[Nfb-editors] Thanks for editing advice

Thu Apr 29 22:36:00 UTC 2010

Bridgit:

Certainly the Braille Monitor will reprint articles of sufficient
quality and national interest in its pages when these appear in our
affiliate newsletters. If a large enough number of articles of national
scope and interest could be collected, I would be willing to consider
this prospect. During my brief editorship of our magazine, I have
observed that much of the content in affiliate newsletters is,
appropriately, of a local or statewide nature. I appreciate, though, the
suggestion; I will keep it under advisement as a creative project that
the Braille Monitor could entertain in the future.

While I am writing here, allow me to reiterate my request that
affiliates send me electronic copies of newsletters when they are
released. I am receiving several, but I do not think I'm getting them
all. Our affiliate newsletters can be a rich source of material for our
magazine, and I would not want to overlook a potential article that
could be of use to our national membership.

Thank you.

With Kind Regards,

***********************
Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
Editor
The Braille Monitor
National Federation of the Blind
Office of the President
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Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2208
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Fax: (410) 685-5653
Email: DFrye at nfb.org
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"Voice of the Nation's Blind"

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:01 PM
To: NFB Editors
Subject: [Nfb-editors] Thanks for editing advice

Thanks for the advice and stories.  I don't claim to be an expert, but
the lack of grammar skills is shocking.  I don't expect everyone to be
fabulous writers, but golly!  I like the fine idea!  *smile*

Here is a thought.  Have we ever considered making a publication with
articles from each Affiliate newsletter?  I know the Braille Monitor is
kind of like this, but it could be a once a year publication and each
editor would submit articles from their respective newsletters to be
considered.  Kind of a best of the best.  It could include fiction as
well.  Just a thought.  I like to throw things out there some times.

Bridgit

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> 1. question about editing articles (Bridgit Pollpeter) 2. Re: question

> about editing articles (Barbara Pierce) 3. Re: question about editing 
> articles (Mike Freeman) 4. Re: question about editing articles 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:05:49 -0500
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: NFB Editors <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
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> 
> Hello fellow editors,
> 
> 
> 
> I have a question for everyone. I know we all struggle to get
submissions for our respective publications, but what do you do when a
submission is so grammatically insane it would take extreme creative
editing? Of the few submissions I receive, I find myself having to edit
way more than I should. Is this a common problem for everyone, and how
do you handle it?
> 
> 
> 
> Bridgit Pollpeter -NFBN
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:26:17 -0400
> From: "Barbara Pierce" <bpierce at oberlin.net>
> To: "'Correspondence Committee Mailing List'" <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
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> The amount of time you should invest in getting a piece copy ready 
> depends in my view on it value. I just did something for the Monitor 
> that I had to make changes in almost every sentence to bring it to 
> Monitor standard. But it was a version of one of the messages we try 
> to publish in different voices, so I thought it was worth the trouble.

> If the piece would not be worth much even after it is edited and you 
> have no particular political reason to use the material, forget it. 
> Remember that most people cannot write, and, if they get words down 
> effectively, they can't punctuate. That is just life at the editor's
desk.
> Barbara
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:06 PM
> To: NFB Editors
> Subject: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
> 
> 
> Hello fellow editors,
> 
> 
> 
> I have a question for everyone. I know we all struggle to get 
> submissions for our respective publications, but what do you do when a

> submission is so grammatically insane it would take extreme creative 
> editing? Of the few submissions I receive, I find myself having to
edit way more than I should.
> Is this a common problem for everyone, and how do you handle it?
> 
> 
> 
> Bridgit Pollpeter -NFBN
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:15:13 -0700
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
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> Fine those who submit grammatically-incorect articles a dollar a 
> mistake, saying it's a fund-raiser for your state affiliate. (grin)
> 
> Actually, I fear me greatly that skill in writing has been severely 
> neglected in schools for the past thirty years. The lack of competence

> in braille just makes it work.
> 
> Mike Freeman, president
> NFB of Washington
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFB Editors" <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:05 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
> 
> 
> >
> > Hello fellow editors,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a question for everyone. I know we all struggle to get 
> > submissions for our respective publications, but what do you do when

> > a submission is so grammatically insane it would take extreme 
> > creative editing? Of the few submissions I receive, I find myself 
> > having to edit way more than I should. Is this a common problem for
everyone, and how do you handle it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Bridgit Pollpeter -NFBN
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:13:30 -0400
> From: loristay <loristay at aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] question about editing articles
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> I can definitely respond to that.
> If the article is great but the spelling is lousy, fix the spelling
and use the article. ?If the subject is great, but the language is
barely English (I've had that happen too), and if I really want the
article, I rewrite it carefully, and let the author see the result. ?If
he approves, I use the article. ?If he doesn't, well, that's never
happened. ?If I had dozens of equally good articles, all of which were
well written, and grammatically correct, then the one that wasn't got
returned to the writer with "This doesn't meet our needs." ?
> Does that help?
> Lori Stayer
> Editor, Slate & Style, 1982-2009
> 
> On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:05:49 PM, "Bridgit Pollpeter"
<bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello fellow editors,
> 
> 
> 
> I have a question for everyone. I know we all struggle to get
submissions for our respective publications, but what do you do when a
submission is so grammatically insane it would take extreme creative
editing? Of the few submissions I receive, I find myself having to edit
way more than I should. Is this a common problem for everyone, and how
do you handle it?
> 
> 
> 
> Bridgit Pollpeter -NFBN
> 
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