On Wednesday, June 06, 2007, Chris Borokowski wrote: > He's not the only one. I know of two TWs who write literature on the > side. One has self-published three books, and the other has been > published in several short story journals.
I know several creative/tech writers as well. I thought this comment was interesting: "I think technical writing is probably in some ways, in many important ways, a better education for a creative writer than creative writing," he said. And his comment about "observe, observe, observe" and then write about it. He implies that it's the same process whether you're writing poetry or documenting a piece of software. Personally, I think technical writing is "easy" but I wouldn't even consider tackling any type of creative writing. Maybe I'm not as good at observing life as I am observing a piece of software :) Dana *************************** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
