Re: Help with a Technical Writing career

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

--- Raymond Ambrosini <raymond_ambrosini -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> I am a 49 year old male who desires to pursue a career in technical
> writing.

Why do you want to pursue this carerr?

> No one seems to know where I am to begin.

There is no "place to begin". You get a job in it and that's where
you begin.

> I have no desire to finish college although I am willing to take
> classes.

You don't need college...you need knowledge and the knowledge to know
how to gain more knowledge quickly...about what do you know enough of
that some one would find it instructive?


John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone 
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built 
the Titanic.? - Dave Barry

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