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| Is it me or does most true writers who write any and everything from fiction to nonfiction to technical have a hard time transitioning between the three.
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| HI I have always been in Marketing and have written marketing slogans, jargen etc.. But I have moved and have a new job with a engineering firm. which is all technical writing. I don't get it. My writing is all marketing fluff. it is a good thing I am a designer and not a writer.. But there are times i am required to write. YUK
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Jevone, hi.
Some writers do find themselves in that situation, and are unable to cope. However, if you are a well-disciplined writer, "transition" from one style of writing to another should be no problem. My daughter and I have been writing since time immemorial, and we are able to write anything our clients require of us, even fiction and a technical manual within a span of 24 hours.
The key here is to aim to be not only a writer, but an "effective" one by being mindful of the target audience of whatever it is that you are going to write.
Just my two-cents' worth, dear. I wish you more power.
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| I am not sure that I understand the meaning of 'transition'. I have been working as an engineer for over 20 years and now that it is cheaper to Outsource my profession overseas, I have to fall back on writing. But as an engineer with HW and SW skills and experience, I never felt any "transition" anxiety, except that the compensation is very low. I write anything, technical, fiction, poetry, manuals, News release and junk if needed for pay.
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You just named a writing demon that's been haunting me. I guess "transition" has something to do with "voice" and "subject." One instance, you're writing like you're talking to a peer about something that does not need verification or validity (opinion.) and next, you write like an academic, or an engineer, or a car salesman.
Us writers are not technical people, like actors, painters, or some other artists, we assume personalities when we write depending on our perceived audience (as suggested by a topic.)
This could be very daunting and, in my case, have caused me a lot of prolonged writer's block.
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| Yes very true. We writers are the backbone of anything not we are not technical.
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