[Nfb-editors] Anthology Idea

Thu Apr 7 13:50:35 UTC 2011

Hello Everyone,
     I'm Katie Watson, editor of "Spotlight," the newsletter of the NFB of Wisconsin. We are getting our newsletter up and going again after about 2 years of not publishing, so I don't have any articles from 2010 to contribute. I think, however, that the anthology is an excellent idea. Maybe we can take 2011 to get articles from this year and formulate our plans. Thanks for your time.
--Katie Watson

Spotlight Newsletter Editor
NFB-Wisconsin
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Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 13:21:54 -0500
From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
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I have noticed a trend on the email list that when some concept or idea
or controversy is brought up, discussion will ensue with fervor.  But in
between times, the list are pretty quiet.

Anyway, I am all for this idea, but before we set a lay-out and design
concept, I think we should look at how other professional anthologies
are structured.

Too much language will scare people away, unfortunately.  Beyond the
articles themselves, we don't want to take up too much space with
information.

If we can get a group of editor's on board, this would be a great thing.
I also think we would require a small team with a senior editor who
would be the boss of sorts, just to keep everything consistent.

We shall see if this catches on.  Maybe I should say something
controversial to spark some discussion.  *smirk*

Bridgit

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Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:01:06 -0500
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
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Subject: [Nfb-editors] the Anthology idea
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A couple of days ago I posted a question, an idea. Here is how I see it
would work:

Each of our newsletter editors send in 2 of their best articles. A small
team work to prepare them in a 'to be chosen" format. The finished
product then is sent out to all affiliates and distributed via their
email lists and on their Newsline channel. (No cost in time or money for
printing or embossing or recording) 

As for the above mentioned format- Starting out with a short intro of
what the anthology is about. Then with each 2 entries, give  credit to
the newsletter from where they came (a short write up about that
publication). Then --- whatever else needs to be said is up to the
editing staff of the anthology. (One last thought might be to speak of
the purpose of a
newsletter) 

The purpose- First: spreading our members accomplishments, sharing more
of the good stuff that people aren't normally getting the chance to see,
and generally, using the power of our writings to flying our Federation
flag. 

Second: As a tool to encourage members to write and tell their stories
and to entice others to  create their own newsletter. 

Robert Leslie Newman

President, Omaha Chapter NFB

President, NFB Writers' Division

Division Website

 <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
http://www.nfb-writers-division.org

Chair, Newsletter Publication committee

Personal Website-

 <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info/> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info

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Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 08:22:45 -0400
From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] the Anthology idea
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Robert,

I think the anthology is a good idea--although I don't want you to 
misconstrue that for my volunteering to work on it. I'm not sure why the

group is so quiet about it. Perhaps a) They don't think it's a good
idea. b) 
Like me, they are busy with the many balls we all juggle, and are afraid
a 
comment is as good as enlisting. c) They are, like we are here in 
Connecticut, fighting to keep their state agency for the blind intact.
d) 
They are busy organizing responses to that idiot in Florida who burned
the 
Koran and cost US military troops lives. e) They have been busy staying
up 
late to watch the NCAA basketball tournament (how about those Huskies!)
f) 
They are apathetic. g) They don't have 2 particularly good articles in
the 
last year to submit. Here in CT, we only put out 2 issues per year, and 
there are only 6 original articles to even consider.

Just sharing my thoughts.

chris

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