Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Monday and Editing Cat

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Silver James

Red Dirt Royalty #7 hit THE END yesterday. Now to spend today and tomorrow working on continuity, typos, language, flow, and story. Easy peasy. 🙄 Needless to say, when a writer is under a contracted deadline, we get a little … Continue reading →

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Friday Free-for-All: New Linky-links

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Silver James

I haven’t done a list of cool links lately so I thought I’d share the good, the bad, and the funny that I’ve discovered when traipsing across the intrawebz. Writers, don’t do THESE THINGS. Just…don’t. Writers, you might want to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Books and Pages

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Silver James

Since yesterday was National Readers Day, today’s #1lineWed theme is most apropos! 😀 When I retweeted the theme, I asked the question: As writers, how many of us actually mention books or pages in a book in our work? My … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Cookie Dough Dip

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Silver James

Who knew this was a thing???? More importantly, how did I NOT know this is a thing?!!!? Are you having a Superbowl Party? Here ya go… Ingredients: 1 stick melted butter 1/3 cup brown sugar 8 oz. cream cheese, softened … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Fix

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Silver James

So…there was a weekend. People were busy doing things. Lots of things. Me? I mostly kept my head down and my mouth shut and wrote lots of words. I did some stuff but I’ll discuss it below in the appropriate … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Fade to Black

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Silver James

So…today is a day. But this is a political-free zone so I’m going with a video that I’m all WHEW! Let me fan my face! over. Why? because… This! This song. This video. This is the way I want to … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dancing and a New Release

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Silver James

I have a book release today! And darn if the Universe didn’t come through with something for me. 😆 If you do something unpredictable today, Silver, so will I, times 10,000. Careful now, The Universe © http://www.tut.com ® Shall we … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Branching Out

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Silver James

Today’s theme for #1lineWed is brought to you by the letters K-O-D, which of course stands for Kiss of Death. I’m going out on a limb because I can’t see the forest for the trees and everyone leaves before getting … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Title: Crash & Burn

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Silver James

Two days and counting! My next release comes this Thursday, available only at Amazon on Kindle. I’m back in New York Times’ best-selling author Paige Tyler’s Dallas Fire & Rescue Kindle World. This time, my heroine is an ARFF–Airport Rescue … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: The Wonder of Woman

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Silver James

It’s Friday the 13th. There’s nothing superstitious about today’s sinema. In fact, pardon my SQUEE!!!!! I really hadn’t heard any of the details about the Wonder Woman movie coming June, 2017. The trailer is out. It. Is. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! If the … Continue reading →

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