TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: Creativity in Technical Communications (short)
Subject:Re: Creativity in Technical Communications (short) From:Barb Philbrick <caslonsvcs -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 27 Mar 1997 21:15:04 GMT
>One of my co-workers (a frustrated novelist) says this job
>(developing instructional materials) isn't creative. But when I come up
>with a great analogy, a simpler way to say something, or the perfect graphic,
>I feel creative.
I agree.
To me, the biggest difference between novel writing and technical
writing is that if you write a novel, you write in a personal style
and hope your audience finds you. In technical writing, you learn
about your audience and write to its style.
Barb
TECHWR-L (Technical Communication) List Information: To send a message
to 2500+ readers, e-mail to TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot- Send commands
to LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU (e.g. HELP or SIGNOFF TECHWR-L).
Search the archives at http://www.documentation.com/ or search and
browse the archives at http://listserv.okstate.edu/archives/techwr-l.html
