Aspiring Technical Writer

Hello,

I am currently a senior at the University of Houston majoring in English with a minor in Education. I've been a Writing Consultant for the university Writing Center for five semesters; working with undergraduate and graduate students (including English as a Second Language (ESL) students) majoring in the Engineering, Business, Law, Geoscience, History, English, and Marketing on their essays, proposals, resumes, progress reports, and thesis and dissertation essays.

Through my education and work experience, I have realized how much I enjoy writing, researching, editing, reading, teaching, and learning to use new technology. When I read an article about Technical Writing, I felt that it might be a good fit for me.

My school does not offer a degree in Technical Writing, and none of my professors know very much about it. I've done a fair bit of research to find out what Tech Writers do, but I still have a lot of questions. I would greatly appreciate it if someone would be willing to chat with me about their experience with breaking into the field and what they do.

My name is Jennifer, and my email address is Jemoses@uh.edu.