Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Tuesday Treats: Swiss-n-Chicken Casserole

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Silver James

It’s November. For me, that means National Novel Writing Month, which means I’m pushing for at least 1667 words a day. That doesn’t seem like much until you try to write that many, plus doing all the other life stuff. … Continue reading →

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A New Month, A New Monday

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Silver James

I hate Daylight Savings Time. This is not new information for anyone who knows me or follows me on any social media. I also hate campaign season. I do love my answering machine though. I just wish I could the … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: #TeamBS (I Heart Blake Shelton)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Silver James

Happy Friday! I’m a big Blake Shelton fan and he might have been a wee bit of part of the inspiration for Deacon Tate in THE COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PROPOSITION. This video made me smile and laugh (“And by the way, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Happenings

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Silver James

It’s a mad, crazy world out there and my instincts are to hunker down and pull the covers over my head. Except nothing gets done that I need to get done. So I’m going with Plan B. And also this … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: GHOST Writers in the Sky

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Silver James

Happy Halloween. Today’s GHOSTly #1lineWed theme is rather apropos, don’cha think? 😉 And while the word is only mentioned in passing in this snippet, Sade does find herself in a rather spooky place. She’s getting really tired of flitting between … Continue reading →

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Friday Free For All: More Linky-Dinks and Stuff, Halloween Edition

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Silver James

Halloween is next week so I thought I post some stuff. Click through the links for some awesome pics. Keep scrolling for some musing from me about the stuff that’s on my scary list at the moment. Don’t worry about … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Success

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Silver James

I’ve been thinking about failure a lot lately. Forward progress on all of my current projects have been stymied by a variety of things. I’ve been far too much in my head. Not only is that a scary place to … Continue reading →

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Bonus Wednesday Words: Monster Mash

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Silver James

So, I got challenged–sort of–to the #MonsterMash #MM2018 Blog Hop flash fiction challenge to celebrate Halloween. I’m linking this post to the POST at GET WORDY. It’s my understanding you can click the link and go visit there to get … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Turn of the Key

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Silver James

Wednesday comes once a week, every week. That means it’s once again time for #1lineWed. Today’s theme is **KEY**. Since I’m totally rewriting the first three chapters of the next Red Dirt book, I’m getting down and dirty with today’s … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Rocky Road Monkey Bread

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Silver James

No need to monkey around with this recipe. 😉 And that’s all I need to say about it. Prep Time: 15 min. Total Time: 2 hr. 45 min. Servings: 12 servings What You Need 1 can (16.3 oz.) refrigerated biscuits … Continue reading →

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