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Subject:RE: Is tech writing for me? From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 2 May 2002 07:45:46 -0500
The problem with this scenario is that it ignores one of the most important skills in tech writing: getting that information. Don't feel too bad, however, because most college writing classes I've taken usually have students write about something they're already familiar with for their assignments, losing the same research experience.
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From: Keith Carlson [mailto:kcarlson1391 -at- mchsi -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 1:07 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Is tech writing for me?
This leads me to today's query. Have any of you ever given someone "sample
assignments" to work on so that they might get a better feel for the work?
For example: You are going to write a chapter or section in a manual, you
have your notes, you have other information from engineers or developers.
You send this information to your victim.. errr.. aspiring techie writer,
along with a deadline. You and the would-be-writer both work independently
and simultaneously. When the deadline comes, you look at the would-be's
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