[stylist] 1 Day Away- Writers' division telephone meeting

Tue Feb 24 03:07:12 UTC 2009

thank you Shelley,
I had to miss the teleconference too, I was in the hospital until 
this afternoon.

I appreciate what you wrote.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 03:47 PM 2/22/2009, you wrote:
>Probably won't make tonight's meeting I'm hitting a self imposed 
>deadline for completing a CSUF transcript. I can chime in about how 
>to cut your writing to fit word limits as I have a lot of experience 
>with that in accademic circles. If you ever want to publish in peer 
>reviewed journals I've heard the articles won't even get 
>consideration if you don't have them in the correct word limit. In 
>my experience when writing papers professors stop reading after the 
>prescribed number of pages or words. Anyone who has written for 
>magazines probably knows their articles get more consideration when 
>put in a word limit. So here are my ideas.
>
>1. Cut the verbage. I mean it. Don't use two words when you can use 
>one. Don't use any words or sentnences that don't directly express 
>your ideas. In other words don't go off on tangents. Noone is 
>interested, especially when word limits are not flexible.
>
>2. Stick to the point. Keep it simple. If you don't work well 
>withoutlines, write the whole thing out so you can see on paper 
>what's important. Go back and pick out the ideas you want to 
>emphasize and cut the rest. Once you've found the main point you 
>want to emphasize it's easy to stay within word limits because 
>tangent paragraphs and themes are eliminated. Sometimes it takes a 
>while to fine tune your essay or story but it's worth it in the end.
>
>Those are my ideas. The biggest point is know what you're writing 
>about and don't get sidetracked. When expressing your ideas on paper 
>to a public that is bombarded with information, less is more. 
>Writing within word limits can also demonstrate more dramatically 
>your skill as a writer so don't shy away from trying it.
>
>If you don't care about word limits get your own web site and write 
>to your heart's content. Or publish your own hard copy and sell it 
>yourself. I know people who do that.
>
>Shelley J. Alongi
>Your Lifelong Pampered Chef Consultant With Bells On!
>Home Office: (714)869-3207
>Prepare tasty meals with eas and at $2.00 a serving from the pampered Chef
>http://www.pamperedchef.biz/shellbellskit
>**
>Read articles from the Writers' Division web site including the last 
>issue of "Slate and Style" with me as editor
>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/slate_style/ss2008_f.shtml
>
>
>
>
>**
>To read essays on my journey through Metrolink 111 or other 
>interests click on 
>http://www.storymania.com/cgibin/sm2/smshowauthorbox.cgi?page=&author=AlongiSJ&alpha=A
>
>updated Dec 7, 2008
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
>To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:45 PM
>Subject: [stylist] 1 Day Away- Writers' division telephone meeting
>
>
>>Just One Day Away! Tomorrow, February 22nd is the date to have our monthly
>>telephone meeting.
>>
>>The time is 7:30p.m. central time.
>>
>>two topics for this coming teleconference:
>>how do you approach making your texts fit under word-length requirements for
>>contests or publisher submissions?
>>and, how do you start as a novel writer?
>>(A new novelist will try to join us.)
>>
>>number to call: 218-339-4300
>>code: 568839#
>>
>>President NFB Writers' Division
>>Robert Leslie Newman
>>Email- newmanrl at cox.net
>>Division Website-
>>Http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Writers Division web site:
>>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>>
>>stylist mailing list
>>stylist at nfbnet.org
>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>>for stylist:
>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/qobells%40roadrunner.com
>>
>>
>>--
>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>Checked by AVG.
>>Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.11.1/1961 - Release Date: 
>>2/19/2009 6:45 PM
>>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Writers Division web site:
>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>
>stylist mailing list
>stylist at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for stylist:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/n6yr%40sunflower.com