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Subject:Integrating a new writer From:technical -at- theverbalist -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:17:32 -0700
Hi Wr-lers,
So my team population is doubling on Monday, when I have a new writer
starting. He's worked as a junior/intermediate writer before, but I've
never had an apprentice, as it were. Any suggestions for getting him into
the groove?
I'll be pretty much his direct supervisor and mentor as far as writing
goes, but I'm used to being a lone tech writer/contractor type who just
gets dropped in drink to learn how to swim, so I haven't really had much
experience being mentored or mentoring. I've checked the archives and read
the TECHWR-L articles on first day stuff, and that all seems fine, but I'd
like a little more long-term advice to make sure his experience isn't a
sink-or-swim one.
I?m also looking for some advice on sharing the work--my initial greedy
thought of 'I'll do the interesting stuff; you do the boring scut work. Oh
and also? Indexing." doesn't seem like the best way to parcel things out.
Any thoughts on how to split up a two-product, 15-doc set?
So, does anyone have any working-with-a-protégé experiences and advice
they can share with me? I'd like to be the best water wings that I can be.
Mandy...also figuring out how to get my hair looking like there's a big
orange marmot living on my head...
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