Comments on: Technically Speaking, I Mean, Writing http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/ Equine related education and vocations around the world. 109 Vocations discussed so far. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:17:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sam http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1511 Sam Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:12:09 +0000 http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1511 I love this! Thanks for the post! ;) I love this! Thanks for the post! ;)

]]> By: darquette http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1506 darquette Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:56:21 +0000 http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1506 Hi Linda! Thanks for your feedback and addition/classification of information. It's great to hear that an expert in a particular field or subject matter can indeed find it possible to take on such a position with regards to their knowledge. T.A Paxton, I agree that a horse movie or television program is that much better when it's believable to horse people in the know and hope that those out there qualified to write the technical side of things with regards to horses get the opportunity to do so. Thanks for your thoughts, Chris Hi Linda!

Thanks for your feedback and addition/classification of information. It’s great to hear that an expert in a particular field or subject matter can indeed find it possible to take on such a position with regards to their knowledge.

T.A Paxton,

I agree that a horse movie or television program is that much better when it’s believable to horse people in the know and hope that those out there qualified to write the technical side of things with regards to horses get the opportunity to do so.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Chris

]]> By: T.A. Paxton http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1505 T.A. Paxton Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:54:23 +0000 http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1505 It certainly is preferable for anyone writing or making tv or horse movies and the like to do the homework. Particularly since if they go too far with the liberties its downright insulting to the audience. After all if one is making a horse movie who is first in line to watch it? Horse lovers. And horse people know if you ignorantly switched equipment mid ride or faked the horse organizations. Even the horse mad girls who have yet to mount one. It can turn a great horse story into a mediocre flop. (A movie does come to mind...) But those of us who are horse crazy know. There is no such thing as too many horse stories. True or otherwise. It certainly is preferable for anyone writing or making tv or horse movies and the like to do the homework. Particularly since if they go too far with the liberties its downright insulting to the audience. After all if one is making a horse movie who is first in line to watch it? Horse lovers. And horse people know if you ignorantly switched equipment mid ride or faked the horse organizations. Even the horse mad girls who have yet to mount one. It can turn a great horse story into a mediocre flop. (A movie does come to mind…)
But those of us who are horse crazy know. There is no such thing as too many horse stories. True or otherwise.

]]> By: Linda Aragoni http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1503 Linda Aragoni Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:06:58 +0000 http://equus.thomases.org/2009/09/25/technically-speaking-i-mean-writing/#comment-1503 Technical writing is often much broader than your definition suggests. Much technical writing is for technical readers. A technical journal may contain articles on a a variety of technical subjects for people who are in the same general field but lack expertise in more than a couple of technical areas. Many technical writers prepare educational materials for print. Some may write scripts for videos or multimedia. Tech writers also prepare directions for installation and operations manuals. A few people, like myself, are writers who work with technical material, but but most technical writers are first technical experts who become writers. It's usually less difficult for a subject matter expert to learn to write competently than for a competent writer to master technical content. Technical writing is often much broader than your definition suggests. Much technical writing is for technical readers. A technical journal may contain articles on a a variety of technical subjects for people who are in the same general field but lack expertise in more than a couple of technical areas.
Many technical writers prepare educational materials for print. Some may write scripts for videos or multimedia. Tech writers also prepare directions for installation and operations manuals.

A few people, like myself, are writers who work with technical material, but but most technical writers are first technical experts who become writers. It’s usually less difficult for a subject matter expert to learn to write competently than for a competent writer to master technical content.

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