RE: A dark take on Tech Writing...do you agree?

Subject: RE: A dark take on Tech Writing...do you agree?
From: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
To: "CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:42:37 -0500



CL T observed:

>
> It's funny. Because of this article I've actually escalated the
decision
> to
> change my career. It made me think, evaluate and reconsider what I do.
>
> While I get paid very well in this job (I live in Utah and am on par
with
> the high side of national averages) and I enjoy what I do, I have
noticed
> my
> desire to write decreasing. I no longer have much desire to "write for
> fun".
>
> I kinda want that back...I used to love writing my own stuff, crafting
a
> work and sending it out. I wasn't "rich" doing it, but I did have a
75%
> publish rate and was working into the mainstream for much of my work.
Now?
> I
> just don't want to do the same "job" at home.


So, blog. ;->

- Kevin















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