RE: entering tech writer field

["Tracy Boyington" <tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org>]

Kathryn, though the profession (and this list) is tends to be
concentrated in hardware/software writing, those are not your only
options. Tech writers are used in many different fields, and many
writers don't have - and don't *need* - extensive programming knowledge.
If there's a content area you are particularly interested in,
concentrate on gathering knowledge in that area instead.

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Tracy Boyington     tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Stillwater, OK          http://www.okcareertech.org/cimc


>>> Kathryn Hall <KHALL -at- mail -dot- hartford -dot- edu> 11/19/01 09:45AM >>>
I've taken some HTML and JavaScript 
classes, but don't have the hard programming background most tech.
writers seem to possess.  I'd love to get that kind of background, but
am afraid I won't have it by the time I'll be doing my job search.  Any
ideas about where to find jobs that aren't afraid to hire writers
looking to get more 
"technical"?


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