Note: Despite the publication date of this article, it presents us an interesting subject about technical writers. I hope you enjoy it the same way I enjoyed.
This paper was presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication held in Dallas, Texas, March 26-28, 1981.
J. W. Dillingham
Communication Support Services, Inc.
Bedford, Texas
I don’t usually admit this in public, but I am a “technical writer”. The term has become so generalized, representing so many types of writing and so any job functions, that few professionals wish to be called “technical writers”.
Some basic definitions contribute toward our defining these various types of technical writing. According to accepted usage, an “author” originates written materials and/or practices writing as his or her profession; a “writer” writes as an occupation. To “edit” is to make written materials presentable for publication or presentation, but an…
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Very Interesting 