The best writer I personally knew said that if you were a good talker, and knew a good story, the rest was research and practice. There may be a "creative writer" inside many of us.
One of the writers I mentioned is someone I work with on a daily basis. He does not like the term "creative writing," and prefers fiction, and is of the opinion that the worst thing a writer can do is spend time in "creative writing" classes. He is easily the second-best writer I've known, and might well be the first when his book comes out, so I'm inclined to believe. My only stories are goofy satires like that bad sci-fi about Microsoft Word taking over the globe. Is it "creative"? More like cretinous, if that's a word, but I enjoy it ;) --- Dana Worley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. User Interface design blog http://user-advocacy.blogspot.com/ Code::Design::UI::Consulting http://www.dionysius.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html ______________________________________________ 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
