Be sure to also check out
our special pricing offers and promotions for RoboHelp 2002.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
