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Re: Post on the misconceptions about technical writing
Subject:Re: Post on the misconceptions about technical writing From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:05:54 -0800
A technical writer doesn't *necessarily* write about only highly
technical topics, or need a technical background, but that's largely
what distinguishes jobs at the high end of the salary range.
Formal training's hardly the only way to learn the necessary skills.
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