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

[Peter Wolfe]

Kendra,


    Thank you for the sincere compliment cause my self-esteem in
writing is pretty low. Lots of people on e-mail lists and forums
lambast me all of the time. For a group like the American Counsel for
the Blind dedicated for leadership that they don't give your
self-esteem any favors. Lots of people just don't like me cause I'm
liberal that is probably the real reason.


I'll keep your suggestions in mind,
Emily

On 2/26/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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-- 
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