RE: Retaining author's voice, was How to Use English PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow

Subject: RE: Retaining author's voice, was How to Use English PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow
From: "Dori Green" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:24:29 -0400

I was taught that technical writing is "writing to inform". Just the facts, Ma'am. Personality and "voice" are not among the required deliverables -- in fact, one of the most important functions of an editor is to blend the different styles and "voices" of a team documentation effort into one cohesive unit.

_Depending on the audience_ and the _customer's requirements_, I might insert a light and breezy "voice" for ad copy or a magazine promo article -- or I might engage a professorial stentorian resonance for an ivy-covered journal.

Isn't it _fun_ to be able to use language with as much flexibility as modeling clay?

Dori Green
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