[stylist] lessons learned

Tue Jun 23 02:51:39 UTC 2015

Jackie, It is nice to hear that I am not alone in my low reading speed.
Thanks for that.
Edward, I like your hands on approach to self editing. I really think that
is more effective. I think it also gives more genuine work, less computer
generated in feeling.
Eve

 President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
2nd Vice President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
Member, Slate & Style Editing Team

"You do not need to have vision to see the stars."

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Edward Green via stylist <
stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I agree that it's imperative to get formatting right as far as possible and
> have come a cropper many a times when I've failed to do so.
>
> While in some instances it makes writing and editing more laborious, I've
> found it easier to disable all of MS Word's 'helpful' auto formatting
> features.  I then retrospectively apply styles to the text that I want to
> format.  While I initially did this to prevent erroneous formatting
> appearing that my screen reader may not have picked up, I was interested to
> read this as a best practice tip on a site that converts books to epub.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jackie
> Williams via stylist
> Sent: 22 June 2015 04:41
> To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Cc: Jackie Williams
> Subject: Re: [stylist] lessons learned
>
> Eva,
> This is very good advice, both aspects of it.
> I have my spell check set automatically on my e-mails before they go out.
> Every time I find many errors in no space between a period and the capital
> following, or double letters, and other things I would not ordinarily hear.
> Formatting is often terribly time consuming if one is not automatic with
> the
> hot keys. It is absolutely necessary in terms of poetry.
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> Jackie Lee
>
> Time is the school in which we learn.
> Time is the fire in which we burn.
> Delmore Schwartz
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of EvaMarie
> Sanchez via stylist
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:19 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Cc: EvaMarie Sanchez
> Subject: [stylist] lessons learned
>
> Hello compatriots, I was just talking with Mr Leslie Newman about lessons.
> After going off to something else, I had a thought. It came to mind of how
> the lessons learned could help, not only with writing, but with everything
> we do. I only took a moment to ponder this before deciding that I would
> share with y'all. It may be common sense, but like a wise man said, "Common
> sense is not that common."
>  Hey, a virtual gold star for who ever could name that wise man.
> Well, getting back to the lessons; I did something last night that changed
> what I was working on and I failed to recheck all formatting after making
> the seemingly small alteration. It would have taken me approximately 20
> seconds to recheck things before sending out, but I didn't. This cause more
> work for another.
>  So lesson here is to check and recheck what everr we do. For our writing,
> why rely on editors for instance? We could get things done before ever
> sending things out. My own private motto that I live by is "If you are in a
> hurry, slow down." I did not slow down.
> Second lesson kind of relates. Do not take short cuts in what you do.
> Someone else used what I am sure is perfectly viable technology to clean up
> a document and the results were horrendous. Yes, it was quick, but we can
> only trust our own abilities. Technology may work, but if is not
> infallible.
> Neither are humans of course, but maybe the best solution is the two
> working
> together.
> Just something to think about. It may mean nothing to you, but it may be
> just what someone needs to hear.
> Well, Blessed Solstice (Litha).
> Eve
>  President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona 2nd Vice
> President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division Committee
> Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users Affiliate Member, National
> Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee Affiliate Member, National
> Federation of the Blind Membership Committee Member, Slate & Style Editing
> Team
>
> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
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