[Blindtlk] Suggestions on being a better writer being blind laterin life

[Kendra Schaber]

First of all, for someone who has not had as much writing experience that 
you want, your writing actually looks well! As for places to improve your 
writing skills, try out BARD. There, you will find a few grammer books that 
you might find interesting. Another option or tule that you can look into is 
the idea of taking a course in writing. Concidder a writing course at a 
community college. I took one in 2009 which was perfict timing since I got a 
lot of practice not only because I was tought by a retired newspaper editor 
but because I was also writing a zillion E Mails to anyone from my best 
friend to state polititions because I lobied and lost the fight to keep the 
Oregon School for the Blind while at the same time, I was taking a 
leadership course at that time. You could also join the writer's devition. 
They will also have tips for you to improve your writing. English is my 
first and only language that I speak or write and I am still not a perfict 
writer. I could go to town with stories about how editors have always found 
ways for me to improve my writing skills. That doesn't stop me from writing. 
I enjoy writing and I do it almost every day. I sometimes write reports for 
work as well. I may not be a book author or even someone who publishes 
powems, I still write either in an E Mail or on Facebook or even text 
messages at least once a day. I hope that my ideas are helpful to you!
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 5:17 AM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Suggestions on being a better writer being blind laterin 
life


> To those humble souls better writers than me:
>
>
>    Where would you recommend someone to start to become a better
> english writer for older blind persons like myself? I wasn't born with
> congenial blindness, but became blind with an LHON heredetary disease
> at the age of seveenteen. I never had a particular good upbringing of
> being beaten on by an alcoholic father, so never had the education
> that I could have had in a better environment. Being raised in a
> single family home that the attention was given to my older siblings
> not me. I don't even know the basic grammar rules that much not even
> real basics at all. Lastly, I did get a GED (General Education
> Diploma) and even a bachelors of arts in political science still
> english grammar elludes me and tired of being ridiculed on lists such
> as ACB-Chat, online forums and other places cause of something beyond
> my control.
>
>    Secondly, I'll explain what I'm working with home so you are
> better informed of how to help me. I am fairly fluent with literary
> braille 1 and 2 (contracted) braille. I'm not familar with nemeth,
> computer or music braille at all. I own a Perkin's Brailler that is in
> storage that is quite a distance from me without paper. I use
> Window-Eyes with no Office Suites installed with Word, Excell, Access
> or Powerpoint on this machine just notepad and word pad I'm afraid. No
> audio equipment or even a flat bed scanner either just in case you
> were wondering nor state and stylist or anything remotely like them
> here.
>
>    Lastly, I am only part of the National Library Service not part of
> either Bookshare or Learning Alli either neither of which had the
> books that is right for my learning ways for a remedial english
> writer. I ordered for the numerous times english grammar book one
> volume from NLS without it showing up at all. I keep e-mailing and
> calling without any success in Montgomery, Al at all. This isn't the
> first time the last time was a year ago. I am aware of the Hadley
> School just want more resources to decide what direction to do it in.
> Thank you for any online resources or anything and if your going to be
> negative don't reply or comment on the post at all. I don't have the
> time or energy whether you were part of the lists or corresponded with
> me on this matter or anything else. Life is too short to waste my or
> your time with making a pointless argument that you think your smarter
> or bred better or come from high class society cause I don't care.
>
>
>
> Thank you so much,
> Peter
>
> -- 
> Cordially,
> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
> cum laude Auburn University
> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
> "If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
> Peter Q Wolfe
> "Stand up for your rights"
> Bob Marley
>
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