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> and ask STC members to "contribute" articles to it (DON'T
LAUGH...THIS IS ALREADY BEING DONE!!!)
LOL!
In all seriousness, do you think the STC would get more and better quality
papers and submissions from industry (versus academia) if they were to pay a
stipend for articles? Really, I'd like to see more real-world articles in
the STC journal because many of the articles are too topical or too
theoretical. What is the best way to share the knowledge?
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
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> From: Lurker writer [SMTP:lurker_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com]
> Here's a progression that might work:
> 1. Write article for TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
> 2. Present it at an STC conference
> 3. Present it at a related conference (SIG CHI, IEEE PCS)
> 4. Expand it as a 90-minute workshop
> 5. Expand it as a 1/2-day workshop
> 6. Expand it as a one-day workshop
> 7. Expand the scope and write a book on the subject
> 8. Start a newsletter on the subject, charge $99 a year subscription and
> ask
> STC members to "contribute" articles to it (DON'T LAUGH...THIS IS ALREADY
> BEING DONE!!!)
> 9. Go into consulting, write more books, coin a phrase and make it a
> marketable term.
> 10. Get on Oprah's Book Club list, do TV appearances (OK, that probably
> won't happen).
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