[stylist] Writer's project

Sun Oct 28 04:04:17 UTC 2012

I'd do it too, but I have no idea how to set up a group.
Barbara

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynda Lambert
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:41 PM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writer's project

Hi Eve,

I would like to  share my experiences with FB private pages. this is my own
experience with several of the FB private groups I participate in just about
every day:

It is much easier  and far more interesting to me,  to navagate and use FB
than it is to use my email. FB allows for a much more personal way of
communication because everything that is being discussed is directly below
the beginning of the topic. No more sifting through emails trying to figure
out who said what, and trying to find what is current. It is all
chronological, with the time it was posted, so you always know exactly where
you are in the conversation.

I really love the "message" feature  on FB because it  is in "real time." FB
is so easy to communicate instantly and have discussions. On FB, a student
can "message" the teacher or one of the students, and get a response very
quickly - or can communicate privately if that is the desire.  I love
messaging with my FB friends - it is like we are sitting together in a room
and having a nice chat together.  It is especially good for creative people
to brainstorm ideas together in this way.

I am a member of another NFB group at Krafters-Korner - we use email, but we
also use FB and a blog or website, too.  One of the members on that group
set up the FB for the group and she monitors it and puts up the photos
there, I think. This was a fairly recent addition by the group. It's nice
because we can communicate with other FB groups, too, as we share our
"finds" with each other.

The other thing that group does, which is really wonderful, is that
different members volunteer to teach a class or classes in something they
can do, or have a keen interest in. This is done via phone. It is not a part
of the regular phone call conferences or chats that they do, but it is in
addition to those regular calls. They often have others participate in the
chats - not just members.  One particular chat was conducted by a quilter -
she is a pro at quilting - so she volunteered to lead a discussion on it.
She is not visually impaired but it was very successful.

For example, I volunteered to lead a discussion on a topic that was a two
night discussion, via phone. It was really fun and I enjoyed it very much.
After that, there was a lot of interest in the topic, so I taught two
additional classes. they were "hands on" classes in which we all worked on a
project together.  This kind of teaching happens all te time with that group
and it really keeps the people connected and sharing experiences together as
they learn together.

If the "classes" for our list were set up on a private FB page, then nobody
but those who sign up as members of that page  will be able to access it.
That is a good thing as it would keep it just for our group.  Another
advantage is that when a class being taught there it is much easier to FIND
the class there.  The teacher can post lessons, videos, photos, etc.
Students can pick and choose what they are interested in doing.

Because I am a fiber artist, I am involved in a group of fiber related
topics, too. It is really fun.  The person who moniters the group set up
ground rules that work so well. There is absolutely no negative
communications permitted.  If you don't like what someone has posted, then
just ignore it - no need to be confrontational with anyone at all.  The
group is totally uplifting and encouraging and so much fun because of that.

There is nothing for sale or any kind of marketing permitted.  There are
some other rules, I cannot remember right now.  The group grew to over 500
members in the first two months after it was opened.

Finally, I am a member of another group of blind people, too.  This group is
just for discussing blind issues as they relate to our own experiences - and
we have world wide participation in it.  There is a nice atmosphere of
friendship there with the members being encouraging and helpful and having
fun together on all sorts of topics.

This is my experience with FB private pages used for groups. Totally
positive and very enjoyable and terrific for the learning environment. I
honestly cannot think of anything negative to say about the groups I enjoy
being a part of through FB.

Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writer's project

> Writers, Another suggestion by one member has been to take this to FB. I
> myself am not proficient in FB and struggle enough with all of the groups 
> I
> do belong to. I do learn a lot on these groups though and often use what I
> learn in my writing projects along with the fact that I know I have a
> constant source for information and my finger tips as there are others 
> with
> the same interests in those groups. I do think this is a good idea though
> different that this project for our list. I would love it if someone who 
> is
> good with FB would want to start something like this that we could all 
> join
> if we wish. There could never be too many sources for us to learn from. I
> do know that there are many of us who have difficulty navigating FB, but I
> have also heard of blind individuals who have an easier time on FB than
> they do getting through their emails. Any takers. It could turn out huge
> and just needs a start up. Eve
>
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Lynda Lambert 
> <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:
>
>> What a terrific idea this is - to share the things we love with each
>> other! Thanks so much, Eve, for your enthusiasm and for getting it going.
>>
>> I am very interested in learning about play writing. I do not know
>> anything about how one writes a play. I am crazy for plays and the 
>> theater
>> though. My husband and I attend most of the plays at a theater in
>> Pittsburgh, PA - we love it.  It would be very interesting to me to hear
>> about how you do this, Keitei!
>>
>> Thanks so much for offering to do this.
>>
>> Lynda
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
>> To: <kec92 at ourlink.net>; "Writer's Division Mailing List" <
>> stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:10 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writer's project
>>
>>
>>  Okay, I think we need to get things started. If it is alright I would
>>> really like kec92 (Keitei) to start things off. Play writing is so
>>> different from any other form. I myself have even written a story about 
>>> a
>>> play once, but never a play itself. Why I am bringing this up is that 
>>> even
>>> if we have no intention of trying to write plays, the learning of an
>>> ability influences whatever we do do in life or writing. Let's all
>>> remember
>>> that when we die the only thing we take with us is what we know. If this
>>> is
>>> acceptable please let me know and I would love it if you could tell us a
>>> little about yourself in your first post. It is not that you need to be
>>> posting lessons all month unless that is what you would like to do or 
>>> the
>>> discussion generates it. You are completely in charge of your month. One
>>> thing I ask for all of us is that we put 'PROJECT LEARNING' in the 
>>> subject
>>> line. This way we will all know what we are looking for in our inboxes.
>>> Please, if anyone wishes to contact me via phone or personal email, feel
>>> free. My number is 208-339-2430. Again, kec92, let me know if there is
>>> any
>>> issues with you starting things out. I myself am very excited about what
>>> you might have to share with us. Eve
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:11 PM, <kec92 at ourlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  That is a great idea! I would love to learn more about poetry, and I am
>>>> pretty good at writing plays. I could help with that area. It is a 
>>>> great
>>>> idea to learn from each
>>>> other about things that we ourselves do not know much about, but have 
>>>> an
>>>> interest.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Keitei
>>>>
>>>> On Wed 10/24/12  9:00 AM , Eve Sanchez 3rdeyeonly at gmail.com sent:
>>>> > Hey all, I have a proposal that I would like to instigate if anyone
>>>> > elsehas any interest in it. I am thinking that all of us still have
>>>> things
>>>> > tolearn and always will so why not teach each other what we know. My
>>>> > proposalis this; each month we have a different lesson by a different
>>>> member.
>>>> > Suchas how to write a particular type of poetry, a puncuation rule, 
>>>> > or
>>>> how
>>>> > toresearch info for our projects. Whatever. I would gladly organize >
>>>> this
>>>> > ifthere is interest. What I mean is people could let me know what 
>>>> > they
>>>> > arequalified to teach and/or what they would like to learn about and 
>>>> > I
>>>> > wouldpass out assignments each month. No one has to read the posts if
>>>> they
>>>> > arenot interested, but I think that many people could benefit from >
>>>> this.
>>>> > I,myself, have a lot of difficulty with possesives and the rules
>>>> > surroundingthem. I would love someone qualified to teach about these
>>>> stepping
>>>> > forward.Not only would it help each of us by our learning something, 
>>>> >  >
>>>> but
>>>> it
>>>> > wouldhelp the teacher with writing practice as they create their
>>>> lessons. Let
>>>> > meknow and let's start expanding our minds and abilities. Eve
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