[stylist] Writing and community service
Bridgit Pollpeter
bpollpeter at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 13 00:03:51 UTC 2011
Hey,
Yes, blogs usually are around 300 to 700 words. Some may reach 1000
words, but that is a stretch.
Professional blogs tend to stick to shorter, the 300 to 700 range, but
since you are a private blog, you can have blogs be as long as you want,
though I would advise you maintain shorter-to-the-point blogs.
Bridgit
Check out my blog for the Omaha World Herald at livewellnebraska.com.
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Egypt (cheryl echevarria)
2. Re: Writing and community service
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3. Re: Writing and community service (Donna Hill)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:09:19 -0500
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>, "Writer's Division
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Egypt
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for someone who has family in both Egypt and Israel I agree and you
stated this. No True freedom, every man in Egypt must serve the army no
if ands or buts, so they are for the people or it wouldn't have been
this peaceful. The army is for freedom
The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
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From: Judith Bron<mailto:jbron at optonline.net>
To: cheryl echevarria<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 2:04 PM
Subject: Egypt
Hi Cheryl, I could see how happy you are that Mubarack stepped down in
Egypt. If this indeed means freedom for the Egyptian people I'm happy
for everyone who now lives in freedom. My apprehension comes from the
possibility that the Moslem brotherhood, an oppressive sharia
organization that will enslave the people of Egypt and present a threat
to Israel, the only democracy in the region will take over. The army is
now in charge, but do they lean towards oppression or true freedom?
Best to your family, Judith
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:49:42 -0600
From: <christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writing and community service
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Hi Donna and all,
I'd like the word count for stories to be between 500 and 700 words. The
one
I am going to post tomorrow, which is written by our first guest
speaker, is
exactly 700 words. I'm thinking the stories from our guest speakers are
going to be closer to the higher end of that word count because they're
basically going to be recaps of their presentations and overviews of all
of
their community service experience. I'm thinking that stories about one
particular experience or aspect of community service will be more toward
the
lower end of that count.
I'm wondering if all of this sounds reasonable. I've taken a college
course
in Web writing, but this is the first time I've worked on a blog outside
of
class. I'd welcome advice about any of this from anyone on the list.
Donna, our group would definitely be interested in participating in an
article. Like you, we believe that blind people getting involved in
community service is an important message. Let me know the details as
the
time gets closer.
Chris
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From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:02 AM
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Writing and community service
> Hi Chris,
> What a great project! Two questions ... What is your word count for
> stories? Would you and your group members be interested in
participating
> in an article for the online magazine Suite 101 about blind people in
> community service? I'm dealing with a serious backlog at the moment
> because of a combination of health issues and doing a writing marathon
on
> the Blind Driver Challenge, but the message of blind people
participating
> in community service is one that I believe needs to get out to the
general
> public. I'm looking at spring, if you're interested.
> Cheers,
> Donna Hill
>
> Read Donna's articles on
> Suite 101:
> www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
> Ezine Articles:
> http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=D._W._Hill
> American Chronicle: www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>
> Connect with Donna on
> Twitter:
> www.twitter.com/dewhill
> LinkedIn:
> www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
> FaceBook:
> www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>
> Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
> cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
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> Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit
> Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind:
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>
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> On 2/10/2011 9:31 PM, christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> All of us on this list are interested in writing in some way. Are
>> some of
>> you also interested in community service? How about writing about
>> community service?
>>
>>
>>
>> My name is Chris Parsons. I'm a member of the St. Louis chapter of
>> the
>> NFB. I'm also the secretary of a group of NFB members who are
interested
>> in community service. We hold monthly conference calls (usually on
the
>> first Sunday of the month), and in December we began inviting guest
>> speakers to talk about their community service experience during the
>> first half of each meeting. We're a fairly small group right now, but
>> we're hoping eventually to gain division status.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm also leading our group's other main project, which is a blog
>> where
>> people can share their community service stories and comment on the
>> stories of others. Right now we only have an introduction posted, but
by
>> early next week we will have an interview-style story from each of
our
>> first two guest speakers. I was hoping that some of you in the
Writers'
>> Division would be interested in writing some stories for us about
your
>> community service experience or about a particular aspect of doing
>> community service work as a blind person. If you're interested,
please
>> let me know.
>>
>>
>>
>> The blog is at http://nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com/.
