Re: The three great virtues of a technical writer

[SIANNON -at- VISUS -dot- JNJ -dot- com]

My two shiny, round metal discs worth:

Accuracy -- the cardinal virtue of the craftsman, as it defines the 
worthiness of the creation.

Tenacity -- sometimes equated with persistence, sometimes with 
stubbornness; that which enables the tech writer to impose order upon 
chaos, to extract info. from reticent sources and to confront repetition 
and minutiae until it can be successfully beaten into the ground.

Curiosity -- that which prompts the tech writer to pursue further 
information on the details and subject areas with which they come in 
contact.


Flexibility comes in as a close fourth for me, since it is definitely 
vital, but I don't know if it supercedes Creativity, as that is the 
motivating factor.


Shauna
"Our two secret weapons are: fear,...surprise,...and a ruthless 
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