RE: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riveraintech -dot- com>]

"That isn't writing; it's typing."
- Truman Capote


-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Kim-Eng
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:41 PM
To: Dan Goldstein
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious

Mine too, but I've seen a few places where "tech writers" are pretty much just researching input, writing topics and plugging them into automated doc building tools.  Would drive me up the walls.


On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Dan Goldstein wrote:

In my eyes, "technical writing" includes writing, editing, graphics,
interviewing, studying, researching, organizing, training, auditing,
testing... and I love it. I've never heard of a tech writing job that
was strictly limited to writing, but I suppose it's possible.




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