XPost: misc.writing, misc.education, alt.journalism   
   From: LivernoisYards@Comcast.net   
      
   "NYC XYZ"  wrote in message   
   news:1131735055.203931.4620@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   > chris_tine49@hotmail.com wrote:   
   >   
   > I thought these workshops turned out editors and students?  I know   
   > that's simplistic, but that also seems to be their stated goal.   
   >   
   > Just where do editors and writers come from, then?  =)  Seriously, this   
   > is the other thing I was wondering: seems like these folks are writing   
   > for each other...all these reviewers are fellow writers, which kind of   
   > makes sense, but it also has that "incestuous" feel to it....  =)   
      
   I became a technical editor/writer for a mid-cap semiconductor manufacturer   
   ($6 billion annual revenue) without any direct training or experience. Just   
   my electrical and computer engineering education and ability, I guess. After   
   reporting numerous technical errors pro bono through their engineering   
   support, eventually I was asked by two middle managers (one who maintains   
   the overall support and customer relations and the other being the   
   documentation head) to edit and write manuals for their development tools   
   (IDE, compiler, assemblers, debuggers, etc.) for producing firmware using   
   their embedded microprocessors. The firm is headquartered in TX, but I   
   telecommute here in Detroit. Their two major specialties are being the lead   
   player in selling chips for automotive "computers" and also chips for   
   cellular phones.   
      
   In essence, I was hired through email correspondence and over the phone   
   without even applying for employment. In fact, that was my first foray into   
   this field. So a writing workshop probably would have done little in my   
   case. It's mostly being in the right place at the right time.   
      
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