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

Thu Feb 28 23:01:45 UTC 2013

Peter,

I'm very glad to hear this! Thank you! I would encourage you to attend
your state's NFB convention. One of the great things about the
Federation is that we are a big extended family, and this is
especially true at state and national conventions.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 28, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Peter Wolfe <yogabare13 at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Thank you all for your advice and God willing that I will get into
> writing in due time. I just had surgery on my teeth and have like half
> a dozen other appointments to get to. I'll tell you guys that I love
> each of you! I think we are all special in our own way like me being
> part of the LGBTQ umbrella. You are like my extended family and just
> myself that this is one of the best e-mail lists that I've been on in
> quite sometime. I'm not even a member of the NFB and am not going to
> my state convention.
>
>
> hugs,
> Peter
>
> On 2/28/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 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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>
>
> --
> 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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