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Subject:Technical Writing in the rest of the world From:Richard MacManus <R -dot- MacManus -at- XTRA -dot- CO -dot- NZ> Date:Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:13:46 +1200
I would like to ask the list about how the technical writing industry is
developing outside of the USA. I am a "newbie" to technical writing and
I live in New Zealand. I have gained alot of information about technical
writing both from this list (and its archives) and from technical
writing web sites.
From what I have read, technical writing is a small but thriving
industry in the US (I hope this is a fair assessment). It is fascinating
to read about it. But I am also interested to know how technical writing
as a career is experienced outside of the USA and what opportunities
there are in countries such as New Zealand.
I would particularly like to hear from any NZ or Australian tech writers
who subscribe to this excellent list.
Thank you and regards,
Richard MacManus
R -dot- MacManus -at- xtra -dot- co -dot- nz
