We’ve all heard the expression: “Where has the time gone?” I’m sure a lot of us have probably used that phrase. I used to wonder all the time how time got away from me. The other day I had an epiphany about why I lost so much time. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I was right and, sadly, there’s not a darn thing I can do about it in some instances.
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What’s In Your Browser?
Posted in authors, blogging, Fiction, friends, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, resolutions, social media, words, writers, writing, tagged autocorrect, big words, browser, browsing history, computer hacking, cookies, Google, hacked, internet, internet research, Macgyver, paper clips, research, spyware, vocabulary, vocabulary words on November 15, 2021| 2 Comments »
Computers are so commonplace these days; everyone has one. A lot of folks have more than one. We’ve become a society so dependent on our computers that we often forget how to do things without the assistance of artificial intelligence. Like spelling. Most computers will either automatically correct your spelling or, at the very least, highlight misspelled words so that you can click on it and see how to fix it without even knowing how to fix it yourself. Lazy. Lazy is what that is.
(more…)The Power of One Little Click
Posted in Amazon.com, authors, blogging, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, reading, short story, success, words, writers, writing, tagged algorithms, authors, book marketing, bookbub, books, cyberspace, exposure, follow me button, follows, GoodReads, like button, likes, marketing, reading, social media, visibility, writers, writing on November 1, 2021| 4 Comments »
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Writing is hard. Anyone who’s tried it will attest to this. Putting the exact words on a page in the exact order they are meant to be in and incorporating the appropriate punctuation without changing tense or point of view may seem easy. But . . . it’s not. With practice it gets easier. Sometimes. I hope anyway. I’m going to keep doing it so I guess I’ll find out.
(more…)Winging It
Posted in Amazon.com, authors, awards, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, Fiction, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, reading, romance, words, writers, writing, tagged author interview, book distribution, book marketing, book stores, ebooks, librarians, libraries, new books, videos, Warren County-Vicksburg public library, Youtube on October 4, 2021| 10 Comments »
Most of you know that I am an author. One of the hardest parts about being an author is marketing and selling your books. Nobody tells you that when you start writing. As a newbie you focus on the mechanics of writing, proper English, not getting too bogged down with the minutia and keeping the story moving along. Designing the covers is the fun part. Editing is the tedious part. But selling and marking is the absolute hardest part.
(more…)Let’s Talk Snacks
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, dessert, desserts, dieting, eating, Family, food, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, writing, tagged carcuterie board, charcuterie, chips, crackers, healthy snacks, popcorn, potato chips, salty, salty snacks, snacking, snacks on August 23, 2021| 11 Comments »
Everybody loves snacks. They do. Just ask anybody what their favorite snack is, and they’ll have an answer. A lot of people won’t even have to think about it, they’ll just instantly say what their favorite snack is. Except me. I don’t necessarily have a favorite snack as much as I have a favorite snack type. Salty.
(more…)It’s All In the Headline
Posted in authors, blooms, Family, Fiction, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, names, reading, short story, weird, words, writers, writing, tagged articles, catchy headlines, creativity, editing, editing mistakes, editors, headlines, mistakes, news, news story, newspapers, play on words, random on June 28, 2021| 11 Comments »
Have you ever read a headline and thought: “I really need to read this article?” Or have you read a headline and said to yourself: “Self, it’d be a waste of time to read any farther?” Headlines can make or break a story. Like back cover blurbs on a book, a headline has to grab attention and elicit feelings of wanting to know more.
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