Re: [Fwd: Re: Is this really a tech writing job?]

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This is the simplest question of all to answer.  Be sufficiently well
educated
and hands-on experienced in the products you document and the technology
behind them that you can not only document your SMEs' products and
procedures, but can spot and correct out the mistakes in them.  If you are
that
much better than the other writers who are nipping at your heels, you will
find
you have fewer issues with respect and will probably not even give ads for
jobs like this a second thought.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tom -dot- green -at- iwon -dot- com>

> Very well put Sarah. The voice of experience. People just do not
understand or care to understand what a Tech Writer does. If someone that
can document their procedures, then that person must also be good at
maintaining the paperwork. Two different animals.
>
> I've seen this trend slowly develop along with farming work out to Indian
companies (a whole other topic as we all agree).
>
> But what can be done?



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