atw: Re: meltdowns, inspiration and motivation

MessageA thoughtful and informative reply Warren. I am well familiar with the 
landscape in which we work (thank you very much Christine Kent) and re-reading 
Steve's post failed to reveal any hidden messages.  I don't often have much to 
add to the discussion, but there are times you just have to respond.  I stand 
by my previous post.  

Looking forward to my time finally coming :)

sincerely
Damian Forlani-Brennan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Warren Lewington 
  To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 6:22 AM
  Subject: atw: Re: meltdowns, inspiration and motivation


  hi everyone,
  Regards Steve.
  Steve is in a position where he needs to find regular, consistent income, 
something he has been unable to do for some time in technical writing. I am in 
a similar situation, I need a permanent role. Steve, and his wife, are needing 
income for the usual husband and wife reasons. He has started work in the IT 
industry but totally unrelated to writing. Management! Of all things. I know 
Steve well, and he has always had the best interests and regards for all of us 
in the fraternity, even the ones who bad mouth him! 

  Steve was fed up with the difficulty associated with making a living as a 
freelance tech writer and doing work then waiting for months before being paid. 
He was fed up with providers saying they were going to give him work, then 
doing it all in a rush because they were so disorganised, and forcing him to do 
impossible turn-arounds in order to get the work back to them. 

  I hope he has found a niche that suits him and will let his myriad skills 
shine. Sadly, I think it is us who have lost out in many ways. 

  Warren.
  PS: For what its worth: Merry Christmas.
  Bah. Humbug.

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