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On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 8:27 AM, Paul Hanson <twer_lists_all -at- hotmail -dot- com>
wrote:
> The author's bio states "My goal is to help beginners and show them that
> technical writing may be easy."
>
> It made me pause and ask myself if I think technical writing is 'easy'?
>
> I do.
>
> I like to write.
>
> I like techie stuff.
>
> My career has been a combining those two interests into a way to provide
> food, shelter, and an education (I have 2 kids in college).
>
> There have been days when I have stared at a blank screen, unsure of where
> to start. There have been days when I struggled with to understand a new
> tool or technology to do what I wanted it to do.
>
> However, when I think about my career thus far, I do enjoy what I do and
> because I enjoy it, I do think it is easy. That easiness is the output of
> many years of doing similar tasks for over 20 years. It is why I plan to
> finish my 'work' career as a technical writer in 6514 days, which is when I
> reach my target of reaching 20 years of service at my current employer.
>
> Happy Friday and have a safe Memorial Day weekend!
>
> Paul Hanson
> My blog: http://prhmusic.blogspot.com
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> Twitter: @prhmusic
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>
>
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> For your reading pleasure:
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>https://medium.com/@kesiparker/who-is-a-technical-writer-7e6e02f22b10
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> Craig Cardimon | Senior Technical Writer
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