Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Tuesday Tips – Marketing

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Silver James

Since I have no recipe for a Treat and no books for Titles or a Temptation or a Tease, I’m going to talk, at least briefly, about some marketing things I heard over the weekend. Sadly, the presenter didn’t really … Continue reading →

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Monday Oh-Humday

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Silver James

I crack up every time I see this meme pic. This is so me most mornings but especially Monday. So…Saturday was OKRWA chapter meeting. We had a large (for us) group. I was a bit late to the morning program … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Life Story

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Silver James

This song was used in a memorial service I attended some time ago. I made note of the title and artists, and promptly lost the note. Then I caught the song on the radio and remembered that I wanted it … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Peek-a-Boo

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Silver James

Since I got my line-edits done, I thought I’d have a few days to catch up on email, social media, etc. Yeah…no. Sat down last night after Baseball Boy came to pick up Stormageddon to set today’s post up and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Old

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Silver James

Wednesday. Again. Funny how that works. I finished the line edits for THE BOSS AND HIS COWGIRL. The manuscript is headed back to Mr. HQ Editor. He really pushed me this time. That’s good. But here it is Wednesday. Again. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Crashed Hot Potatoes

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Silver James

When I saw this posted on FB, I thought YUM! And easy peasy. However… 😆 The poster’s idea of “drizzle” and mine are totally different. Use more olive oil. And don’t boil the potatoes until they’re too soft. Then I … Continue reading →

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Monday Squared

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Silver James

I wish I could but I sort of took the weekend off. Saturday was a stay-in-bed-read-and-nap day. All day. I’m still fighting this stupid respiratory crud. I should have been working the edits my editor sent for THE BOSS AND … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: BACON!

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Silver James

I hate when I have “med head” and the post gets scheduled for the wrong time. Still, this video makes me laugh. A lot. And is worth waiting for–and watching again if you’ve already seen it. This kid has it … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: The Universe Rings in 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Silver James

True story. I got this note from the universe back on January 1, 2015. I meant to use it for the first Thursday Thoughts to come along and didn’t. So I left it my draft folder. And when I needed … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: New

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Silver James

The #lineWed theme for this first week of the new year is very apropos. It’s “NEW.” I’m three chapters into the beginning of the newest Red Dirt Royalty story. As a brief rundown, Cash Barron runs Barron Security Services. There’s … Continue reading →

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