Tag Archives: WIPs

Wednesday Words: Curious Curiosity

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Silver James

We live in a curious world that is made more wonderful by curiosity. At least that was my thinking when I picked this week’s #1lineWed theme. As you’ve probably guessed, if you are curious at all, the theme is **CURIOUS/CURIOSITY**. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: April 19th

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Silver James

Even 22 years later, April 19th still has a profound effect on my life, on my family’s lives, and the lives of thousands of Oklahomans. For those who don’t know, I was one of the first responders the morning a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fool

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Silver James

Ah, April–the month of showers and fools. Today’s #1lineWed is all about **FOOL**. Suffer a fool, fool’s gold, foolish dreams, fool me once…the possibilities are endless. Revisiting a bit of free writing I did for Penumbra Papers brings us a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fragile

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Silver James

Another Wednesday, another #1lineWed prompt. Today is sponsored by the word **FRAGILE** and doesn’t that present all sorts of possibilities? In odd moments, I’ve been revisiting Roman, our intrepid gargoyle Sentinel and the Legate of New Orleans, if you are … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Twisting in the Wind

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Silver James

Another Wednesday, another #1lineWed prompt. Today’s? **TWIST** Oh, the possibilities…twist and shout, twist and turn, twisting in the wind, twisted up. 😆 Today’s snippet comes from NIGHT FIRE, the story of an arsonist named Smoke and the arson investigator who … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Luck of the Irish

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Silver James

Happy almost St. Patrick’s Day, which makes today’s #1lineWed prompt rather fitting. The theme is **LUCK**. In today’s snippet, our hero Riley O’Brien is of obvious Irish descent. The former Navy SEAL doesn’t rely on the leprechauns for his luck. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Crossings

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Silver James

Today’s #1lineWed theme is all about the crossings. Crossed up, crossing streams, uncrossed, crossing over, crossing out, across, the cross, double cross… The possibilities are endless! And in this little snippet from my current WIP, SEAL MOON (releasing March 21), … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fame Game

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Silver James

Today is Wednesday and we all know what that means, right? It’s #1lineWed on Twitter and the theme is **FAME**. Ten points if the song isn’t playing in your head at the moment. 😆 So, drawing from the first draft … Continue reading →

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Monday and Editing Cat

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Silver James

Red Dirt Royalty #7 hit THE END yesterday. Now to spend today and tomorrow working on continuity, typos, language, flow, and story. Easy peasy. 🙄 Needless to say, when a writer is under a contracted deadline, we get a little … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Books and Pages

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Silver James

Since yesterday was National Readers Day, today’s #1lineWed theme is most apropos! 😀 When I retweeted the theme, I asked the question: As writers, how many of us actually mention books or pages in a book in our work? My … Continue reading →

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