Tag Archives: inspiration

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 →

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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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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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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Timing

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Silver James

The Universe has a point today. Most writers tend to take things seriously. This is true even of those who write humor. Comedy is a serious business. Sometimes, we writers get so serious about things we get wrapped around the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: It Really Is Working

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Silver James

Cold front blew in early this morning. Yay! We got a smidgen of rain yesterday which is better than nothing. Who’s ready for some new words? Once again, I took two prompts and combined them. I’ve expanded the original 250 … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Granny Rock

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Silver James

Okay, this one popped up in YouTube shorts and after watching the 1 minute version, I had to find a longer video. This is ALL kinds of awesome! Her grandkids think one of two things–they have the coolest granny ever … Continue reading →

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