RE: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

You are using a non-standard definition of technical writing. I am viewing
technical writing as the term that encompasses all specialized
writing--business writing, for me, is therefore a subset of technical
writing. 


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren [mailto:lauren -at- writeco -dot- net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:42 PM
> To: 'Bonnie Granat'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken
> 

<snippe>

> Of course people need to understand broader disciplines to 
> produce broad and non-specialized documentation.  I'm saying 
> that when the writing is more broad than technical, then it 
> evolves beyond technical writing and this is business writing.
> 


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