Re: Smarter person than me - shifted slightly

Subject: Re: Smarter person than me - shifted slightly
From: "Karen E. Black" <kblack_text -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:59:26 -0500


I agree with Bruce -- a terrible writer can be a great storyteller (e.g., James Michener). So, the story's very good, the reader was involved with the characters and plot, but the writing stank.

However, a well-written user guide or technical document can still be incomprehensible or wrong, and following it can cause all kinds of problems, unlike a paperback novel.

The best the contractor can do is show the draft to the clients in time for them to realise the error of their ways.

And I gotta put this in: "Revengineering" -- Kim, you kill me, you really do!

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