RE: Younger tech writers?

[Melissa Nelson <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

I would not say that I am a young technical writer, but I am a fairly new one. I went back to college in my late 30s and recieved a BA in Scientific and Technical Communications in 2002. Everyone I have talked to from my graduating class have found jobs as technical writers and the department has continually grown since I left. Therefore, I am assuming there are at least a few technical writers in their 20s. :)
 
Melissa



> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:52:14 -0600> From: russell -dot- brasel -at- hccredit -dot- com> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Subject: Re: Younger tech writers?> > There are some of us out there! And some of us, after finishing our> Master's degrees in English, realized that a PhD meant more student loan> debt, more academic papers that would end up in .pdf oblivion on JStor> (if we were lucky), and actually having to dust off the copy of> Finnegans Wake and finish the thing. > > In other words, I didn't expect to become a Technical Writer, but I> walked into a placement agency with my resume, which listed my computer> experience (10+ years), and they matched me with my current employer.> The same thing happened to a fellow graduate student, as well-she became> a web editor for a publishing company on the East Coast. (And she may> be lurking on this list-hello, Danika, if you're out there.)> > Given that I'm making more than most beginning associate English> professors and that my job is challenging and interesting, I have> eschewed the life of academia. I'd much rather learn XML than have to> wade through Derrida and Joyce to write a paper few will read. I expect> there are a lot of MA graduates my age or close who discovered Technical> Writing is an attractive alternative to teaching Freshman comp and> Norton-based literature surveys. > > Russell Brasel> Technical Writer> Dent-A-Med, Inc. d/b/a The HELPCard> russell -dot- brasel -at- hccredit -dot- com> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> > WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help > format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content > delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l> > Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or > printed documentation. Features include single source authoring, team authoring,> Web-based technology, and PDF output. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList> > ---> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com -dot- > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/melmis36%40hotmail.com> > > To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit> http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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