#WritingLife – Jan Sikes

January 23, 2026March 6, 2026

Friday Focus #3

A pair of glasses bringing a blurred scene into focus.

We made it to the end of another week and here in Texas, we are expecting some severe winter weather to roll in later today. For all you northerners, this would be nothing, but for us southerners, it's huge. We have no experience driving on snow or ice and people are panicking. The shelves in …

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January 9, 2026March 6, 2026

Friday Focus #1

Hello, dear readers. Welcome to my first Friday Focus post where I'll dial in some rather vague details, and bring them into focus. On Wednesday, we discussed the word, "waver." So, in thinking about that, I was taken to the first story in The White Rune Series, Ghostly Interference. Jag Peters has the ability to …

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November 17, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #35

Happy Monday! Thanks for joining me again as I meander through life with you. This image drew me. I'd like to head down that road and see where it leads. Created in Canva I'm happy to report the four days I stayed with my granddaughters and the two dogs went smoothly. However, I was more …

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November 10, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #34

Hello, friends! It's Monday again. Did last week fly by or what? It did for me. When my husband was alive, he'd often take my hands in his and say, "these little hands do so much." I never appreciated that small gesture as much as I should have. There were lots of little things I …

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March 24, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #11

Hello, friends, and Happy Monday! The redbud trees are blooming like crazy here! So pretty. Last week I was away from home a lot with the kids out of school on spring break. Friday, I took all of them to see the Titanic Exhibition in Dallas and it was fascinating! All the kiddos loved it, …

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February 24, 2025March 3, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #7

Hello, friends! Is it safe to say this month is flying by? Well, it is the shortest month of the year, but still... Created in Canva This photo reminded me of a walking path in Ireland. Oh, how I would love to visit that beautiful country again. Maybe someday. I've had a busy week, and …

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February 17, 2025March 3, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #6

Happy Monday, Friends. I don't have a clever lead-in to this post, so I'll just jump in. It's been a strange week for me. I had several days where I struggled to find the motivation to do anything beyond what was absolutely necessary. I made very little headway on my WIP and only made it …

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February 15, 2025March 3, 2026

Creative Perspective Challenge #2 #FlashFiction @dlfinnauthor

Greetings, all. I am participating in D.L. Finn's latest writing challenge and happy to share. Please check out all of the wonderful contributions by going to her BLOG! The prompt was this graphic and it certainly sparked my creativity. I chose to respond to this prompt with a free-verse poem. This poem expresses what I …

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January 29, 2025March 3, 2026

Guest post! Andrew McDowell #Fantasy #YA @ammcdow.bsky.social

I am happy to welcome fantasy author, Andrew McDowell to my blog today for a takeover. If you are a lover of well-written fantasy, you might want to take a close look at his work. I'll turn it over to Andrew so he can tell you about his books. Thank you, Jan, for the opportunity …

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