Re: Recommended software for breaking into technical writing

[Jonathan Soukup <jsoukup -at- AIRMAIL -dot- NET>]

I've got to admit journalism was alot more exciting on a daily basis than
tech writing will ever be for me, but I've done worse things for money.

-Jonathan Soukup
----- Original Message -----
From: Campbell, Art <artc -at- NORTHCHURCH -dot- NET>
To: <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Recommended software for breaking into technical writing

> As another tech writer who got here from journalism, and has stayed,
here's
> my take
> on the "career" differences....
> 1. Tech writing pays roughly twice as much as the same level gig in print
> journalism.
> 2. The number of jobs in journalism has been shrinking for more than a
> decade and shows
>    no sign of stopping. I don't know what tech writing, by itself, has
been
> doing, but
>    high tech in general is still growing exponentially.
> 3. Daily newspaper journalism, at least, is lots more fun than tech
writing.
> But in tech
>    writing, I get paid to play with words, photos, and computers... which
> ain't bad at all.
>
> Art
>
> Art Campbell
> Technical Publications
> Northchurch Communications
> Five Corporate Drive
> Andover, MA 01810
> 978 691-6344
>

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