[stylist] What's on your mind?

Mon Nov 19 16:12:09 UTC 2012

You also might want to call The Marketplace at National Headquarters to see
what type of slates and stylists they sell. There are employees who will
help you select.

Michelle

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 10:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] What's on your mind?

Cool. Thanks. Eve

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Michelle Clark <mcikeyc at aol.com> wrote:

> You can get it in full page.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 8:58 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] What's on your mind?
>
>  Hmmm. Can't really picture it. Sounds convenient though. Is it bigger
> than
> the six lines provided by what I have? I hate having to move it over and
> over. Eve
>
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:23 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>
> > A double-sided slate is one that allows you to write on both sides of a
> > piece of Braille paper.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > At 11:11 PM 11/18/2012, you wrote:
> >
> >> Bridgit, I do have a slate and style, but must ask (and feel stupid
> doing
> >> so) what is a double sided slate? Am I missing out on something? Eve
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter
> >> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >> > Lynda,
> >> >
> >> > I'm a little like Chris in that I tend to not write every idea down.
> >> > First, as long as I don't release the idea from my head, it tends to
> >> > stay there, and second, when I feel the need to write an idea down,
> it's
> >> > one of my more involved ideas. Sometimes I just have a name or word
> >> > stuck in my head, a lot of the time I have a single scene in my head.
> >> > These can leave lasting impressions on me despite the lack of info.
> >> > These ideas I rarely jot down though unless I have a strong enough
> >> > feeling, but as I said, until I actually write it down, it usually
> stays
> >> > in my head. Most my ideas come from dreams. I have very involved
> dreams,
> >> > often weird and crazy, but involved. I tend to recall every moment of
> my
> >> > dreams, so this helps. I have used the digital recorder on my Victor
> >> > Stream to jot ideas down, and I use my laptop too. I also always
carry
> a
> >> > double-sided slate to jot things down on.
> >> >
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> > Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> >> > Read my blog at:
> >> >
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.**com/author/bpollpeter/<
> http://blogs.livewell
> nebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/>
> >> >
> >> > "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> >> > The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> >> >
> >> > Message: 13
> >> > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:08:27 -0500
> >> > From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
> >> > To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> >> > Subject: Re: [stylist] What's on your mind?
> >> > Message-ID: <**4AFF25CE1FF24474BC23B03736B136**FF at Lambert>
>  >> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="iso-8859-1"
> >> >
> >> > For everyone,
> >> >
> >> > For those of you on FaceBook, you know that the message bar greets
you
> >> > every day.  Mine looks like this:
> >> >
> >> > " Lynda McKinney Lambert,
> >> > "What's on your Mind? "
> >> >
> >> > Today, there are a couple of questions on my mind.  Instead of
posting
> >> > them on my FB page, I will ask them here on the writer's list.
> >> >
> >> > On my mind,  are TWO questions today.
> >> > This is  what I am  thinking about lately.
> >> >  I wonder how you manage to do two things.
> >> >
> >> > One:
> >> > my "flashes" of inspiration come all the time when I am doing other
> >> > things and cannot get them down on paper or on the computer.  Often,
> if
> >> > the flash of inspiration is not captured, it is gone.  How do you
> >> > capture the thoughts you have at those moments when you are maybe on
a
> >> > treadmill or working out at the gym; walking the dogs in the park;
> >> > riding in a car or traveling; speaking with a friend; etc.
> >> > My memory fails me if I don't grab and idea when I have it. How does
> >> > this work for you?
> >> >
> >> > Two:
> >> > Where do you store these "flashes" or "titles" for yet unwritten work
> so
> >> > you can go back and use them later to begin the writing?
> >> >
> >> > For the second question, here is how I am currently doing it. I am
> >> > curious if I could be doing it more efficiently - any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Once a thought captures  my attention for awhile, I put it in a
> computer
> >> > file. I list it under the title or in a sentence form.  I have a list
> of
> >> > such unwritten titles for pieces, saved individually as word
> documents.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > For example:  Aubergine;
> >> > May Morning; Moon Girl with Stars; Mitered Shells; the Morning Mail,
> >> > etc.
> >> >
> >> > In time  I have additional thoughts on a particular title. I will go
> >> > back into that file many times and put  my research notes, and
> >> > accumulated  ideas.  It is like putting money in a savings account;
it
> >> > all adds up eventually. In my way of working, it nearly always begins
> >> > with just one word that stays with me and haunts my thoughts over a
> long
> >> > period of time. But, I think if I had not written down that word,
> >> > initially, it would have left and gone to the next person who is
> paying
> >> > attention to it. Words are like that. Fickle!
> >>
> >
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