RE: what to look for in a Tech Editor

["Janice Gelb" <janice -dot- gelb -at- sun -dot- com>]

Lyn Worthen <lyn -dot- worthen -at- caselle -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> To further assist you in shattering stereotypes, I have long been affiliated
> with a number of published fiction writers.  It doesn't pay much (unless
> you're -very- lucky, hence the "don't quit your day job" advice), so many of
> us have also developed successful technical writing/editing careers.  A
> couple have gone into MarComm or Web design.  One is working in the film
> industry.
> 

I know several science fiction writers who keep (or kept) 
body and soul together by working as tech writers. However, 
when interviewing people who have numerous creative writing 
credits, we are always very careful to ask whether the 
applicant would be comfortable in an environment that 
requires adherence to a common style guide and fairly 
unforgiving templates. Some free spirits don't take well 
to the rigors of a shared tech writing environment :->

-- Janice

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