Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

A Monday for Hearts and Flowers

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Silver James

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. I’m lucky. I’ve had the same Valentine for 30+ years now. Makes things pretty easy. I have other Valentine’s too–The Only, Baseball Boy, Stormageddon, the In-laws, and all of you–my friends and readers. But I remember … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Silver James

I’m a sucker for comfort food and one of my favorites is chicken pot pie. These looked yummy and pretty easy. Haven’t tried them yet, but they’re on my radar for a future meal! Prep Time: 15min. Total Time: 37min. … Continue reading →

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Super Monday

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Silver James

I’m getting a late start. Usually, I set up posts the night before. I didn’t have much good to say yesterday and my parents always used that old saw, “If you can’t say something nice…” (Which I wish a lot … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Contest Love

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Silver James

Harlequin always does fun things for Valentine’s Day. This year, it’s all about #HarlequinSecretValentine goodies! The idea is to giveaway not only one of our own books but to include a SECRET present of one of our own favorite romances. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Creation

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Silver James

As most of you know, I finished up Deacon’s story, THE COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL earlier this week–in time for my deadline, BTW! Time for my next project(s)–the proposal for Red Dirt Royalty #8-Tucker’s story, and another adventure set in Susan … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Chaos…in Pink

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Silver James

Another week, another Hump Day. And we all know what that means, right? Yup, it’s #1lineWed over on Twitter. Today’s theme is **CHAOS**. I didn’t have any of that in the MS I just finished–and sent on time to my … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Bloomin’ Cheesy Onion

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Silver James

The Super Bowl is this weekend. Are you hosting a party? Or just going to watch with the family? Are you like me and watch for the commercials or are you a big football fan? Looking for something different to … Continue reading →

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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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