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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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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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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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