Once, when I was young and full of promise, I had the opportunity to write technical manuals.
“The money is good,” I explained to my father by telephone.
At the time, I was single and working at a daily newspaper, making about $80 a week and realizing that clearing $2 at the end of the month might not be enough to make a good living.
“What do you know about technical writing?” he asked.
“Well, nothing…
