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Subject:Strong process creating a writer? From:"Geoff Hart (by way of \"Eric J. Ray\" <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com>)" <ght -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 10 Nov 1998 06:24:27 -0700
Colleen Adams wondered <<Do you think that a strong documentation
process can actually create a technical writer (entry-level) out of
someone who shows potential for this field, yet has no real world
experience?>>
I don't think anything external can create a writer: you have to have
the native talent and the will to work on developing that talent.
Nothing else is necessary. A supportive, mentoring environment can
certainly make the job easier, and an unsupportive, confusing,
hostile environment can certainly make the job harder, but it's the
person that makes all the difference in the world.
--Geoff Hart @8^{)}
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
