Procedures for a young writer

Subject: Procedures for a young writer
From: "A.H." <isaac840 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:02:21 -0800 (PST)


Hello, all,

I am a tecnical writing student who is interning at
a non-profit in NYC. My main job is to help create and
maintain a help file for a database program, although
I fill in here and there for other things.

In school they teach us writing methods, grammar,
how to use software, etc. The thing that they don't
teach is organization and time management. I guess
they assume we already know it.

The thing that I have the most trouble with is
setting time-management procedures for myself. There
is a lot to do and I can't seem to establish a system
that allows me to tackle one problem at a time. I
often find myself picking here and there, not really
sticking with and finishing something I start.

My question is, Does anyone have suggestions, books,
articles, (anything) that can help me learn to focus
on getting something done without quickly abandoning
it and moving on to something else?

Thanks,
Anthony Hernandez




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