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Subject:Re: What makes a technical writer From:Theresa Jakupco <tsjz -at- EROLS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:04:31 -0400
John Posada wrote:
>
> "...describe *one* attribute of a person ..."
>
> Within that *one* attribute (pushing all the buttons)
> was the characteristic of:
> - curiosity
> - fearlessness (I come across even "experienced" tech
> writers that have never pushed the little paintbrush
> button on the MS Word buttonbar because they were
> afraid they were going to screw something up.)
>
How would that particular "attribute" in a technical writer differ from
the same "attribute" in a person who performs word processing?
