[stylist] stylist Digest, Vol 73, Issue 23

[PAUL BAVER]

Hi Kerry thank you for your advice and your suggestion of taking some 
courses. I do like your idea of that school all of the advice that I 
received to this point is very enlightening, thank you Paul.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Thompson" <uinen at earthlink.net>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] stylist Digest, Vol 73, Issue 23


> Hi everybody,
>
> Judith, it's perfectly easy to take a drawing, especially if it's on a 
> single sheet of paper, and scan it into the computer. Don't worry about 
> that.
>
> To answer your second point, it would be possible to use existing 
> graphics, clip art and the like. But drawings done specially for the 
> anthology would be preferable, especially if a Federation member, better 
> yet a Writers Division member, could supply them.
>
> Paul, I agree with Donna that at this point you don't need an editor but 
> rather to learn the mechanics of writing. Since you are blind, you can 
> take courses from the Hadley School for the Blind. All courses are free of 
> charge. The only thing you need to do is to fill out an application and 
> send a statement from your eye doctor. Once they process your application, 
> they will send you an orientation lesson, and then, when you complete and 
> return that, you're in business. I've taken several courses from Hadley, 
> including English courses, and have found them to be uniformly excelent. 
> Here is the contact info:
>
> Address
> The Hadley School for the Blind
> 700 Elm Street
> Winnetka, IL 60093-2554
> USA
>
> Phone
> 847-446-8111
> Toll Free: 800-323-4238
> Fax: 847-446-0855
>
> Email
> info at hadley.edu
>
> Web site
> http://www.hadley.edu
>
> Donna is absolutely right that you have a compelling story. You don't want 
> to be forced to accept someone else's idea of how you should tell it. So, 
> work through Hadley's English courses and learn your craft. It will take 
> time, but I think you'll find ways to apply the lessons to your memoir 
> almost at once. Believe me, you won't regret investing the time and 
> effort.
>
> Judith, thanks for Chapter Two. Now I'm curious to see how the two 
> storylines intersect.
>
> You've been working on this story, now novel, for a long time, haven't 
> you? I recognized the hateful gosipy girls who m ade fun of Pessi's shabby 
> clothes, though I don't remember if that was the heroine's name at that 
> point. Please post Chapter Three when you have it.
>
> Solidarity and Peace,
> Kerry
>
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