RE: poets as tech writers and programmers

Subject: RE: poets as tech writers and programmers
From: quills -at- airmail -dot- net
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:09:29 -0500 (CDT)

Considering how some software works, I thought we wrote technical fiction.

Scott

> Once upon a time, I used to write poetry. Fortunately I'd learned
> better by the time I started my technical authoring career. These days
> my spare time is far better spent figuring out how to work the Sirius
> Cybernetics Corporation's motto into our marketing docs.
>
> I did once work with someone who is now a published children's author.
> She was... well... a technical author, basically. Neither better nor
> worse than any other.
>
> Pity, really. I feel our documentation could have done with more
> flights of fancy*.
>
> S.
>
> *In addition, obviously, to the more usual 'If you click on the x button
> y will happen' flights of fancy
>
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References:
RE: poets as tech writers and programmers: From: Robotti, Anne \(Carlin\)
RE: poets as tech writers and programmers: From: Sarah Bouchier

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