Blogger Writer Wrap Up Posts

Welcome to the blogger/writer edition of the wrap up posts! This was originally posted on my family blog, but it is more fitting here! Lets dive right in!

1. Heres the thing about blogging ...

2. Working at a desk all day is not good for your health!

3. Dont like people? Apply here!

4. No excuses writing: butt to seat!

5. Never be friends with a writer. My poor family; they have no choice!

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Roughing Up Other Writers Im an Article Bouncer!

I like to get really drunk and rough up other writers online. I punch their articles right out of other magazines. (just kidding!)

So a fellow writer wrote me and said this (Ive edited the email severely so its definitely not a quote but its such a great story I had to share ... then below that is my response to her):

Hi Kerrie,

Just wanted to share with you a funny story because I think you bumped me right out of a spot in  the XXX Family Magazine August issue...!!

I sent Jane Editor an essay about blahdy blah way back in November and she liked it so she asked me to follow up with her closer to the summer months.  I followed up in May and she said she would schedule it for the August issue.  I didnt hear back from her again and wondered what happened so I took a look at the August issue online and found your wonderful article on the magazines blog instead!  Doh!

So, Im happy for you!  But sad for me...oh well.  I know I have to keep putting myself out there but this writing business is killing me...I get some great feedback from editors who say they love my stuff and want to/plan to print it, but then I never hear from them again. 

The same thing happened with the XXX Magazine where an editor planned to print a commentary I wrote and asked for revisions and everything. She followed up and told me she planned to print my piece within the next two weeks...and that was back in January.  Dang thing never saw the light of day.  UGH! 

Heres my response:

That stinks. Sorry about that. Ive always had problems with THAT EDITOR doing that ... I open it up expecting to see something she said of mine she would use and then its not there. 

I think you have to keep bugging her, which I dont always have time to do. Now they are switching editors ... if the email changes Ill send out an update if you subscribe to the blog emails. 

Hoping NEW Jane Editor will be all on top of it. All I can offer is KEEP TRYING. The only reason Im in something monthly is that I have about 70 pieces going at once on a reprint list. The odds are ever in my favor, you know? Keep it up. We are all basically writing the same stuff ... its not even always about who did it better ... just who is top of mind or which pub has the more organized editor. I am putting this on the blog ... to maybe help encourage others?????

Keep at it!!!!!!!!!!!! Or just scrap the RPMs and go for the nationals. Maybe thats your thing instead!

Kerrie

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Wrap Up Posts About Writing

Happy Hump Day, fellow writers! Thought you might enjoy a selections of posts I write over at Bubblews that you can pick and choose from to read whenever you like. Lets begin:

1. Heres where I share with you about a book a writer friend of mine has written.

2. Here I want to know if you could write a book in 9 months.

3. Heres where I challenge you to even just write one article a month to submit for publication and then reap the benefits of it being a reprint.

4. Heres where I answer the question, "Why blog at Bubblews?"

5. Oh, dear. I had to say it. You should never be friends with a writer.

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How to Speed up USB drive data transfer speed

How to Speed up USB drive data transfer

The most useful and important device for all computer users is their Pendrive/USB/flash. Most of us face one common problem that is when you buy a new Pendrive it works Fast but with passage of time, data transfer rate starts decreasing. As you all know data transfer rate depends on types of files you are transferring like songs, docs, videos may get transferred very quickly and also depends on locations of Files. If you want to transfer a bunch of files to same drive but another folder then transferred very Fast. But if you want to transfer files from one drive to another then it will take some time same likewise in Pendrive. As you all know about USB Port Version 2.0 which is most popular and the computers which manufactured after year 2000 have 2.0  USB port Version. The main advantage of  this version is give you the Speed of 35mbps (Theortically).

Now come to the main point how to Speed up USB drive data transfer and for this you will need to change the File System to NTFS of your pendrive and also change the device policy in order to speedup your Pendrive. You just need to follow below Steps to Speed up your USB drive data transfer.

1. Plugin your Pendrive then Right click on pendrive and select Format and after this you will loose all your data of pendrive so better 1st take a backup) now select NTFS File system, Uncheck quick format and click on start. 

Note: Changing the File system to NTFS because FAT 32 cant handle large amount of data

2. After formating Pendrive and Converting it to NTFS file System, now change the device policy and for this again goto Pendrive Properties and click on  hardware Tab then select your USB device from the list and click on Properties.

After clicking on properties you will see a new Dialog Box, so now click on change settings, then another Dialog Box will appear, now click on Policy Tab and select better performance, Click ok . 

Thats it. 

Note:  I will recommend to restart your system. Now you will notice Data Transfer Speed Will Increase but 1st make sure you click on ”Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media”  before removing your Pendrive. 

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