Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Monday’s Market asks Why?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Silver James

Did everyone have a great weekend? Oklahoma State (ranked #10 at the time) beat Baylor (ranked #4) so it was a good football weekend around here, despite the cold–including sleet and snow yesterday. Brrrrr! Okay, remember that Jingle Bell K-Mart … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY AWESOMESAUCE SINEMA

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Silver James

To make up for yesterday, here’s something totally fun from the staff at Pindara Private Hospital in Australia, which explains a lot. 😆 Trust me, you’ll want to watch it all the way to the end for the outtakes. No, … Continue reading →

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Friday WTF Sinema – Jingle Whoa!

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Silver James

It’s Friday. We had a blue norther come through last night. Dropped the temperature 40 degrees in about 30 minutes. Seriously. So I’m snuggled in, working but decided I needed to share the bad. If you haven’t seen this ad…well…just … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Thoughts – Imagining the Muse

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Silver James

Today’s post is all about the Muse. And what s/he represents. Imagination. As you all know, my Muse is named Iffy. I picture her as a pouty child with very large scissors. Why is she a child? Because children’s imaginations … Continue reading →

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MikeMikeMikeMike….

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Silver James

Yes, it’s Wednesday. Again. I sure wish I could figure out where time goes. I mean…there’s 24 hours in a day, right? And considering I only sleep 4-6 hours, that leaves somewhere between 18-20 hours in which to be productive … Continue reading →

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Writing Stuff, Nonsense, and Other Stuff

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Silver James

Writing Stuff: Thanks for your patience in my not posting yesterday. Because I was so focused on finishing and then editing, CHRISTMAS MOON is now in the hands of a very capable editing team. Final count came to almost 31K … Continue reading →

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The NaNoWriMo From Hell

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Silver James

I’ve mentioned before how competitive I am, right? Well, I am. Not quite obsessively so but…well…pretty darn close if I’d be honest. I was first introduced to the cray-cray that is National Novel Writing Month in 2006. I’d discovered a … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Thoughts – Universal Tough

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Silver James

We’re almost half-way through National Novel Writing Month. I’ve hit a few hiccups but have every intention of getting back on track today. I’m learning to multitask so mornings are for NaNo new words, afternoons are for edits and business. … Continue reading →

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A Real-life Coffee Fae

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Silver James

Something really cool happened to me yesterday afternoon. I discovered that an unauthorized withdrawal had been made from my checking account, but it was too late to deal with it. Okay, that wasn’t the cool thing. Bear with me here. … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day and Weekend Updates

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Silver James

And it’s Monday! Again. I have a day of opportunities and freedoms because men and women offered up a part of themselves in order to serve this country, to ensure that the dreams of the founding fathers did not get … Continue reading →

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