[stylist] A new member

Tue Apr 9 02:37:24 UTC 2013

Welcome to stylus Tessa.   Glad to have you.  My name is Justin.

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
Pollpeter
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:14 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] A new member

Tessa,

Welcome to Stylist. I'm the editor of Slate & Style, a writing magazine
of NFB Writers' division. We publish literary writing along with
articles discussing various writing forms. If interested in submitting,
check our submission guidelines on the division website, or you can make
an email request to me.

I actually placed a writing exercise a few months ago asking Stylist
members to write fan fiction, but I think it was a new genre for some,
so perhaps you can give more details on fan fiction and even post a
portion of your own fan fiction.

Stylist can be a great resource. Among other things, we discuss writing
and related topics. This can be fiction, genre fiction, poetry, creative
nonfiction, public relations writing, technical writing, advertising,
journalism, and the list goes on.

I would say Stylist members are predominantly literary writers, but we
vary in the type of literature we write.

We also use Stylist to post our own original work for others to read and
critique. Receiving feedback on our work is a vital part to the writing
process. Some of us write for fun, some professionally, some have
studied writing, some have taught it, some are published, some are
attempting publication-- we come from all walks of life with various
backgrounds, so we can provide a varied view with feedback, which is
great.

I'm 32 and live in Omaha, Nebraska with my husband, Ross, our
seven-month-old son, Declan, and we have a niece who is like a daughter,
Penny, who is three. Ross works full-time and is pursuing a masters in
computer science. I was ready for grad school for creative writing, then
I got pregnant, grin. So I'm reveling in mommyhood right now as a
stay-at-home mom, but I continue to write, and as I said above, I also
edit the division's magazine.

I have a BFA in creative writing. I studied fiction, but my emphasis was
creative nonfiction, which is essentially memoir writing and personal
essays. I had a blog for Live Well Nebraska, a website of the Omaha
World Herald, but in January I left because of creative differences.

April is poetry month, so we have been discussing poetry an members have
been sharing poems.

We try to do monthly writing exercises and have discussions on different
topics, but as anything, sometimes the list is busier and other times it
can be quiet. Nonetheless, you have found a community of writers with
varied backgrounds, and if no one is able to act as a personal writing
pal, you always have the list to post material on for review and
discussion.

Welcome.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style

Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

"If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can
satisfy, we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for
another world."
C. S. Lewis

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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:07:34 -0400
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Subject: [stylist] A new member
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Hello all!

I have just joined this list after a person on the writers-chat pointed
it out to me.  I'm excited for what I can learn on this list to help
with my own writing.  I would really love someone to write stories or
exchange ideas with.  It is true I posted this request on the
writers-chat list, but I was informed that it may've been the wrong list
to post it on.  That explains why I haven't heard from anyone lol! 

My name is Tessa and I am seeking a writing partner; someone to write
with for fun and of course I am open to other aspirations.  Someone to
exchange story ideas, plots, character development and even create a
story together. 

Genres that I am good at writing for are romance, drama, crime, angst
and Christian writing is something I'd like to try. 

I started writing about ten years ago using a sect of writing called fan
fiction.  That is a sect that you take characters from existing TV
shows, movies, books and musicals and you write stories based on those
characters from the book, TV show. etc. 

My strong suit is character development, plot ideas along with dialogue
and I'm sure others however I cannot think of them at the moment lol.

If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me.

A bit about me: I'm 28, blind and I live in Florida.  I work at a
medical office a job I am very blessed to have and that I love.  I'm a
pretty laid back person.  Would for sure love someone to write with and
motivate one another. 

I look forward and hope to hear from you,

Have a great day and God bless,

Tessa 

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