HeyJaredJan Sikes, Author
I never had any ambition to be an author. But I had a true story begging to be told that rivaled any fiction creation. I am a huge supporter of Texas music, and grandmother of five beautiful souls. I live in North Texas.
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Say What You Will (opens the original)
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We hear a lot these days about AI, some of it good and some of it horrible enough to give us authors nightmares.Me?I see it as an amazing tool. I can never and WILL never replace my writing, because I love writing. So, why would I want to give that away to a machine? I won’t.But I have used ChatGPT for recipe ideas that have given me great results. And, it remembers what I like to cook with and will often give me add-ons based on previous ingredients I’ve mentioned. For instance, I needed a chic
Is there really a Magic Bullet? (opens the original)
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I have been writing and publishing books since 2013 and have published a total of twenty-two so far. Yikes!! I’ve been busy.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="630" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JcjR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab415e67-56cb-45b3
Visiting and celebrating a birthday (opens the original)
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I am thrilled to have my short story, “Choosing Bella” featured today on Sally Cronin’s fabulous blog! Don’t know Sally? She is a wonderful supporter of authors around the globe, and all-around amazing human. I’d love it if you’d visit her blog today and read my short story.CHOOSING BELLAAlso, I wonder, do souls celebrate earthly birthdays? I don’t know, but today would have been the 91st birthday for Rick Sikes (aka my husban
Finding Treasures (opens the original)
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My late husband was a Texas musician and had a dance band, Rick Sikes & The Rhythm Rebels, from the late 1950s until he was arrested and jailed in 1971. He passed away in 2009. But he left behind so many treasures. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="922" s
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