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

Thu Feb 28 07:03:29 UTC 2013

Thank you for the idea!
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Suggestions on being a better writer beingblind 
laterin life


> The other thing you might do is to join the writer's division list
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:33 AM, "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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