Learning New Skills: Copywriting, and Web Design/Development

["Jennifer C. Bennett" <fritillary -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hello all,

I'm looking to develop more skills to make myself more flexible and 
marketable in order to find more freelance positions.  How feasible is it 
for someone with eight years of IT technical writing (software and hardware 
manuals, database entity relationship references) to get into copywriting? 
Are there any good books out there you can recommend?  I don't want to 
totally give up my IT writing, as I love doing that, but I simply want to be 
able to find more work.

Also, I'm thinking of slowly moving into web design and development.  It 
seems that with my strong writing background, and my strong interest and 
academic background in programming and design, that web design and 
development would be the perfect career to make use of three of my main 
interests and abilities:  writing, design, and programming.  What are your 
opinions?  I feel I just need to update my programming skills, and 
strengthen my design skills.

I already have been working through a few programming and web design books, 
but I'm thinking of purchasing the graphic design book "Graphic Design 
Solutions" by Robin Landa.  Does anyone have any experience with this book? 
I'm trying to decide between the 2nd Edition ($15.00) and the Third Edition 
($52.00).  Does anyone know of any graphic design mailing list equivalent to 
TECHWR-L?

Thanks!

Jennifer

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