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Re: Are Tech Writers Valid anymore Re: ghost town -
Subject:Re: Are Tech Writers Valid anymore Re: ghost town - From:Lois Patterson <loisrpatterson -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> Date:Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:30:09 -0800
Among the things that hold tech writers back the most, I think a lack of
up-to-date and immediately relevant skills is probably the most likely.
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
> If technical writers are so indispensable, then why are so many out of
> work?
>
> -T
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Milan DavidoviÄ <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com
> >wrote:
>
> > Valid where?
> >
> > You might have a process to which one or more technical writers are
> > integral. Can you come up with a better process to which they wouldn't
> > be?
> >
> > --Milan DavidoviÄ
> >
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