RE: Somewhat OT: Tech Writers vs. other writers

Subject: RE: Somewhat OT: Tech Writers vs. other writers
From: "Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 18:57:52 -0400


If you spend more than 6 months in an industry and are still clueless,
you're done (IMO). You don't have to be an expert after 6 months, but you
should know enough and continue learning.

That said, an experienced tech writer is worth more than an experienced grad
student.

Bill "I passed on a MS in favor of real knowledge" Swallow
wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com


::: -----Original Message-----
::: Projecting a year or two in the future, who will be better
::: off, the one who
::: gets a little experience writing software docs for a
::: database app he or she
::: doesn't understand, or the one who stays in school and
::: comes out in a year
::: or two with an MS in TW or an MBA with a TW emphasis?



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