As a writer I’m always challenging myself to learn new things so that I can keep things fresh in my writing. I have this fear of running out of clever new ideas or that somewhere down the road my books might end up coming out looking suspiciously like some of the other books I’d previously written. Or worse yet, like someone else’s book. This popular saying come to mind, “There are no new stories, just new ways of telling them.” I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but most people in the business of writing tend to feel that way. (more…)
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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining (And Other Cliches)
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, weird facts, writing, tagged air conditioning, broke, catastrophe, chiropractor, cliches, clouds, falling trees, karma, law office, limbs, money, pecan trees, poor, rains it pours, salt, silver lining, tires, trees, unexpected, wood on September 9, 2019| 8 Comments »
I’m having one of those stormy periods folks. You know, one of those times in life when it rains it pours. That’s been me this past week or two. One unexpected thing after another. Nothing horrible or catastrophic (thank goodness) just something to deal with that I wasn’t expecting. Something expensive that I don’t have the money to pay for. (more…)