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Re: "Technical Writing: How to Break Into this Lucrative
Subject:Re: "Technical Writing: How to Break Into this Lucrative From:Steve Hudson <sh1448291904 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Kaylin Tristano <kaylintristano -at- quadax -dot- com> Date:Thu, 2 Apr 2015 00:43:35 +1100
> How else are we to find out what REALLY goes in the documentation?
I'm pretty sure by law we can include up to 40% cereals ...
On 1 April 2015 at 23:20, Kaylin Tristano <kaylintristano -at- quadax -dot- com> wrote:
> How else are we to find out what REALLY goes in the documentation? I
> thought making up crazy stuff and giving it to the engineer to correct was
> SOP?
>
> I'll give the author of the article credit, what she's describing really
> is most likely an entry-level technical writer position. You don't know
> much, you write simple things, you learn more over time and work your way
> up to the "crazy ass" stuff.
>
> Kaylin Tristano | Quadax Technical Communication Specialist
> Twitter: @theleastshrew
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> That's what I keep doing - the only review comments I get are to crazy ass
> stuff that I make up!
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