[stylist] Short article=-=- What it Takes to Become aMasterWriter

[Pat Harmon]

I adore the article, and the reminders I must have each day!

Before retirement from NMSVH, I taught most staff Braille.  I challenged 
myself with the mental and written word games To teach specific 
contractions, I wrote lists and more lists.  Imagine words concluding in 
"ation" and "ness", and I had it on my list.  I had the staff look at 
hundreds of vocabulary, and made it a sight reading system.  "This is how 
this word should always look in Braille.  It was terrific for my writing, 
too.  When I created stories for their reading sessions, I practiced precise 
sentence creation.

Many jobs require writing, even if they are reports and goals.  I practice 
today by writing scholarship requests or stories for organizations.  Just a 
decent email is practice, isn't it?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Short article=-=- What it Takes to Become 
aMasterWriter


> In relation to one of the major premises of this article and thinking of 
> my
> ability to write on the subject of blindness, looking specifically at my
> THOUGHT PROVOKER series and my 4 unfinished novels which are essentially
> long TPs, I do feel my 3 decades plus of experience has been a super
> training ground for understanding, yet alone for endless material. And
> granted, she was talking about writing on a subject. So I'd say, I can now
> say that I am grateful for all the paperwork that I have been required to
> complete over the years; especially the narrative required upon any
> interaction between you and the consumer.
>
> And you know what? I've always, in part seen my writing of all my THOUGHT
> PROVOKERS as a training ground for the longer works that I in my heart of
> hearts want to tackle. And so I can see that sometime in the near future I
> will forgo, as in stop the TP thing. I've nearly called it quits on 
> several
> occasions. I've told myself, that if I can hold on until I retire, then 
> I'd
> have more time to write and I could take on an additional project, like a
> book. So hey, stay tuned. And put in your time (with improvements).
>
>
>
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