Re: On the fence

[Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com>]

"Brierley, Sean" wrote:
> 
> I'd not do it.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timothy Huckabee [SMTP:huckster -at- nwinet -dot- com]
> >
> > I have recently been asked to pen an article for "Technical
> > Communication", the Journal of the society for Technical Communication.
> > This, I have been informed, will be a volunteer effort on my part
> > without remuneration. On one hand, it is an opportunity to get published
> > in TC...on the other, I feel strongly about writing for free. This
> > particular piece would constitute a fair amount of time and effort to
> > complete. Suggestions?

I have done it in the past and never regretted one line. Your payment
will not in the form of an immediate reward, but more in the form of
professional acceptance. I don't think anyone but the writer can make
that personal decision. To paraphrase an old expression, bread cast on
the waters come back. Only you can decide whether to take the risk of
soggy bread. there is no right or wrong decision on this.


-- 
Peter 
Mailto:peternew -at- optonline -dot- net

Adapting old programs to fit new machines
usually means adapting new machines to
behave like old ones.

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