RE: A suspected can of worms - knowing the future

[kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com]

John Posada wrote:

> This an other posts are going on the premise that with the right education,
> you can be a good technical writer who wants to be a technical writer.
> 
> I disagree. You need a specific mindset. I guess this boils down to
> technical writers are born, not made.


I disagree, bigtime. I do believe the ability to WRITE is a peculiar
skill, hard to instill, but easy to polish.

But give me an intelligent person with decent writing skills, deprive them
of money for extended periods, and I'll show you somebody who can be made
into a tech writer quite quickly, motivated by poverty and desperation.
I'm one. In no way do I feel I was born to do this, but I'm darn thankful
that I've managed to learn.


Keith Cronin
Born to be wild. Or maybe under a bad sign. Or maybe just born free, like
those lions in that movie.


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