Re: The STC and me

[John Fleming <johntwrl -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:31:25 +0000, while chained to a desk in the
scriptorium, bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com (Bruce Byfield) wrote:
> $John Fleming wrote:
> $
> $| I've always felt one of my strengths as a technical writer is that I do
> $| have a technical background.
> $
> $It definitely helps :->
> $
> $What I can't understand is the number of technical writers who not only 
> $don't have one, but don't make any attempt to get one.

I've always found my technical background invaluable--both as a writer
and as a researcher.  I find the more I know about my topic, the more
effective I can be.

So I try and continue to learn.

Sure, the learning takes a bit of time, but the payoff is enormous.

John Fleming
Technical Writer
Edmonton, Alberta

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