November-December 2009
It’s that magical time of year again. Family gatherings, winter wonderland, gifting, re-gifting, magical moments all around. In keeping with the overall mood of a recession-plagued 2009, the year-closing issue of Between the Lines is lean/spare/minimalist… choose the word you prefer for an unusually modest newsletter.
But, in keeping with our long-standing (OK, we started it last year) BTL tradition, it’s time for the annual last-minute holiday gift guide for online shoppers. It’s Monday, December 21, and Christmas is THIS FRIDAY!
So here are links to several sites offering a random assortment of uncommon gifts for the really deserving technical communicators who are still on your list…the ones who are so hard to buy for. Here you go!
SWO Member Profile
It’s a long way from writing a poem about a little lamb to working as a tech writer. As they say, however, every journey begins with a first step.
Margaret VanWinkle was writing short poems in the third grade. However, her exposure to writing as a career was limited in her small Ohio town (she thought all writers were novelists). Since she viewed writing as a tool, not a vocation, she didn’t take any writing classes at Ohio State. In fact, she graduated with a major in biology.
It’s Time to Renew!
The STC website lists many benefits that accrue to STC members. You can find them here. And here.
STC also offers full and partial subsidy packages for technical communicators affected by the ups and mostly downs of the 2009 economy.
To help you flesh out some of the most significant reasons for renewing your membership, here’s a BTL reprint of Suncoast Chapter President Clyde Parson’s personal story.