Re: Looking for Advice

["Brad Jensen" <brad -at- elstore -dot- com>]

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From: <terry -at- terrydiederich -dot- com>

> My education has been primarily computer science although I have
taken a
> couple tech writing classes since college.  Will not having an
educational
> background in writing be a problem?

Only to people you don't want to work for anyways.

> I'm putting together a portfolio but I don't have a lot to put
into it
> right now.  When I was doing most of my writing for my previous
employers I
> didn't think about some day pursuing a writing career so I
didn't save
> anything for a portfolio.  I've also had to sign some
non-disclosure
> agreements for a couple projects so any writing I did for those
would not
> be available anyway.  Is it legitimate to just write some pieces
for the
> sole purpose of putting it into my portfolio?
>
> Does anyone who made the transition from programmer to writer
have any
> advice for me?

Remember you can write most any sort of thing, and when they have
your book on Oprah send me a copy.

Brad Jensen


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