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> From: Sella Rush [mailto:sellar -at- APPTECHSYS -dot- COM]
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> Re "And does anyone find that technical writing makes his/her other
> writing better? worse? more difficult?"
>
> After nearly three years of full time tech writing as well as
> novel writing on the side, I can say that I think I'm more skilled as a
> writer, but less able to be more creative in my prose. I find it much
harder
> to suggest an idea, I keep wanting to be more straightforward. I also
find
> it harder to sit down a just write, which was rarely a problem before.
> With non-fiction articles, though, I've gotten better.
I've had a similar experience. My writing is cleaner and better. Not
surprising considering the amount of practice. But in my technical writing,
I try very hard to cut everything that isn't essential. And when I go home
and try to write a story, cutting everything that isn't essential often
leaves me with a blank page.
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