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At 10:26 AM 8/5/99 -0700, Shelly Hazard wrote:
>John,
>
>Technical writing and creative writing are the same thing in that they are
>both forms of writing. However, the audience can differ dramatically.
>Typically, technical writing provides documentation for the instructional
or
>informational purposes. Thus, the writing is very detailed and the
>information simply put. Clarity becomes a main issue as does format.
The only time I've ever seriously worried about the effect of work writing
on
my creative writing was during the 18 months I worked as a civilian
secretary
for one of the Washington-area Navy commands.
I was terrified that my creative writing would be permanently affected by
those daily doses of Pentagonese!
