On Tue, 15 May 2007 11:22:46 -0600, Doug Person wrote: >I made about $5 and hour for my articles. Hardly worth it.
Yes. I've done a lot of technical writing that's been published, and for which I've been paid, and a lot of technical writing for which I don't expect to make a penny. Although I'm pretty good at it, I don't think I've ever made more than about $30/hour for writing, and a third of that is more typical. Publishers are CHEAP, and are VERY disrespectful of technical people as writers. On the other hand, there is a group of writers who work for manufacturers writing what are essentially PR pieces. They typically know nothing technical themselves, but call those who do and ask them questions, write the piece, and sometimes send it to back us to check it. I found myself rewriting their stuff in self-defense to correct all the mistakes. These folks get paid VERY well. I used to cooperate with them until I figured this out. Now, I refuse to talk to them unless I'm also getting paid VERY well. There's a broad sample of my writing at http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish Jim Brown K9YC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
