RE: Does grant writing fall under technical writing?

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

At one time, I wrote proposals for government IT contracts. That work
required both tech writing and marcom skills.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Brennan
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:43 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Does grant writing fall under technical writing?
> 
> ...But as far as being similar to technical writing, yes, it 
> looks to me like it is. You need to interview people to 
> gather information, do independent research, and put together 
> the information. But it seems to me that there is also some 
> persuasive writing skills involved. It isn't just 
> instruction--you are building a case for why the grant should 
> be given to one group over another group...
> 

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