[stylist] {Spam?} New member, well old member returning

[debby]

Hi Vejas and Tessa and all, there is a very legitimate reason, at this point why Bookshare cannot give -flete access !p in Canada. There is an agreement, but until the United States signs the WIPO Treaty this will continue to be a pro#m. The U.S. has specific copyright agreements about things being put in to braille or recorded, and until that treaty gets signed by the U.S. Bookshare reY has no choice. I do not know the status of that treaty. It would benefit us all, because we would also be able to get books from other countries. But as of now, we cannot get books produced in England, for instance. Take care,    Debby

On Oct 5, 2016 6:36 PM, Vejas via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Tessa, 
> I remember you. I remember specifically because when I originally joined the WritersChat list, when such a list was in existence, I think you were the first to reply. 
> CongragulNs on your place in the  contest. 
> That sucks that Bookshare won't let you have access to all books being from Canada. If I were a Canadian, I believe that that would be a battle worth fighting, LOL. 
> This list is definitely still active. It has quietness down a little, people still write poems and occasional stories and I have just gotten back into the writing scene. While a student at LCB I admit to not being very active, but I plan to change that. 
> Good luck. 
> Vejas 
>
> > On Oct 5, 2016, at 15:46, Tessa via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi All 
> > It's been a number of years since I was on this list. I'm glad to be back. 
> > 
> > My name is Tessa and I've been writing at least since the early 80's and 
> > telling stories before then. 
> > 
> > This has been a very good year for me where writing is concerned. I belong 
> > to the Northwestern Ontario writers workshop one hundred or so members 
> > strong and very active. I've had three pieces published in our NOWW magazine 
> > this year, absolutely amazing. 
> > 
> > Every year NOWW runs a writing contest open to anyone. One of the categories 
> > was novel excerpt which we haven't had as a category in the past. I 
> > submitted two pieces and won first and third. I'm still on cloud nine when I 
> > think about that LOL. 
> > 
> > I mostly write novels and have about a dozen rough drafts waiting for some 
> > serious polishing. In 2010 I took the NaNoWriMo challenge for the first time 
> > and that piece was my first prize winner, my 2014 NaNoWriMo piece won third. 
> > So, is anyone else doing NaNoWriMo? 
> > 
> > For anyone unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo it begins November 1st and the idea is 
> > the write 50,000 words in 30 days. At the moment I'm trying to figure out 
> > just what I'm going to write. 
> > 
> > Also, we Canadians now have limited access to bookshare and the incredible 
> > amount of research material available there. I Love it. I just finished 
> > reading Laura Deutsch's book writing from the senses 59 exercises to Ignite 
> > your writing, a terrific exploration of the senses and exercises to 
> > encourage people to think about the things they taste, touch feel and so on, 
> > even as a writer who is blind I appreciated it and will need to read it 
> > again to do the exercises. 
> > 
> > I use a braille notetaker for a lot of my writing though in the past I have 
> > used slate and styless on old magazine papers. I still have some of that 
> > stuff but it's so faded I'm not sure it's even readable any more or worth 
> > reading. A local poet told me she had burned all her old work, to me it was 
> > devistating, how could she do that, she said it was liberating, LOL. I 
> > suppose that makes sense, I look at some of my old stuff and cringe. 
> > 
> > Anyway just thought I'd say hi. 
> > 
> > Tessa 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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