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Wearers of multiple hats (Was: Compare and Contrast Doc Group...)
Subject:Wearers of multiple hats (Was: Compare and Contrast Doc Group...) From:arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:53:02 -0400
Melissa,
You're not alone in your lone-writer-ness. ;) I've found even when I was in some kind of documentation group, I still pretty much ran my own show. And I'm not complaining either!
I do wonder, though, what techniques might permit a soloist to function more like an orchestra--without all the cacophony!
;)
Arroxane, having a mixed-metaphor Monday
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From: Melissa Nelson <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 2:32 pm
Subject: RE: Compare and Contrast Doc Group Performance -- What's a World-ClassDoc Group Look Like?
Aww, an actual doc group...that must be nice! I am the doc group...so I guess in
my case, it looks like the chick in the mirror!
This is my third TW gig, and I have only had one job where I was not the only
tech writer; it was my first and I was the Jr. writer. Sometimes, I do miss
having someone else to bounce things off of...which is why I really enjoy this
list.
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