Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Thursday Thoughts: Universal I Did This

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Silver James

Today, the Universe seems to be spot on when it comes to writing. Every writer has their own process. Some of us draft “dirty”–simply getting the bare bones of the story down before going back to flesh it out by … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wednesday Words: Grasp the Thought

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Silver James

Once again the week has rolled around and it is Wednesday. That means inspiring writing prompts and new words, right? Right! So, #1lineWed was a little more imganitive for this week. The prompt is **GRASP: A good. At straws. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tuesday Treats & Titles: Total Eclipse of the Moon Dip

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Silver James

Guess what! I have a recipe and titles and characters to share today. Why? Because there was a blood moon this morning. Technically, a blood moon occurs when there’s a total exclipse of the moon. It turns blood red during … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

DST Monday

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Silver James

November is moving on, and with early November comes the horrid time change. Yes, there’s a bill languishing in the US House of Representatives (passed bipartisan in the Senate) to keep Daylight Savings Time permanent–no time changes, simply stay on … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Friday Sinema: Shadow Singers

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Silver James

This is a fun one. And yeah, I’ve made a note of this bbecause what an awesome scene it would be in the right book. Because I’ a writer. And we steal borrow ideas and inspiration wherever we find them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Achievement

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Silver James

When you were younger, did you know what you wanted to do with your life? Did you have great goals and aspirations? Did you want to be famous? I wanted to be a cowgirl. And I was–for awhile. It’s hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wednesday Words: Backing Out

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Silver James

So, today’s #lineWed prompt was pretty lame. It was like **The** or something. However, there were two winners from #ThursdayTreads last week so the participants could do either or both. Y’all can guess what I did. Anyway, I got an … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Tuesday Treats & Titles: Halloween Hangover

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Silver James

Welcome to November. Which is also the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNo or NaNoWriMo for short). I’ve done my time in 50K hell since 2006. Not sure if I’ll do it this year. Guess I should decided, … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Halloween Monday

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Silver James

🎃👻Guess what today is!👻🎃 Did you know that tomorrow is All Hallows Day, or to certain segments of religion, All Saints Day. I grew up in a small Episcopal parish named All Saints. Needless to say, Halloween was a time … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Friday Sinema: Tulsa Town

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Silver James

I’ll admit, I’m a bit intrigued by this upcoming Paramount+ series. Stallone often entertains me and the fact that it is set in Tulsa, just up the turnpike from where I live, and was filmed there and down here. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments