Re: Getting more than nits from reviews

[Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>]

Susan Hogarth <hogarth -at- gmail -dot- com> said:
>  I recently sent a rough draft around to a bunch of SMEs looking for
>  substantive input, and they wasted their precious (and expensive)
>  time copyediting it, while making no substantive contributions.
>  I didn't know whether to be more humiliated or aggravated.
> 

If you'd like to see another sample tech review cover
letter, there is one in Appendix B of _Read Me First_
(the Sun third-party style guide).

-- Janice

***********************************************************
Janice Gelb          | The only connection Sun has with
janice -dot- gelb -at- sun -dot- com  | this message is the return address

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or 
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007 
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

Now shipping: Help &amp; Manual 4 with RoboHelp(r) import! New editor,
full Unicode support. Create help files, web-based help and PDF in up
to 106 languages with Help &amp; Manual: http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -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/archive%40web.techwr-l.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/ for more resources and info.