Re: On the fence

[mpriestl -at- ca -dot- ibm -dot- com]

There's a definite prestige hierarchy of publications, which is generally
inversely proportional to how much you get paid. I'll summarize thus:

- article for trade magazine: you get paid, but not much prestige; info is
expected to be practical, not innovative
- article for trade conference: you get paid more, you probably need some
prestige to get in there to begin with, little additional prestige; info is
expected to be practical and comprehensive, but not innovative
- article for peer-reviewed conference or journal: you don't get paid, in
fact you may need to pay for the conference; much prestige, info is
expected to break new ground, or offer some new insight

This is not unique to technical writing. This is the way the world works.

Michael Priestley
DITA Specialization Architect
mpriestl -at- ca -dot- ibm -dot- com
Dept 833 IBM Canada    t/l: 778-3233    phone: 416-448-3233
Toronto Information Development


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