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Hi there,
Some of you guys may have seen me on the Freelance board. I wrote that I had written professionally about five years ago, but had left the game, as it were. I wrote about a variety of things, not necessarily technical in nature.
Over the last few months, I have been yearning to write professionally again. I have written little things here and there, but nothing paid. I write a lot, actually, for my customers. I work as an on-site, roving support tech support engineer. ("Engineer" is perhaps too much of a professional term!) Often times, I need to create step-by-step instructions for them. This is a little familiar to me, as in my last "job," I wrote technical manuals for equipment found in commerical printing plants.
After reading a little bit about technical writing, I am wondering if I might just already qualify for this type of work. I work in a technical industry and have written manuals describing highly technical topics. I have also written for consumer publications, albeit five years ago.
But I don't have any sort of college degree. The STC site seems to indicate this is mostly desired.
Is it possible to find work with my writing and technical experience? Do I need to get a degree first?
Any help is appreciated. This type of writing might just be a good fit for me. It's creative and technical. Wow.
Some of you guys may have seen me on the Freelance board. I wrote that I had written professionally about five years ago, but had left the game, as it were. I wrote about a variety of things, not necessarily technical in nature.
Over the last few months, I have been yearning to write professionally again. I have written little things here and there, but nothing paid. I write a lot, actually, for my customers. I work as an on-site, roving support tech support engineer. ("Engineer" is perhaps too much of a professional term!) Often times, I need to create step-by-step instructions for them. This is a little familiar to me, as in my last "job," I wrote technical manuals for equipment found in commerical printing plants.
After reading a little bit about technical writing, I am wondering if I might just already qualify for this type of work. I work in a technical industry and have written manuals describing highly technical topics. I have also written for consumer publications, albeit five years ago.
But I don't have any sort of college degree. The STC site seems to indicate this is mostly desired.
Is it possible to find work with my writing and technical experience? Do I need to get a degree first?
Any help is appreciated. This type of writing might just be a good fit for me. It's creative and technical. Wow.