>>
>>
>>
>> We're always looking for new members. If you'd like to know more
>> about
>> what we do, we will be having our monthly conference call on Sunday,
>> February 13 at 7:00 PM ET. The call in info is as follows: (218)
>> 339-3600, passcode 808277. Our guest speaker this month is Conchita
>> Hernandez, one of last year's scholarship winners.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have any questions about the group or about writing for the
>> blog,
>> feel free to contact me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Parsons
>>
>>
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:53:34 -0500
From: Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net>
To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writing and community service
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Chris,
I have it on my calendar to contact you around mid April. Keep in mind
that we can use JPeg photos in the article, so if anyone can get a
picture of themselves doing volunteer work, please do so.
I think 500 to 700 words for a blog post is fine. There is a great
variation in the lengths of posts, but I've always believed that 500
words is sufficient to get any idea across, and 700 isn't too much that
the reader gets bored. As a writer for online magazines, I initially
got used to writing articles of under 1500 words for American Chronicle.
Then, I was accepted at Suite 101 and they initially wanted between 400
& 800 words. Now, they've changed it to up to 1000 words,, and I find
that my articles have stretched to that now.
Cheers,
Donna
Read Donna's articles on
Suite 101:
www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
Ezine Articles:
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=D._W._Hill
American Chronicle:
www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
Connect with Donna on
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/dewhill
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
FaceBook:
www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
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4
Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project
Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit
Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind:
www.padnfb.org
On 2/11/2011 4:49 PM, christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Hi Donna and all,
>
> I'd like the word count for stories to be between 500 and 700 words.
> The one I am going to post tomorrow, which is written by our first
> guest speaker, is exactly 700 words. I'm thinking the stories from our
> guest speakers are going to be closer to the higher end of that word
> count because they're basically going to be recaps of their
> presentations and overviews of all of their community service
> experience. I'm thinking that stories about one particular experience
> or aspect of community service will be more toward the lower end of
> that count.
>
> I'm wondering if all of this sounds reasonable. I've taken a college
> course in Web writing, but this is the first time I've worked on a
> blog outside of class. I'd welcome advice about any of this from
> anyone on the list.
>
> Donna, our group would definitely be interested in participating in an
> article. Like you, we believe that blind people getting involved in
> community service is an important message. Let me know the details as
> the time gets closer.
>
> Chris
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:02 AM
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writing and community service
>
>> Hi Chris,
>> What a great project! Two questions ... What is your word count for
>> stories? Would you and your group members be interested in
>> participating in an article for the online magazine Suite 101 about
>> blind people in community service? I'm dealing with a serious backlog
>> at the moment because of a combination of health issues and doing a
>> writing marathon on the Blind Driver Challenge, but the message of
>> blind people participating in community service is one that I believe
>> needs to get out to the general public. I'm looking at spring, if
>> you're interested.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna Hill
>>
>> Read Donna's articles on
>> Suite 101:
>> www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
>> Ezine Articles:
>> http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=D._W._Hill
>> American Chronicle: www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>>
>> Connect with Donna on
>> Twitter:
>> www.twitter.com/dewhill
>> LinkedIn:
>> www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
>> FaceBook:
>> www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>>
>> Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
>> cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
>> Apple I-Tunes
>> phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=25924
>> 4374
>>
>>
>> Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project
>> Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit Performing Arts
>> Division of the National Federation of the Blind: www.padnfb.org
>>
>>
>> On 2/10/2011 9:31 PM, christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All of us on this list are interested in writing in some way. Are
>>> some of you also interested in community service? How about writing
>>> about community service?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My name is Chris Parsons. I'm a member of the St. Louis chapter of
>>> the NFB. I'm also the secretary of a group of NFB members who are
>>> interested in community service. We hold monthly conference calls
>>> (usually on the first Sunday of the month), and in December we began
>>> inviting guest speakers to talk about their community service
>>> experience during the first half of each meeting. We're a fairly
>>> small group right now, but we're hoping eventually to gain division
>>> status.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm also leading our group's other main project, which is a blog
>>> where people can share their community service stories and comment
>>> on the stories of others. Right now we only have an introduction
>>> posted, but by early next week we will have an interview-style story
>>> from each of our first two guest speakers. I was hoping that some of
>>> you in the Writers' Division would be interested in writing some
>>> stories for us about your community service experience or about a
>>> particular aspect of doing community service work as a blind person.
>>> If you're interested, please let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The blog is at http://nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com/.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We're always looking for new members. If you'd like to know more
>>> about what we do, we will be having our monthly conference call on
>>> Sunday, February 13 at 7:00 PM ET. The call in info is as follows:
>>> (218) 339-3600, passcode 808277. Our guest speaker this month is
>>> Conchita Hernandez, one of last year's scholarship winners.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have any questions about the group or about writing for the
>>> blog, feel free to contact me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris Parsons
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Writers Division web site:
>>> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org<http://www.nfb-writers-division.
>>> org/>
>>>
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