Hey, I’m going to be on Wisconsin Public Radio tomorrow morning from 11 to 11:45 am (Central Time), and you don’t even have to live near Madison to join the conversation. Would love to hear from you — Use the toll-free call-in number (1-800-642-1234) or you can e-mail your Question to talk@wpr.org. I’ll be appearing […]
Chicago Public Radio titled the essay Writer Beth Finke Goes from Teacher to Student, and aired it as a back-to- school piece. If you missed hearing it on the radio, you can listen to it online here. A clue to those of you who are as much of a computer nincompoop as I am: in […]
Some teachers struggle to get students to take part in class. Not me. My blindness sometimes makes class participation necessary. I take advantage of that. Take the How to Get a Children’s Book Published session I gave this morning, for example. My publisher at Blue Marlin Publications generously provided me with handouts she uses during […]
A few free fun adventures you can have this month: Free hotel room.March 31 is the last day to take advantage of that free hotel room deal I blogged about, you know, the one where you volunteer 8 hours and get the room free. Sounds like a come-on, but it’s really true. Here’s proof: All […]
After reading that article about Braille in last week’s New York Times, a senior producer at Chicago Public radio asked if I’d be interested in writing an essay about Braille. I sent one their way, and while I was at it, I sent along another essay as well. The second one was about that fifth […]