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Subject:<dcma -at- MAIL1 -dot- NAI -dot- NET From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- AXIONET -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 5 Mar 1997 18:16:45 -0500
Carolyn Haley wrote:
>What does it take to become a full-time copyeditor?
I don't know if the situation is the same everywhere. However, in my
area, it seems that the line between writers and editors are blurring.
People who have been around for a while can specialize, but people like
me, who are just breaking into the fields, seem to need to know how to
do a bit of everything. In fact, one of my pet theories is that you can
tell how long someone has been in the field by how specialized they are.
--
Bruce Byfield (bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com)
Technical Writer
IBM WAVE Group
Burnaby, BC, Canada
(604) 421-7189
"Roll me out a barrel, I'll toast you to your knees,
Take away this safety net, bring me my trapeze,
Order me a stretcher, for midnight if you please--"
--Oyster Band, "The Shouting End of Life"
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