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> All else being equal, which writing environment
> do you prefer?
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> * Being a lone writer
> * Being part of a team of writers
> * Other/none of the above
>
Way back when, when I was first starting out, I preferred to be part of a
team.
This is because I needed the feedback of an editor so that I could learn.
It is this feedback which I think shaped my ability as a technical
communicator.
For the next several years, I preferred working solo. I knew what needed to
be done and wanted to have control of the process, to at least some degree.
Now I am in charge, and so I prefer having a team because I like 'making it
all happen' with the group.
Like the saying goes: "Where you stand depends on where you sit!"
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Barbara Yanez - Sr. Technical Writer
Cogent Systems, Inc., World Leader
in Biometric Identification
(fingerprint, palm print)
and Other Law Enforcement Technology
209 Fair Oaks Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 799-8090 x 419 http://www.cogentsystems.com
byanez -at- cogentsystems -dot- com
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barbara -at- inkspot -dot- com
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