Suggestions for professional development

["Ilana Cohney" <ilanac -at- gentrack -dot- com>]

Hi all,
I find myself in a position that all of you will probably envy.  I am in a permanent position, working for a computer company as a sole technical writer.  Nice people, nice organization, no work.  At the moment, I am being kept on because there are several large projects which are "just about to drop".  When they do, I will probably be overworked like the rest of you.
My dilemma,  what to do during the "lull".  No-one here seems much to care, as long as I am quiet and keep to myself.  So, I decided, I will take the opportunity (over the next weeks, months?) to progress in my technical writing skills.  Any suggestions?  I thought about learning Java script over the Net, I am not a programmer though. Is it feasible to learn JAVA script by myself.  What other skills (applications) can I learn that will stand me in good stead for my future?


Ilana 


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