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My tech writing was pretty lucrative since I was pretty fluent in the content. I spent more time coordinating review units, generating good photos (when PR prov
by greedo 11y ago
My tech writing was pretty lucrative since I was pretty fluent in the content. I spent more time coordinating review units, generating good photos (when PR provided imagery wasn't suitable), and dealing with editors. I could write 2-3k words in a day after having mentally written it in my mind over the previous weak. If the subject matter was something that I was unfamiliar with, the time investment to be able to discuss it consumed more. I was always better when I procrastinated anyways; pressure would require me to distill my writing down to the core essentials.
- ghaff 11y agoThat reflects most of my experiences. I usually thought in terms of an average "production day" which was usually about half of an actual day writing with the rest of the day researching, "researching," and doing various client work. Of course, it varied. We often talked in terms of "memo grade" writeups for things like summarizing an advisory day which fell more in the 2K words/day range. On the other hand, I've spent the better part of a day trying to figure how to get into a piece and then ending up throwing away the whole introduction the next day.
- greedo 11y ago"throwing away the whole introduction the next day." Too true! My wife always talked about how much I was paid per word; not understanding that I might write 5000 words for a 2k article. I got much better over time, but that was due to honing my skills at procrastination more than anything else.