Writer's Block

Do you call yourself a "Writer" or a "technical writer"? The term you choose to define yourself could affect the way you are perceived. In this issue’s feature, Contributing Editor Lorie Boucher asks why the day-to-day pursuits of non-literary writers are undervalued by the writing community.

	The Podiatrists of the Writing World In Defence of Non-literary Writing Lorie Boucher disputes the notion that creativity is the mysterious, unattainable claim of the writing world's gifted elite, and that its application in literary pursuits is worthy of higher praise than its expression in any other writing field.
	The Division of Labour in the New Economy: Looking to the Past for Future Solutions Spurred by the desire of companies to reduce costs, and enabled by information technology tools, the division of responsibility among many knowledge workers has become increasingly blurred. Can lessons from the past help us to create future solutions?
	The Whole Story Origins Guy tells all.
	A Magical Clockwork — The Art of Writing the Poem Author Susan Ioannou breaks down the mechanics of poetry into their simplest forms.
	A poem by Duane Locke.
	Grocery Day A routine grocery trip goes strangely wrong.