Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Dragon Books
The seventh book is coming along, nearing the end of round 1, down to the last 40 pages. Anyone who has read my books knows that the ending will be good, but not always perfect. In this case, it just barely sets the stage for the next book, Jommy’s Flights. That is a story that…
Read MoreBusy Day!
It all started with an email announcing a job opening, or from the other side of things, a need for a teacher. I filled out the application and sent in my resume. I started working in the sunroom. Now as any homeowner can tell you a project always gets larger, more expensive, and complicated as…
Read More11th -13th FREE
On March 11th – 13th I am listing the kindle version of Gordon’s Pride for FREE. Why do I do it? I want to increase readership, get people to write reviews, and spread the word about this amazing new series. How does it work? You go on Amazon, Put in the Schmeelk name and look…
Read MoreJob Search Cont.
I had the wonderful opportunity to observe a middle school therapeutic program. It was really wonderful to see the staff working so well together and the kids were all working to improve their levels or “status” and gain privileges. Everyone was really kind and supportive. As far as whether I get hired, it will depend…
Read MoreWriters Games
On Twitter with the limited number of characters allowed for a post and the extensive #writers-community, they have originated some games that highlight main characters, plot twists, opening lines, genre merges and more. I would invite everyone to check out the amazing works being produced by the writing community as they are all struggling to…
Read MoreThe Hunter: book 7
Still no release date, but Jo is making progress, or so she tells me. We’ll see when I get the manuscript back and I can see what needs to be done. Today I took some googone, some q-tips and cleaned my keyboard. I wear out keys from time to time, but these are still in…
Read MoreJob Search
The search has been exhaustive, but I have made several positive steps. I managed to get in with a broker firm for specific types of jobs. Sunbelt Staffing operates as a contractor; paid by schools, hospitals, and institutions for vetting and placing people in those hard to fill positions. So I work for Sunbelt, retain…
Read MoreBook Signing
I went to Lisa Beard’s book signing today. People stood in line for hours to get a picture, to have her sign their book. She ran out of books in the first hour. It was amazing. She held it in the local book store and she is a teacher in the community so many of…
Read MoreI Write My Own Books!
My name is Julia Schmeelk and I write my own books. In the world of Indie Publishing, there seems to be a rash of plagiarism, also an entire culture of people writing for others, collecting a fee per word. (These are called ghost writers and are usually grossly underpaid and under valued) I am not…
Read MoreSecurity
Have you ever been to a clothing store and admired all the different security devices they use to keep someone from ripping off their clothes? Today I went shopping with my mom, dad, and husband, but this has happened before. A security device was accidentally left on an article of clothing. What made it funnier…
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