Newsletter of the East Bay Chapter of STC
November/December 2002

Editor's Message

by Ashwini Tharval
Managing Editor

Hello Readers!

Welcome to another edition of Devil Mountain Views. I hope you enjoyed the last issue. Thank you for your encouraging emails.

Themes for Coming Issues

We also received a few emails from members interested in writing for the newsletter. Here are the themes for the next two issues:

January/February issue:
Independent Contracting (The dos, the don’ts, and the how-tos of contracting, including project management, time management, finding projects, and the all-important rate review)

March/April issue:
Trends in Technical Writing (New trends like information mapping, and basic issues like clear writing, designing, editing, and indexing)

You are also welcome to write about new technologies or methods you use at work, stories about your projects worth sharing, tips about finding work, or your latest stress-busting yoga workshop—in short, anything that can help us become better and more informed technical writers.

What's in Store?

In this issue itself, contributing editor Don Huntington tells us how he ended up writing about janitorial services. Lenore Weiss, long-time member, talks about her current job at AC Transit. Gwaltney Mountford has an informative article about chapter leadership. In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, we have a horror story by Adrienne Tange. Scott Wallace took a break this issue and will resume his series on 'Online Writing' next time. Let us know how you like this newsletter.

EBSTC Program Leaders

In addition to the various administrative council positions Gwaltney mentions in her article, EBSTC has a number of committees that make the chapter’s activities possible. Some of these committees will be looking for a new manager and some for new members. Current EB committees include: Employment, Resume Counselor, Membership/Database, Education, Publicity, Hospitality, Web Weaver, Newsletter, Community Outreach, and Historian. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these groups, send me an email or contact Susan Harlan. We’ll connect you with the contact for that group.

Renew Your Membership

Don’t forget to renew your STC membership. I just got an email from STC. It’s really convenient and easy to renew online.

Till next time, then. Keep writing!
Ashwini

P.S. Send me an email if you are interested in writing an article for the newsletter. The word limit is 500–600 words. Thanks.

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