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Re: Eng vs Writer, BULL, Writing is an Innate Talent
Subject:Re: Eng vs Writer, BULL, Writing is an Innate Talent From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 May 1995 21:47:01 -0700
David Demyan said:
> Vince Putman in Houston wrote:
> >Editors can all write fluff, but where's the beef? Beef comes from ability
> >to research the topic, understand it, and write for a certain audience.
> Faulty logic. Editors, per se, can edit, but generally do not write.
I would also like to know precisely how Vince thinks technical editors
can edit without any technical knowledge?
