Angel Candelario Rodriguez, founder and manager of the LinkedIn group “Technical Writer in Action,” interviewed Marcia about her upcoming book Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (and Everything You Build From Them) on June 29, 2012. Originally posted on LinkedIn for group members; reprinted here with permission.
TWIA: Dear Marcia, thank you very much for this extraordinary opportunity.
Marcia: I’m honored, Angel. Thanks for inviting me.
TWIA: Your professional background includes technical-writer experience. How did you start your career as technical writer?
Marcia: I had just finished my Masters degree in creative writing and was looking for work, never dreaming that I could make money doing what I loved—writing—when along came a dear woman by the name of Karen Szymanski. Karen was looking for a technical-writing intern to spend the summer working for Magnavox CATV just outside of Syracuse, New York. Technical writing! I had…
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Very Interesting 
Thanks for the re-post, Adrian. I’m excited about this book coming out.
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