Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Questions

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Silver James

Today’s thoughts circle around something that most likely plagues most writers. We spend a lot of our time scared. Scared to start a project. Scared to finish a project. Scared to revise and edit it. And once we get past … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Real Universe

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Silver James

Wednesday has rolled around on the calendar again and we are inching every closer to Halloween. I won the #ThursdayThreads flash fiction challenge week before last with a snippet from my Cajun Wolves WIP. Still a bit in that headspace, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Faux Onion Magic

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Silver James

My dad was a cordon bleu chef. He didn’t own a restaurant. In fact, the whole idea of working in the food service industry was pretty much his worst nightmare. As a college student in Colorado Springs, he was fired … Continue reading →

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Monday Next to Last

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Silver James

Wow. We’re a week away from Halloween. How is that even possible?!?! Had to tell from the weather. Old Mother Nature is all weird again. We went from an early freeze to 90s for highs. Tosay? Back to fallish weather … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: The Mount Ain’t Worried

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Silver James

I think stuff like is is beyond cool. The media teacher at Mount St. Mary High School has her students put together this massive project every year. They are responsible for every step of it, with the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Sense

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Silver James

Here we go. Thursday. Which means thoughts. I should have some. And I do. Some. Thoughts, that is. And sometines the thread of a story. Or a hint of a character. And maybe a whole scene that fits…somewhere. Quite often, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Show and Tell

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Silver James

This week’s prompts from #1lineWed and #ThursdayThreads sent me to the back burner where I pulled out my files on the Cajun Wolves. Beau and Luc are deputies in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, which encompases part of New Orleans and towns … Continue reading →

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If It’s Tuesday…

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Silver James

I did not want to brain yesterday. Nor was I particularly fond of having to adult. Therefore, I dealt with a headache, no creativity, and next to no iniative. I did manage to polish a few pages before giving up. … Continue reading →

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A Third of Mondays

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Silver James

Have I mentioned that this October has FIVE Mondays?!?! Monday people are celebrating. The rest of us are just getting by. Lots of coffee, my friends. Lots of coffee. The days are getting shorter. It stays dark until almost 8 … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Boot Camp

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Silver James

Okay, I realise this is an Instagram video but it’s short, funny, and stars two of my favorite celebrities–Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan. I’m NOT a fan of award shows for lots of reasons but I’d be tempted to watch … Continue reading →

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