I do notice as a technical writer that I seem to enjoy a fairer assessment of the dollar value of my writing skill and intellectual contributions than I could expect as a writer whose output has traditionally been tied to print media sold to the public. It shows a total lack of cultural imagination to suggest that creative writers (journalists, novelists, etc.) should give their work away because we can’t wrap our minds around a new business model for changing content formats.
Totally OT, but speaking of technical writing, what do you think of the STC’s decision to approve certification for the technical communications field (http://bit.ly/cTwRJr)? I’m not involved much in technical writing anymore, so I’m asking primarily as an interested bystander. I don’t know enough about the issues involved to have much of an opinion at this point…
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I do notice as a technical writer that I seem to enjoy a fairer assessment of the dollar value of my writing skill and intellectual contributions than I could expect as a writer whose output has traditionally been tied to print media sold to the public. It shows a total lack of cultural imagination to suggest that creative writers (journalists, novelists, etc.) should give their work away because we can’t wrap our minds around a new business model for changing content formats.
Totally OT, but speaking of technical writing, what do you think of the STC’s decision to approve certification for the technical communications field (http://bit.ly/cTwRJr)? I’m not involved much in technical writing anymore, so I’m asking primarily as an interested bystander. I don’t know enough about the issues involved to have much of an opinion at this point…