Because you want help with something in your article, I thought maybe I
could help you, since I'm a writer.
These are the first questions you need to ask yourself, otherwise your
article or book will have no direction.


Tamar Magenta Raine
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IM; tamarmag48
Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities


> [Original Message]
> From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 4/17/2004 3:55:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> Mag,
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> Why do you ask?  Kathy Jo
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tamar Raine
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> Kathy Jo,
> what do you want to write about? perhaps that is the first question to
> answer.  then why do you want to write about it?
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> Mag
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> Tamar Magenta Raine
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> IM; tamarmag48
> Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 4/16/2004 4:06:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> > Not really.  Kathy Jo
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kathy
> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:23 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> > Articles - anywhere from 300 to 3000 words, depending upon the
publication
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> > the topic for public reading.
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> > Letters and emails are usually sent to one or more people - a very
focused
> > audience, and its tone is generally more intimate that an article's.
> > (although spam email has changed all that!)
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> > Does that help?
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> > Kat
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> > On Thursday 15 April 2004 1:48 pm, KJP wrote:
> > > Sorry, Kat.  I guess I am asking about the Wording.  Kathy Jo
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> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kat
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:45 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> > > I'm sorry, Kathy Jo.  Please explain exactly what you want to know.
> Your
> > > question is hard to answer unless we know exactly what about emails or
> > > letters vs books or articles.  Are you asking about formats?  Wording?
> > > Copyrights?  What?
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> > > Kat
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: KJP <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Apr 14, 2004 9:35 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Looking for articles
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> > > When person writes an article or a book, is it like writing a letter
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Thiers
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:24 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Looking for articles
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> > > Subject: Call for contributions: anthology about first-year college =
> > > students
> > > with disabilities
> > > From: "John G. Reiss" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:15:51 -0400
> > > X-Message-Number: 3
> > >
> > > The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is
soliciting
> > > articles and artwork for an anthology about first-year college
students
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> > > with
> > > disabilities.
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> > > The purpose of the book is to educate prospective college students
with
> > > disabilities, parents of students with disabilities, university =
> > > personnel,
> > > and transition specialists in K-12, through the voices of current and
=
> > > former
> > > college students. The book will focus on two major issues: the =
> > > experience of
> > > graduating from high school and going to college; and life during the
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> > > first
> > > year of college as a student with a disability.=20
> > >
> > > Fictional short stories, essays, poetry, photographs and art about =
> > > college
> > > experiences are welcome. Submissions may be written/typed, =
> > > signed/videotaped
> > > or spoken/audiotaped.=20
> > >
> > > More than one submission per person is allowed, and submissions from
> > > students outside of the U.S. are encouraged. There is no age limit.
> > > Submissions may have multiple authors or artists, as long as one of
the
> > > people submitting the work has been a college student with a
> disability. =
> > > The
> > > deadline for submissions is June 1, 2004 =F1 requests for extensions
of
> =
> > > this
> > > deadline must be made in writing by May 20, 2004. Important
information
> > > regarding submissions:
> > >
> > > 1. All submissions must include a cover page, with the
author/artist's =
> > > name
> > > and contact information, including an address, email address and
phone =
> > > or
> > > TTY number. If the piece has multiple authors/artists, submissions =
> > > should
> > > include full names and contact information for each person. Some
> > > correspondence may be necessary this summer =F1 if contact
information =
> > > will
> > > change during the summer, please note that on your submission. If
> pieces =
> > > are
> > > accepted for publication, authors/artists may use a pseudonym.
> > >
> > > 2. If written submissions have been translated, interpreted or =
> > > transcribed
> > > by a second party, please note that when submitting the work so AHEAD
=
> > > can
> > > ensure appropriate acknowledgements.
> > >
> > > 3. All written submissions should be typed and should not exceed 5
> > > double-spaced pages.
> > >
> > > 4. All photographs and other artwork must be submitted in digital
> format =
> > > by
> > > the person submitting the piece. For example, photographs must be =
> > > scanned or
> > > taken with a digital camera. Artwork should be photographed and =
> > > converted to
> > > digital media. A brief description or artist's statement may
accompany =
> > > the
> > > piece, but it is not required.
> > >
> > > 5. At least one person submitting the work must: 1) have a
disability; =
> > > and
> > > 2) have attended a college or university at some point after high =
> > > school.
> > >
> > > 6. Send all submissions to Wendy Harbour at AHEAD: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > AHEAD is an international non-profit professional organization for
> > > disability service providers in higher education.=20
> > >
> > > For more information, see the AHEAD web site at www.ahead.org, call
> > > 781-788-0003 V/TTY or send an email to [log in to unmask]