Verschlimmbesserung

This long, lovely German word means an attempted improvement that only makes things worse.

Well, that is exactly the perfect word for how I feel about this newfangled WordPress update. I am not a computer whizz-far from it.

I am quite irritated by it, in fact. So much so that I have not posted in months.

Is it just me? I want to go back to the old way. I seriously am confused by it. I don’t need the block editor. Truly I don’t. I simply want to write some of my ideas and I want to share with you all my recent self-publishing on Amazon.

I am not even sure if this will post right.

Please let me know.

WordPress, please give up the option to use the traditional format.

I am seriously considering not continuing on Word press.

Thank you.

Jenny W. Andrews

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I am a published poet and short story writer. I have been published in SNHU's the penmen review. https://penmenreview.com/author/jenny-andrews is the link where you can find my poetry and a short story. Previously, I self-published my novel "Bully Another Day," "Short Stories and Vignettes", and a poetry book "Spaces between the Pause" on Amazon/Kindle. Due to abysmal interest in my self-publishing venture, I have unpublished those three projects, as well as my poetry book "Life at the End of the Rainbow." However, I plan to be more aggressive in trying to find a traditional publisher for these projects. View all posts by jennygracespoetryandcreativewritingtechniques

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Nick says:

October 5, 2020 at 10:15 pm

Schlimmbesserung, yes, a wonderful word in a lighter sense, but I completely agree with your post.

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1. jennygracespoetryandcreativewritingtechniques says:
  
  October 5, 2020 at 10:27 pm
  
  Thanks, Nick. I am just very irritated. All I wanted to do was write, not have to have a degree in technical writing.
  
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  1. Nick says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:29 pm
    
    I think many bloggers are feeling the same way.
    
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  2. jennygracespoetryandcreativewritingtechniques says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:32 pm
    
    Wow! I thought it was just me. Thank you so much for letting me know. Your assurance makes me feel less like a dinosaur. I thought it was just me.
    
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  3. Nick says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:40 pm
    
    Not at all. I’ve seen lots of comments on this, with the same view. Dinosaur?! Far from it 😊
    
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  4. jennygracespoetryandcreativewritingtechniques says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:50 pm
    
    Thanks, Nick. I feel better already. With this year the way it has been, I just thought that this is just one more thing that has gone wrong. I feel less alone now. Have a great evening. Thanks again for the encouragement.
    
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  5. Nick says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:52 pm
    
    You’re very welcome ☺️ I’m sorry that it’s been tough. You aren’t alone, you’re appreciated I’m sure and you’ll be doing brilliantly, so keep on doing what you do. If others get it wrong (including WordPress) then that’s their problem, not yours.
    
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  6. jennygracespoetryandcreativewritingtechniques says:
    
    October 5, 2020 at 10:53 pm
    
    Thanks, friend. Here’s to 2021 and better days.
    
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