Hello! I am interested in writing tutorials, guides, FAQs, or anything else. I am 29 considering a career change into technical writing and/or technical editing. My online research lead me to 2 different sources (Jean Weber's website, as well as docsymmetry.com) both converging on OpenOffice suggesting I get involved.
Be forewarned, I am probably as green as they come as far as HTML and web software. What kinds of contributions are you looking for? I have a degree in environmental engineering from Northwestern University, and have working for 8 years in 3 different environmental health and safety professions. I have a good deal of experience reading federal, state, and city environmental or health regulations (think EPA, OSHA, DOT). I can give you more details if you'd like. Clayton Cornell replied to my initial email to [email protected] and gave me the guidance to subscribe to this list. He also suggested I read the ODFAuthors page and the wiki page introducing ODFAuthors. I really have zero experience, but I am smart and eager to find out more about all of this. Please let me know in what ways I might be able to contribute and get my feet wet. I'm truly open to anything (no pun intended). Thanks! Sarah Grover PS - I saw reference to most people using psydonyms. Could someone explain why this may be a good idea? I could also subscribe using a new Gmail account, as this one is a giveaway. Thanks! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
