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Subject:Re: Tugging on Superman's Cape From:Brian Martin <martin -at- sodalia -dot- it> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 18 Dec 2000 09:08:18 +0100
STC can be a lot of different things for a lot different people. Let me
see if I can describe some of the main ones:
- Provides a group of peers you might not other wise have
- Offers training through peers, publications, events, and more
- Helps aspiring writers enter the profession
- Finds employers for candidates and vice versa
- Is a self promoters heaven (Yes, even in STC!)
- Provides a target for gripers
- Lets you be altruistic if you want to
- Earns recognition for volunteers and participants
If none of these things serve you, you're probably getting them through
some other source. Don't join. It's not worth the $100.
If you're not getting these things in sufficient quantity, spend the
money. You can make it worth your while.*
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*Read the label carefully. STC is psychoactive for people with a mind.
See your psychoanalyst if symptoms do not abate after taking STC for
more than 2 years. Persons allergic to organizational substances should
not take STC in any form.
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