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Subject:RE: PHD in Tech writing and biomed From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:'Beth Agnew' <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:32:43 -0400
Not just "a good technical writer", but a technical writer with the skill to
understand their field, their terms, their language.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
NY: 212-414-6656
Dayton: 732-438-3372
"Alright, nobody move! I've got a dragon here, and I'm not afraid to use it"
---------- Donkey
> The market will also open up more once these companies
> realize they can hire
> a good technical writer for $40,000 and not have to add to
> their staff a
> biologist or scientist at twice that salary just to do
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