The writers police academy was quite the adventure. Lots of hands-on stuff. Lots of great insider information. Lots of really nice people. Not so much sleep. But it was all worth it. The workshops were great, the food was good, the hotel was adequate, the location was perfect, the guest speakers were fabulous. One in particular touched me with his keynote address on Saturday night.
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Get Out Of Your Head
Posted in authors, books, Disney, Fiction, friends, grammar, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, reading, success, travel, words, writers, writing, tagged #wpa, Appleton Wisconsin, authors, books, fire department, fire truck, motivational speakers, NYT best selling authors, police, police equipment, police gear, public speakers, Robert Dugoni, speakers, SWAT, traveling, Writers Police Academy, writing conferences, Youtube on June 20, 2022| 8 Comments »
The Great Confiscation – Damn You TSA!
Posted in authors, books, Fiction, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, Mississippi, reading, travel, underwear, vacation, Vicksburg, writers, writing, tagged airplanes, airport scanners, airport security, airports, carry-on luggage, confiscated items, contraband, flying, luggage, manicure kits, scissors, security, smuggling, travel, TSA, Writers Police Academy, xray scanners on June 13, 2022| 14 Comments »
So, I think you know that I recently traveled to Appleton, Wisconsin to attend the Writer’s Police Academy. It was a blast!! Met some amazing people and learned some super cool stuff. Getting there was fine; 3 flights, 4 airports, no food, and 2 really quick trips to the restroom while running through airport concourses to my next flight. But all-in-all, not too bad. Coming home? Not so much.
(more…)Just In Time For Christmas!
Posted in authors, blogging, books, Christmas, Fiction, goals, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, success, words, writers, writing, tagged book cover, book cover designer, book release, book trailer, dealys, editing, new book, publishing, publishing companies, self-publishing on June 6, 2022| 7 Comments »
I know. It’s only June. But the book I’ve been promising, the one set around Christmas time, that should have been released near the end of the year holidays, is almost ready to be released. I’m bummed that I missed the Christmas release, and the Valentine’s Day release, and the mother’s day release, but, hey, it is what it is. The book just wasn’t ready.
(more…)To Change Or Not To Change
Posted in authors, books, Fiction, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, romance, short story, success, words, writers, writing, tagged bad grammar, books, editing, editors, errors in books, good advice, language, manuscript, mistakes, novel writing, novels, proper English, proper sentences, self-editing, self-publishing, sentences, writers, writing on April 11, 2022| 4 Comments »
In the past, I’ve stressed the importance of having a manuscript professionally edited before publishing it. In my opinion, that is the single-most important thing an author can do (and spend money on). Many a good story has been ruined because it was poorly edited. It doesn’t matter how well you can self-edit, you should never skip this step.
(more…)If You Need To Go North, Head East
Posted in authors, cars, driving, eating, food, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, reading, travel, vacation, words, writers, writing, tagged airline travel, airlines, airplanes, airports, Chicago, conferences, flight patterns, flight schedules, flights, flying, mileage, Mississippi, plane travel, travel, traveling, Vicksburg, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin, writing conferences on March 21, 2022| 11 Comments »
I’m not a math person, but I am able to do basic math. Most of the time. I’m not all into the X + Y = the square root of pi stuff, but adding and subtracting and multiplying, you know the basic everyday stuff, I can handle. Most of the time the use of math is just automatic and I don’t even think about it, I just make the calculation and off I go. Most of the time I don’t even question my result. But sometimes, once in a while . . . .
(more…)I Need A Little More Time
Posted in authors, blogging, books, bucket list, cats, cruise, Family, food, history, Jansen Schmidt, reading, travel, vacation, weather, writers, writing, tagged 6-toed cats, American Civil War, Civil War, Civil War monuments, Clinton Square, Ernest Hemingway, Fort Zachary Taylor, Hemingway cats, Key West, Key West Florida, Little White House, monuments, thunderstorms, US Presidents on March 14, 2022| 8 Comments »
Have you ever visited somewhere and wished you could stay a bit longer because there was so much more to see and do than you realized? I have. Quite often in fact. One of those places is Key West, Florida. I had the privilege of visiting there several years ago and found it fascinating, especially the history. We arrived by cruise ship and spent the day on foot exploring as much of the island as our time allowed.
(more…)Because I Really Like It There
Posted in authors, books, cowboys, desert, deserts, Fiction, grammar, Jansen Schmidt, love, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, reading, romance, short story, travel, words, writers, writing, tagged Arizona, author, authors, book writing, cattle rance, creativity, Flagstaff, ideas, novel writing, novels, settings, writing, writing process on February 7, 2022| 6 Comments »
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about my books or writing in general. Since I am a published author, I guess I should probably talk about my books on occasion, right? Today is that day. I thought I’d share with you some of my ideas and how my creative process works when I’m writing.
(more…)I Just Wanted Some Pants
Posted in authors, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, motivation, positivity, resolutions, Shopping, Uncategorized, underwear, Vicksburg, writing, tagged clothes, clothing, clothing styles, clothing trends, downsizing, hand-me-downs, jeans, pants, reorganizing, second-hand clothes, Shopping, spring cleaning on January 31, 2022| 6 Comments »
I’ve been in a “getting rid of” phase here at Casa Baer. I’ve unloaded some unwanted things and given away some things I still want but never use (can you say good-bye to about $1,000 worth of gorgeous high-heeled shoes), and made my jewelry box about ten pounds lighter. It was time to donate these items to new homes and people who will – hopefully – enjoy them the same way I did for years.
(more…)I Know Where My Time Goes
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, writers, writing, tagged distractions, efficiency, getting stuff done, interruptions, lost time, making up time, productive, productivity, time, time management, to do list, wasted time on January 24, 2022| 4 Comments »
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.
(more…)The Dangers of Seeing It All
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, food, health, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, weird, writers, writing, tagged Baer House, Baer House Inn, breakfast, carnivore, eating, eating habits, food, food allergies, food habits, hotels, odd, oddities, people, quirky, quirky people, trash bags, unusual stuff, weird people, weird stuff on January 3, 2022| 6 Comments »
I’m pretty confident that at some point in each of our lives we’ve all said, at least once, “Now I’ve seen it all.” I know I’ve said that a few times. It’s a popular expression as sometimes there are simply no words to describe some oddity that we’ve just seen. So, we just fall back on this catchphrase, which implies that there is nothing weirder than what we’ve experienced. But, as I’ve discovered in the world of innkeeping, I’m pretty sure the universe sees those five words as a challenge.
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