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 [log in to unmask] 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 > > Mag, > > > > Why do you ask? Kathy Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > 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? > > Mag > > Tamar Magenta Raine > [log in to unmask] > > 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: 4/16/2004 4:06:17 PM > > Subject: Re: Looking for articles > > > > Not really. Kathy Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > > > > Articles - anywhere from 300 to 3000 words, depending upon the publication > > and > > the topic for public reading. > > > > 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!) > > > > Does that help? > > > > Kat > > > > On Thursday 15 April 2004 1:48 pm, KJP wrote: > > > Sorry, Kat. I guess I am asking about the Wording. Kathy Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > Kat > > > > > > -----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 > > > > > > When person writes an article or a book, is it like writing a letter or > an > > > e-mail? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > > > > > > > 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 > = > > > with > > > disabilities. > > > > > > 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 = > > > 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]