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Jodi Desautels Shares Another Double Pinochle Story

6/25/2014

Hi everyone! I have another double pinochle story for you. LOL! As some of you may know, my husband and I play it often. Well, lately, my husband has been very, very lucky at the game!
I would have to look back to know the exact number, however, my husband has been getting double runs AND double aces at the same time quite often lately. It is unbelievable! He has got them more in the past few weeks than both of us together has got them in the past few years.
We play that a win is 1,000 point game. So, in one hand he got over one fourth of the way there! If you add the 150 for the double run, the 100 for the double aces, and the 20 point minimum for the save- - you get a minimum of 270 points for just the one hand.
I wonder if I should have had him buy extra lottery tickets or something! LOL!

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News about the First Children's Book Ever Written and the New Appearance of the Site: Author Jodi Desautels

6/18/2014

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Hello everyone. They say that in writing a book, the title can be one of the most important words of the book. That is very true. The title is usually the first text of the book that people read.
People will caution to have the title include keywords for search engine optimization. Others will say to make the title short and catchy.
Well, just out of curiosity, I looked up the first children's book ever written. The title of that book wasn't very short or catchy at all. (Hmmm! I wonder if that is why it is no longer in print.) Anyway, the title is twenty-four words long!!!! Can you imagine walking into the bookstore or library and asking for that book?
I won't share the title here. I will let you click the link to the page where I found the information. I just thought it was interesting, so I thought I would pass along the information. After all, I am a children's book author and many of my friends are children's book authors. I hope you enjoy it!
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I have some GOOD NEWS! If you haven't noticed, I am in the middle of changing the appearance of my author site. Many people have told me that it is more professional, more appealing, and easier to read to have a site with a light background and a dark font. As many of you may know, by site used to have a dark blue background with a white font. Please bear with me while I make the switch in the site. Thank you.
I am happy to hear your thoughts and suggestions about the new appearance. Thank you again.

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Are Those Social Media Questions Innocent or Not?

6/11/2014

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Hello everyone! Have you ever seen those, "What is your real age?" or "What is your princess name?" things going around on Facebook?
To me, they can be tempting to fill out, you know…just to see for kicks and giggles. But… I am never tempted enough to do it. I am leery of those things. Yes, they seem harmless enough. What can the harm be in sharing your middle name and the color pants you are wearing? There are usually some seemingly harmless combination of questions.
However, I am still alarmed. It is my guess that that teenagers and young adults may be apt to fill out these things the most. And, even older adults could fall victim to predators. Each and every little "game" like this can seem harmless if taken individually. Yet, if you put them together, what does it tell predators about you? One might ask your first name and your favorite color. One might ask your last name and your favorite food. Just to make it all seem innocent and throw you off guard every once in a while there is one that asks your favorite food and the color shirt you are wearing. It is nothing too personal, right? One will ask the month you are born and the other will ask you the day you were born.
Who is seeing these things? Could it be predators who are wanting to lure you by buying you a gift of something with your favorite color and your favorite food? Is it someone who wants to know enough for identity theft?
Okay. I know. I could be overly cautious and this could all be innocent fun and nothing will ever come of it. I get that. I hope that is the case. But… are you being underly cautious? It is just food for thought and I hope you take it as such. I am not trying to say one way or another.

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Three Examples of Marketing Pet Peeves Jodi Desautels Has Experienced on Facebook

6/4/2014

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Hello everyone! As an author, I try to do what I can to market my books. I join groups, do research, create posters, and network. I do what I can to get myself and my work known. That is totally understandable.
So, I understand others wanting to do the same. However, there are some marketing techniques that just rub me the wrong way. You may consider them "pet peeves." Some push me too far. I will not help market or promote the product no matter how good my feelings are towards the product itself, because I don't want to "reward bad behavior." I will list three for you today that I have experienced on Facebook.
For example, I have had an email by someone who said that I was so closed minded because I would not try a product. So, I emailed back saying that I didn't ask for the email and that being called "closed minded" wasn't not enticing me to buy the product any more than any of the other conversation. Hmmm!
I have also gotten a friend request by another author. So, I accept. Then, without saying "hi" or "thank you for accepting the friend request" or any nicety at all, I get "check out my book." Umm! No! I am happy to check out books and even promote the ones that strike me nicely. However, if you are going to go through the trouble of friend requesting me, you are going to say "hi" before you are going to get me to check out anything.
I have also been tagged in a multiple chat about a book a launch or some sort of promotion. While that may seem like it is saving time to get the news out to people, it is a big put off to some. I don't check out the event or book, because of it. Notifications just keep popping up whenever anyone posts anything concerning the conversation. I get twenty notifications that people are leaving the conversation, plus all the other notifications when people actually say something. Hmmm! Nope! Not for me!
What are some marketing pet peeves you have experienced on Facebook?

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Jodi Desautels Shares Another Double Pinochle Story

News about the First Children's Book Ever Written and the New Appearance of the Site: Author Jodi Desautels

Are Those Social Media Questions Innocent or Not?

Three Examples of Marketing Pet Peeves Jodi Desautels Has Experienced on Facebook

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