Tag Archives: writing

Wednesday Words: Take Care of Business

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Silver James

Happy Day After St. Paddy’s Day. Sticking with the Irish theme, I introduced a new character…well, sort of. I’ll explain later. In the meantime, I was awarded an honorable mention in last week’s Thursday Threads flash fiction challenge. The “Let … Continue reading →

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

Beware the Ides of Monday

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Silver James

I discovered that the Ides of March are not the only Ides. In Roman times, the word “ides” referred to the day in the missle of the month, usually the 14th, 15th., or 16th. That’s your fun fact for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Wednesday Words: Climbing Out

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Silver James

It’s Wednesday. I have new words but they are not the new words you might be expecting. See…sometimes, the story jumpst up and surprises me. Last week’s Thursday Threads prompt was…a tough one. You’ll see why later. First, I have … Continue reading →

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

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Permission

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Silver James

I talked to a writer the other day who mentioned that he’d never had writer’s block. He said that he writes down what he sees in his head–no more, no less. Sometimes, it is only a few hundred words. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Wednesday Words: What Dreams May Come

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Silver James
Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Marching into First Monday

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Silver James

For as long as I can remember, I had daffodils and/or jonquils blooming on my birthday–at least in those years that there was a garden available. There have been the odd years when due to circumstances and on account of … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Moves

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Silver James

Does anyone here play chess? Or checkers? Risk? I’m pretty sure we’ve all said at some point in our lives, “It’s your move.” It’s all about strategy and planning. Sometimes, though, we don’t know what move to make. This happens … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Words: Know What I Mean?

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Silver James

February is almost over and days are getting longer. At least for another couple of weeks and then we’ll be dragged back into darkness thanks to Daylight Saving Time, which saves nothing and only screws up everyone’s body clock. But, … Continue reading →

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

Monday Mixtape

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Silver James

February is almost over. How did that happen? The Winter Olympics are over. I’ll admit I wasn’t all that interested. I caught a couple of the figure skating routines. There was some spped skaing on late one night (or early … Continue reading →

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

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Flaws

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Silver James

Earlier this week, I discussed character flaws. Apparently, the Universe follows this blog because this popped up in my inbox. Perfect people are boring. Uninteresting. They have no place to go but down, and while delivering a come-uppance to those … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment