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Subject:Re: The Accidental Tech Writer From:Michele Marques <michele -at- YORKU -dot- CA> Date:Fri, 10 Jun 1994 21:50:15 GMT
In article <01HD0W0LWQF290NLKZ -at- ADONIS -dot- OSTI -dot- GOV>, Peggy_Thompson -at- ccmail -dot- osti -dot- gov
says:
> I'm another accidental tech writer. I have a 1984 BA in English
Me to, except that my training was a bit more techie and I came out of
school realising I didn't really want to be a programmer and wishing
I had prepared to become a tech. writer.
> techie, which I think probably helped). Yes, the ability to
> understand, organize, and present is probably innate. And yes,
Perhaps, but I found that having a good editor helped me improve a lot.
> Bottom line: degreed or non-degreed, we're all in this together.
> The cross pollination that results from a list like this sure
> helps.
