Re: job title nomenclature on biz cards

[shankAtIndiaDotcom <ss_rajanala -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> I have always perferred Author to writer -

debatable: author implies (entails?) authority;
many of us do not have authority over what we
write, it is sanctioned by SMEs. Maybe you
have...

> actual writing / production and publishing.

hmm, my job title is consultant but I write and
edit. So what am I? I go about telling people I
am consultant - editor. Does that really matter?

> Marketing literature promising functionality
> that the product doesn't

... yet have?

> only work when the company
> name is fairly explicit such as; Technical
> Writing Ltd, etc.

The company I am trying build is heterodocs. So
far it has only a domain name registered
(heterodocs.org). What does that tell you?

I am trying to imply 'dealer(s) in diverse
documents' but be frank: does it sound like it?

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Thanks and regards,
Sankara S Rajanala
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wrote, except for money.
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