Posted in Amazon.com, authors, Autumn, blogging, books, Christmas, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, grammar, Halloween, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, money, reading, romance, social media, words, writers, writing, tagged Amazon, Amazon authors, author support, authors, blogging, book sites, bookbub, books, GoodReads, learning curve, marketing, newsletters, promoting books, promotions, self-promotion, streamlining, time management, Youtube on August 15, 2022| 5 Comments »
Summer is winding down in a lot of places and folks are gearing up for Fall. Pumpkins, Halloween decorations and even some Christmas décor is popping up all around. It’s still way too hot for me to think about Fall sweaters and hot spiced beverages but the folks in retail don’t really pay attention to the weather.
(more…)Posted in Amazon.com, authors, books, Fiction, Free book, friends, goals, grammar, gratitude, Jansen Schmidt, reading, romance, success, words, writers, writing, tagged contemporary romance, new book, new release, new series, pre-order book, release day, The Ties That Bind, western romance, women's fiction, writing on July 25, 2022| 4 Comments »
I’ve been promising a new book and FINALLY it’s here. Well, almost here. But, it is available for Pre-Order and I encourage you to do that if you intend to buy the book. Release day sales are huge in boosting an author’s visibility so if you think you’re going to want to read this book (and I hope you do), please go to your preferred book vendor and pre-order it. (Links below.) Even if you have no interest in reading it but you want to help boost my sales, go ahead and buy it or gift it to a friend. I’ll be forever grateful.
(more…)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 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.
(more…)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.
Posted in alcohol, beach, beer, blooms, Caribbean, eating, Family, food, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, romance, travel, vacation, weather, writing, tagged Antigua, Barbados, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Silhouette, cruises, cruising, excursions, Nevis, party boat, Southern Caribbean, St John, St Kitts, St Lucia, touring on May 23, 2022| 6 Comments »
I’m being lazy this week. Well, not lazy so much as strapped for time. It’s been a busy week and in my “spare” time I’ve been relaxing because I’m exhausted by the time I have “spare” time. And, by relaxing, I mean, I clean out the dishwasher, fold the laundry, set the table for breakfast, and make dinner for my family. Those are my “relaxing” chores. I don’t actually have time to fully relax by definition of the word.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, reading, writing, tagged antique lamps, blue light, chandelier, chandelier bulbs, chandeliers, incandescent lightbulbs, lamplight, lamps, LED lightbulbs, lightbulbs, lights, natural light, night lights, soft light, white light on May 9, 2022| 7 Comments »
Let’s talk lightbulbs. We use a lot of them here at the inn, especially those little specialty ones for the chandeliers. Those fancy ones that come in individual little boxes and cost a fortune. Yeah, those. I have 14 chandeliers and each one has at least 10 bulbs. We spend a LOT of money on lightbulbs.
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.
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 . . . .
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