[stylist] bios and cover letters

[Miss Thea]

Donna, if you joined a dating site, would you mention your disability in 
your profile?
I always have, but it makes you vulnerable to would-be scammers.
I have because I didn't want to get people's hope up, then have them express 
disappointment or even anger that I didn't tell them.
I suppose I could tell them after we start getting to know each other?
Just a thought.
Thea

-----Original Message----- 
From: Applebutter Hill
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:07 PM
To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [stylist] bios and cover letters

Atty,
Some of the blindness and disability publications want you to include
something about it, but other than that, I am trying to say as little as
possible about it. I decided to leave something in on my LinkedIn profile,
because I am trying to connect with people in the blindness professions and
activists. But, that said, I still push it down into the text as far as
possible. Blindness is part of who I am, but I want people to know about
some of the other parts of me before they find out.

I wouldn't personally say that I am a blind writer. I'm a writer and write
about this that and the other thing. I was the first legally blind kid
mainstreamed in my school district. That way they don't pigeonhole your
writing yet they find out you're blind in a way that keeps it in
perspective. Just my two cents.
Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:28 PM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: [stylist] bios and cover letters

Hi gang,

When you send a bio to a magazine, they want cover letter, brief bio, that
sort of thing, do you write that you are a blind writer working blah blah,
living blah blah....

In other words, do you mention your blindness? I did for Breath and Shadow
but none of the other ones.

What are your thoughts on the matter?

Atty
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