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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.

Fifth Monday

Ya know, it really sucks when the calendar saddles us with 5 Mondays. FIVE!!!! It’s not fair, I tell you! Not fair at all. 😮 *exaggerated sigh* Okay, move along. Nothing to see here. Which, sadly, is true. We didn’t win … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema: Southern Drivers

Sadly, It’s a Southern Thing evidently does not consider Oklahoma to be a southern state. Or, they flunked geography and think that we’re just part of Texas. Also sadly, almost all of these scenarios culd apply to folks ’round here. … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Ball

This has been a week where my head hasn’t truly been in the ball game. Which sort of makes this missive from the Universe fit. A little background. I was a high school and college athlete. So was Lawyer Guy. … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Satisfaction

Wednesday. Words. New words. But only one prompt today. Not #ThursdayThreads last week so I only had the #1lineWed theme of **SATISFY** to play with. As a result, I went back through my notes and found a very short conversation … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Life…and Death

Life. It is what it is. I had every intention of getting RESCUE MOON released today. Or tomorrow. I’m never sure what day I should release a book. More about that in a minute. I’m writing this because RM isn’t … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Monday

Hello, Monday! May I ask you a question? Why are you always back so quickly? Don’t you have something better to do? Yay, Monday!” Said no one… Ever. Monday should be optional. And because I’m a writer–some days–a bit of poety … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema: Forever Love

I’ve long been a Lindsey Stirling fan. And I’m secure enough to admit that my then teen-aged daughter introduced me to Evanescence. And yes, I’ve gained inspiration from both artists. Imagine my delight when I discovered today’s video involved them … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Time Management

Time flies. Time is money. Time waits for no one. No time like the present. Use your time wisely. Running out of time. Time to kill. Time to move along, nothing to see here. The time of your life. As … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Doing It

Believe it or not, I’m keeping track of the days this week. Go me! Today is Wednesday. That means new writing prompts and words. Also go me! I have a new snippet to match our themes. #1lineWed is a little … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats and Titles: Recipe for Success

Getting a book ready for publicaton is like cooking. There’s a formula, aka a recipe. There are steps, procedures, proceesses. These are different for every author and are different if a writer is traditionally published as opposed to a self-published … Continue reading

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