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Subject:RE: them engineers From:"Jessica N. Lange" <jlange -at- oee -dot- com> To:"TechWR-L" <TECHWR-L -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 23 May 2000 08:14:58 -0400
Yesterday I followed some link somewhere & came to a site
promising to turn anyone into a tech writer (just buy the book):
"If you are creative, with an orderly mind, and can write
clear, concise instructions, then you can be a technical
writer - simple as that! This book will show you, step by
step, how to turn your talents into a rewarding and highly
lucrative writing career! "
What is scary to me is that this person is targeting English
majors: "Are you a creative and talented writer who just
can't seem to make a living [yet!] purely from writing?"
For some reason, to me, "creative writer" and "technical
writer" just don't seem to mesh well.
