Maths vs Writing (Long text)

[Margaret Penman <Margaret -dot- Penman -at- ITS -dot- CSIRO -dot- AU>]

I really wanted to be a graphic artist.... but didn't have the talent.
I really wanted to be a creative writer... but didn't have the talent.

I liked biology and was good at algebra....but knew that maths/science was
definitely not my forte!

Technical writing didn't really exist in Australia 20 years ago (although
some will argue that point) and I thought journalism was just writing for
newspapers which didn't appeal.

So I made a half-hearted attempt at a Humanities degree, majoring in
Japanese and Anthropology, which I later deferred and never completed.
After spending 10 years in the paper-mines (administration) and 4.5 years on a
helpdesk I lucked into techwriting for the IT industry and found I was good
at it.

BUT...wouldn't it be nice to have a science degree and be a science
writer/communicator (Sigh).

Perhaps I suffer from "the grass is greener" syndrome but I envy everyone of
you who has such qualifications. The subject matter could be so interesting,
quite apart from being a vital part in having an technologically well informed
population. Important stuff for the future Eh!

Ah well, that's my sob-herstory ... I'm going home to my other life.

Regards,

Margaret Penman
(Maybe I should write science fiction instead of just reading it. Hum....)
margaret -dot- penman -at- its -dot- csiro -dot- au