[stylist] depressive disorders

Thu Mar 13 16:10:52 UTC 2014

That's a good one Bridget! LOL

I do write my best poetry when I'm feeling lonely and blue.

Write on,
Atty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid

> Don't all writers and artist have depressive disorders? It's what fuels
> us, smile.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:51 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid
>
>
> Hi, Donna,
> I tried with a volunteer, but www.triond.com didn't like one of the
> tags, so
> when I deleted it, I ended up back with a clean slate, as if Alice never
> did
> any of the work.
> Sorry, this site just isn't worth it.
> I have other issues besides blindness, i.e. depressive disorder, etc.,
> and
> some pain issues.
> I simply haven't the energy to mess with it.
> On another topic, Rhapsody, I used that service for all the years I
> lived in
> America.
> Part of it was inaccessible. Letters, emails, and phone calls did
> nothing. Do you know how Rhapsody eventually became accessible to us?
> Some guy went blind. Some guy who just happened to have a wildly
> successful
> attitude about who he is as a person, a loving wife and friends to help,
>
> plus he was a kickbutt computer programmer.
> That's how Rhapsody Blind and BlindTunes were created.
> Pretty sad, huh? Some guy had to go blind, in order for two music
> services
> to become accessible.
> I actually have a WordPress blog on etopia press, and there's an article
> on
> my "about me" page.
> I'm just not sure how to move that article to a blog.
> All I had to do was choose a theme, and I chose the first one I came to:
> the
> 2014 theme.
> It didn't require sight; all one needed to do was click a link, and
> voila! Alice said it looked fine. With this WordPress blog, I can share
> with the social media, and when the
> novel is finished, maybe I could check out the possibilities of Kindle,
> or
> where I might get an editor and try to publish it the old-fashioned way.
> Thea, AKA 1TactileWriter -----Original Message----- 
> From: Applebutter Hill
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:46 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid
>
> Thea,
> I really have to check this one out. I never heard of such a thing; all
> of the online photo uploaders I've worked with have other options to
> insert photos. I know that Jaws has a drag and drop feature, but I've
> never had any success using it. And, of course, this site might not be
> properly labeled for Jaws anyway.
>
> Also, do you have the option to use a text or html editor instead of the
> visual or WYSIWYG editor? If so, it might have an option to insert
> photos via a hotkey. I learned to use html years ago on Suite 101,
> because it is ultimately easier than trying to use toolbars to format.
> My website that I use to promote my novel is hosted by wordpress.com,
> and they have a text editor with an insert photo hotkey option. I still
> like getting someone sighted to look at it, because Jaws doesn't
> recognize the difference between a real photo and a graphic with an 'x
> in it to indicate that something went wrong with the upload.
>
> I hear your frustration, girl, and I deal with it every day. The trick
> is to realize what your up against, do what you can to bring attention
> to the issue and keep moving forward. The sighted world seems to think
> the worst thing about being blind is stuff like not seeing the faces of
> your loved ones, but I say it's dealing with this kind of crap.
>
> Have you checked out any of the other online  magazines? Here's a link
> where they rate the top 50. Many of them don't pay, but it still can be
> an outlet for your writing.
> http://www.vretoolbar.com/articles/directories.php
>
> If you want to stay on the site you've been using, you could consider
> trying to get a volunteer or even paying someone like a reader; get
> everything done that you can do by yourself and then have them put the
> picture in. Maybe you could get a bunch of articles ready, get someone
> to put the picture in all of them and save them as drafts, so you can
> publish on your own schedule. HTH, Donna -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:45 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid
>
> Hi, Donna.
> There is a place where you can upload photos, but it is still
> inaccessible, as you have to drag and drop images.
>
> All I want is my name in print--a hardcover or paperback with my John
> Hancock and a great story inside, that people can get lost in. I don't
> mind doing the work; I don't mind doing hard work. But I DO mind wasting
> my time, and there's not even a way for me to express my displeasure by
> cancelling my account. I guess I could just let it go, and concentrate
> on the things I can do, which is why I'm here. Nice to meet you, too.
> Thea
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Applebutter Hill
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 8:11 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid
>
> Hi Thea,
> Welcome to Stylist. I wrote for a bunch of online magazines for years,
> but not this one. I'm thinking of a couple of things.
>
> First, what would a person do if they had their own photos? Is there an
> uploader? It seems bogus that they would force people to pick and choose
> from stock photos and not have an option to upload photos of their own.
>
> I'm saying this, because, if there is an uploader that you can use,
> there are sites where you can get free, high quality photos that you
> could download and then upload to this site. The captions are usually
> clear enough to get the idea what the photo is, and as long as you
> credit the photographer or the group, you can use them without fear.
>
> As far as your efforts to bring this to the attention of the site go, it
> is something we need to do, but it rarely results in positive changes. I
> used to write for Suite 101, which had revenue sharing and required a
> photo with each article. It was accessible until they re designed their
> site. I wrote to them many times, and I was assured that accessibility
> was a priority for them. They even asked me to do beta testing on the
> new site, which I did. Nothing ever changed. Ultimately they dropped
> their journalistic standards, such as they were, and at that point, I
> really wasn't interested in writing for them anyway.
>
> Suite 101 is a Canadian company, so they don't fall under our laws. But,
> the laws we have in the US are not being enforced even on government
> websites. The irony to me was that when Suite 101 started becoming less
> accessible, I was in the midst of writing a series of articles on web
> accessibility.
>
> Anyway, it's nice to meet you, and I look forward to getting to know
> you. Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 5:36 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Thea, New Kid
>
> Hi, everyone.
> I'm Thea, I just joined the list, and I write all kinds of stuff:
> fiction, nonfiction, and fan fiction. I guess that about covers it, eh?
> I used to publish articles and short stories on www.triond.com but they
> require an image with each submission. I had sighted help for a while,
> but once the sighted help disappeared, I found I could not use this site
> because of its image requirement. It's not a Captcha I have to fill in.
> This site requires, along with the article, your selection of a
> category, which you can choose from a combo
> box: health, news, politics, women ... Then after the body of your
> article, you add tags. Let's say you've chosen "women". Your tags could
> be birth control, birth control devices, IUD, etc. Then there's a
> question mark where a chosen image should go. You hit the "get image
> suggestions" button, and images are supposed to present themselves. At
> this time, you have to be able to see the image and drag it to the
> question mark. Last but not least, you have to check the box that says
> you are the original creator of this work, and click submit. Piece o'
> cake ... if you can see. Has anyone ever tried or found some way around
> this difficulty? The site is www.triond.com My emails to them about this
> barrier have netted me no response. The site is free, and supposedly,
> you can create a following, if you're prolific enough, and you can earn
> money, be it ever so small. I don't mind that. I DO mind this
> inaccessibility, and the company's apparent lack of interest. Anyone
> ever tried this www.triond.com While I had sighted help, I published
> articles and stories, so I have a small portfolio if you like. Now the
> sighted help is gone, and I'm stuck. Any help appreciated, Thea
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