RE: He said...She said...He said...etc. (Was Re: What's A TW Got To DO-- To Get A Job Around Here?!)

[kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com]

David suggested:

> So all I need to do to become a tech writer is to spend 8 years getting a
> Ph.D. in whatever field I wish to compose material in, and then, if the
> job market changes, spend another 8 years getting the next Ph.D.?



Sorry, but you're still missing the boat. Unless you invented the product
yourself AND invented the technologies used to create that product, you
have no right to call yourself a technical writer. Wimp.

It would probably also be helpful to invent the language you write in,
particularly if you ever want to be a SENIOR technical writer.





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