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If you are a writer and you happen to be blind, chances are you have put some energy at some point into minimizing your disability.

Robert Kingett is a writer who is blind and who has taken an entirely different approach. He embraces his differences -- and there are plenty of them. He is creative, resourceful, and not even a little afraid to stand out.

His writing caught my attention maybe a decade ago. I read a post by a young man who was writing movie reviews. Not traditional movie reviews, but reviews of movies with audio description. His unashamed telling of the complexities of getting to the theater, tracking down the headset, and more sparked my admiration.

More recently, I noticed posts to a list of writing opportunities. The posts were clean, concise, and contained easy-to-follow links. Again, this was the work of Robert Kingett.

What is he getting out of doing that? I wondered.

Answer: He is getting the pure pleasure of sharing information with others, hoping that he is sparing some other folks the trouble that he has experienced in tracking down opportunities.

Robert is young (younger than my newspaper column as we discovered in our initial conversation!) And he has a good number of publications to his credit.

His primary talent, of course, is writing. Accompanying that talent, however, is a clear and unvarnished willingness to take risks, think outside the box, and attract attention to himself and his work.

Join me at our next Writers Retreat gathering to learn from one writer's journey, and maybe get some ideas to use for yourself.