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 Baer House Inn, blogging, blooms, Family, flowers, friends, goals, gratitude, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, motivation, positivity, Shopping, success, Vicksburg, writing, tagged aroma, craft booths, craft fairs, crafters, faith, flea markets, good business, good people, honest people, honesty, pre-pay, promises, scents, selling stuff, smelling, strangers, trust, trusting strangers on May 2, 2022| 6 Comments »
There are so many dishonest people in the world today. So many people with harmful agendas. So many people out to make a buck. I think you’d be somewhat foolish if you weren’t always a little leery of people selling stuff. There are thieves who will take your money and disappear. But I also choose to believe that there are still good people out there too. People who are just trying to make a living. People who come by their money honestly. People who aren’t trying to trick you into buying something they have no intention of delivering.
(more…)Posted in April, blogging, Family, friends, goals, gratitude, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, Shopping, success, writing, tagged doing the right thing, habits, integrity, learn by example, life lessons, parenting, shopping carts, teaching on April 18, 2022| 10 Comments »
I’m not sure if you’ve seen this graphic (below) or not. I first saw it on Facebook, read it – twice – and thought: “Wow, there’s so much truth in this.” It’s so often the little things in life that determine the kind of person you really are. How we perform certain tasks, if at all, says a lot about how we may or may not treat people or perform other tasks. Or just approach life in general. Little hidden meanings surround all the little things we do.
(more…)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 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…)Posted in Baer House Inn, Family, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, weather, writing, tagged antebellum home, construction, fix-ups, home improvement, home ownership, home projects, home repairs, maintenance, math, old houses, renovations, repair man, wet rot on October 25, 2021| 6 Comments »
We live in an old house. 151 years old to be exact. It’s neat. It’s big. It’s drafty. It’s solid. It requires a lot of love and patience. It’s not perfect. But . . . it’s ours.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, Family, food, friends, gratitude, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, positivity, success, travel, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged bad luck, Baer House, displaced, electricity, evacuation, evacuees, good luck, haven, Hurricane Ida, hurricanes, innkeeping, Louisiana, lucky, Mississippi, no electricity, running water, safe place, storm damage, storm shelter, utilities on September 6, 2021| 8 Comments »
The best advice, when life hands you lemons, is to make lemonade. Not always an easy thing to do. Well, I’ve been handed some lemons. Lots of lemons. Cancellations have been flooding in – AGAIN. Between school starting, this new covid variant, and threats of violent weather, people were opting not to travel to Vicksburg. August is usually our month of European travelers. But, we all know they are still forbidden to travel to the US. So . . . . here we sit. Again. With a houseful of empty rooms and a lap full of lemons.
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