Editorial Blithers
The Only Certain Thing Is Change

Notice anything different? After editing and publishing Rough Draft for nine years, Kathy Graden has stepped down so she can concentrate on family, self, and work. During those nine years, Kathy gathered information, wrote columns and articles, mined other STC (and non-STC) publications for items of interest, and entered the STC Newsletter Competition resulting in one Achievement Award, two Merit Awards, four Awards of Excellence (one Most Improved), and one Award of Distinction and Best of Show. Thank you, Kathy, for a job well done and your commitment to the Phoenix Community. Kathy will continue writing a monthly column for Rough Draft. Look for her article "Handling Prima Donnas and Office Ogres" in this issue.

One of the first lessons a Technical Communicator learns is "Know your audience." Rough Draft is your newsletter, your input and feedback help us provide you with information you need and can use. Also, we are soliciting contributions from Phoenix community members. Do you belong to an E-mail list, STC SIG or other technical writing listserv? You're bound to read a wealth of information that could be of interest to community members. Newsletters from other chapters or organizations may have interesting articles that could be published, with permission and proper credit, of course! Pictures taken at STC events (with appropriate captions) are always welcome!

As the new editorial team comes up to speed and learns new software and skills, we ask for your patience. We're experienced at paper publishing; learning to create a virtual newsletter and all that goes behind what you see-- cascading style sheets (CSS), links, URLs, is a big challenge. It will take a little time to get it right. Your suggestions and comments can help us along the way.

Feel free to e-mail us at: rough_draft@zorntech.com.