RE: Is technical writing a sellout or fallback career?

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

Leonard C. Porrello had it pretty much right when he said:
[...]
> My point is that we don't need to get stuck in either/or. Writing
talent
> is good. Certification is good. Academic education is good. All three
> together are impressive. However, while a writer must be talented to
be
> good at technical writing, you will find many good technical writers
> whose ability ultimately comes from neither certification nor academic
> education in either technology or English.

Ya gots ta have da "'splainin-things" gene cluster.

Half of the cluster gives you the ability to 'splain things.
The other half gives you the urge.

They usually occur together.
When they don't...
Well, it's not a problem if somebody has a talent that they don't use,
as long as they have other talents that they do use... but...
It's really sad to encounter somebody who is driven by the compelling
urge to 'splain things... but who doesn't have any talent for it.

 - Kevin
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