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About Silver James

I like walks on the wild side and coffee. Lots of coffee. Warning: My Muse runs with scissors. Author of several award-winning series--Moonstruck, Nightriders MC, The Penumbra Papers, and Red Dirt Royalty (Harlequin Desire) & other books! Purveyor of magic, mystery, mayhem and romance. Lots and lots of romance.

Magic’s In The Air

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Silver James

THAT OL’ BLACK MAGIC is working its spell on me, and evidently on the Universe, too. In the past week, I’ve had two messages pertaining to magic show up in the ol’ inbox. MAGIC is off to the editor and … Continue reading →

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Perfect Timing

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Silver James

Perfect timing. Serendipity. Kismet. Good luck. Being in the right place at the right time. Call it what you will, sometimes we have it. Sometimes we don’t. This seems especially true when it comes to publishing. When a manuscript arrives … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tally and Stuffs

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Silver James

I left the two polls I posted last week up as promised. Eighteen people voted. Thank you! Here’s the tally. On the subject of newsletters: 10 people (56%) might sign up, 6 (33%) love them, and 2 (11%) hate them. … Continue reading →

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Monday’s List of Things to Do

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Silver James

Well…dang. My to-do list of last week didn’t quite get finished. 😦 I would have marked off everything but for a couple of wrestling sessions with HTML code on the OKRWA site–and by a “couple”, I mean two days’ worth! … Continue reading →

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Curiosity and Cats

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Silver James

Here’s the curious part… I’m exploring various avenues of marketing focused mainly on interacting with readers. Would you vote in these brief polls?     See? Easy peasy. And now your reward–a LOLcat. 😉 Polls will remain open for a … Continue reading →

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A New Week

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Silver James

This is the week I get caught up. Stop laughing. I’m serious. I don’t have that much to do, relatively speaking. I will finish BLACK MAGIC–first draft and some edits. I will finish contest reads and reviews. I will critique … Continue reading →

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Bucket List – 91-100

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Silver James

This is it. The last ten items on my list. Maybe I should take off the ones I’ve done and make a new list. Naw. I wouldn’t do that to y’all. You’ve been very patient with my…whatever prompted me to … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: That Ol’ Black Magic

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Silver James

I’ve been keeping The Only busy of late, what with CAFE MIDNIGHT’S cover and now with the cover for THAT OL’ BLACK MAGIC. With her help, we’ve come up with what I think is a very cool look/brand for the … Continue reading →

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Universal Discouragement

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Silver James

This nudge from the Universe has been hanging out in my draft folder for quite awhile. After releasing CAFE MIDNIGHT yesterday and having two whole sales (one of them mine), this is the one that popped out at me when … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Cafe Midnight

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Silver James

Update! CAFE MIDNIGHT is now live. 😀 Here’s the LINK A burned-out homicide cop. A mysterious diner. A dead body. What could possibly go wrong? When that cop is Joe McGwire? Everything. Back on duty after a deadly shootout, Joe … Continue reading →

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