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Few people plan to become technical writers. They cross over into the
field from all kinds of
backgrounds. If someone doesn't train people willing to do a job so many
others don't care for, then the pool dries up.
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Really? I don't know of many really fine technical writers who didn't end
up in the field out of love for the craft.