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>From: Hilary Lane
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>Date: Wednesday, August 16, 1995 12:18AM
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Ooops. Another one bites the dust.
BTW, has it occurred to the rest of you that the most important part of
being a tech writer is not learning how to communicate effectively, but how
to SURVIVE in today's tumultuous business environment?
So, are issues like continuing education, career pathing, and networking AS
THEY APPLY TO TECHNICAL WRITERS off-topic here? Let's face it, the
textbooks on these subjects overlook generalists and English majors.
Please E-mail me, paul -dot- d -dot- race -at- daytonoh -dot- attgis -dot- com, not the list, to respond.
