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Subject:RE: Too much structure From:"Margaritis, Peter" <PMargaritis -at- alldata -dot- net> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:39:21 -0400
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> From: Peter Lucas[SMTP:peterlucas -at- mediaone -dot- net]
> Reply To: Peter Lucas
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 01:25 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Too much structure
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> Top 5 Productivity Killers for Tech Writers
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> 1) Surfing the Web
> 2) Writing e-mail for e-mail lists
> 3) Meetings
> 4) Playing "cube-to-cube" Frisbee
> 5) Trying to understand/apply JoAnn T. Hacko's tome, Managing Your
> Documentation Projects
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> (Tongue firmly planted in cheek. Sort of...)
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> Peter Lucas
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You forgot one, Peter
1) Writing/reading two-paragraph, chapter-length postings on
"structure vs.substance"