Re: Software engineer tech. writers? Do they exist?

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I started out as a mechanical engineer, and just about every
prospective employer or client who looks at my resume
seems to find it worth remarking about the fact that my tech 
writing experience is preceded by engineering experience.  

As far as not finding editing/writing to be "anything
especially difficult," that's usually true of anything you're 
good at.  It's only when you notice other people being
impressed by it that you realize how difficult it is for
them.

Gene Kim-Eng



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Schnabl" <gSchnabl -at- LivernoisYards -dot- com>
> Engineers who write is nothing that extraordinary. While being more of 
> an editor than a tech writer, I'm an electrical engineer (UW-Madison 
> grad, plus a few other things) and don't find writing/editing to be 
> anything especially difficult.
> 
> But most assuredly, there are a helluva lot more English majors than 
> those from engineering or the sciences doing tech writing.

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