Fw: Discussing being a techie writer

["Starman" <starman -at- pulse -dot- net>]

> Eric,
> I can relate especially to the last part of this article, but with a
twist.
> As a technical writer on a major software project, I was actually seen as
a
> developer wannabe by the developers themselves. While they respected my
> knowledge (I was a very techie writer) but they also saw me as "less than
> they were" and it made for some uncomfortable times for me.
>
> My job then, as a "very" techie writer, was to help them see my value,
which
> I think I managed in the end. I believe this aspect of the business occurs
> more often than people want to admit, and it's a real shame. Without the
> technical writing to document the development, we'd have a bunch of
> wonderful systems that no one could use!
>
> Norita Sieffert
> Technical Writer
> starman -at- pulse -dot- net
>


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