TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
re: Does Dungeons and Dragons make technical writers?
Subject:re: Does Dungeons and Dragons make technical writers? From:Sean Hower <hokumhome -at- freehomepage -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:40:57 -0800 (PST)
mmmmmmmm, gaming.....<drool>
Wow, this brings back some serious memories. Yep, I played roleplaying games. I also got into miniature combat a little, but those miniatures can get pretty expensive. Let's see, my favorites: Shadowrun (D&D meets science fiction), Vampire (Anne Rice-ish) and Deadlands (Wild Wild West meets Edgar Allan Poe). A friend of mine picked up some of the books for D&D 3rd Edition as Xmas presents last year, but I haven't even gotten a chance to read them. Wife, baby, stepdaughter, writing, eating, sleeping. They've all gotten in the way. :)
But, to get back on track, I think a better question to ask is, "Are technical writers the kinds of people predisposed to be drawn into something like gaming?" It all comes down to personality I think, and what degree you decided to get when you were in college (Hey, liberal arts sounds greats. I'll be able to land a job with that philosophy degree right away!!!) While I was in college, a friend of mine showed me a list of traits that your typical linguist had. It was dead-on accurate. I wonder if there's the same thing for technical writers......Maybe we could compile one. :)
********************************************
Sean Hower
_____________________________________________________________
Get 20MB of free web space now at http://www.freehomepage.com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Attention ForeHelp and Doc-to-Help Users! Upgrade your existing product to
RoboHelp for only $299, through January 31st. RoboHelp can import your
existing Help projects! Learn how else RoboHelp can benefit you. www.ehelp.com/techwr
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
