[stylist] bios and cover letters

[Atty Rose]

Thanks everyone. I felt the same way, why tell.


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From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
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>I just had a nice piece published in a magazine - I did an interview and 
>article on another artist - with photos of her work.  The editor was elated 
>with my work, and I never mentioned I am blind at all, and it is not in my 
>bio - they published my photo at the end of the two page spread - along 
>with a short mention of the  author - as is usual. The person I was doing 
>the story on had requested that I be the writer to do her story and the 
>editor approved her request. The work we do says all they want or need to 
>do. If it is excellent, then it is excellent. Lynda
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> From: "Applebutter Hill" <applebutterhill at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:07 PM
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>> 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
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>> Subject: [stylist] bios and cover letters
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>> 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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