Category Archives: Books

A St. Paddy’s Day Guest Post – Alannah Lynne

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Silver James

Let’s talk titles… Thanks for letting me hang out with you and your friends, Silver!! For the past 7 days, Sunny and Gavin (LAST CALL – Heat Wave Series #2), and I have been making the rounds. We’ve taken over … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words – Opening Lines

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Silver James

Studies show that readers have short attention spans and a writer has to grab them within the first few pages if not actually the opening paragraph. With that in mind, I thought I’d share the openings of some of my … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words Bulletin Board Material

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Silver James

Why yes, the voices have been talking again. And some of what they said ended up on my bulletin board so I’d remember because I didn’t have a place to put the inspiration in one of the WIPs. In no … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words: Wish I’d Said That

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Silver James

Do you ever read a book or catch something on the internet and think, “Gee…I wish I’d said that!” Yeah. Me, too. 😉 So here are some of those quotes, lines, internet It’s-A-Thing(tm) and what not to keep you entertained … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words that Speak to Me

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Silver James

When I’m reading, sometimes I remember to mark quotes or language that makes me sit up and say, “Damn! I wish I’d written that!” Or snippets that make me laugh or cry or just touch me in some form. So … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – Going Dark

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Silver James

As some of you know, I got sucked into rereading the Carpathian novels (at least the first few) by Christine Feehan. I discovered the series at a time when I was NOT reading romance and paranormal romance was an unknown … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words – Guest Blogging and Stuff

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Silver James

I’m over at my friend and sister author Siobahn Muir’s THE WEIRD, THE WILD, AND THE WICKED Blog doing an interview and discussion about CHRISTMAS MOON. Come on over. You might learn something new about me, the book, or the … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Market asks Why?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Silver James

Did everyone have a great weekend? Oklahoma State (ranked #10 at the time) beat Baylor (ranked #4) so it was a good football weekend around here, despite the cold–including sleet and snow yesterday. Brrrrr! Okay, remember that Jingle Bell K-Mart … Continue reading →

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New Week, Old Work

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Silver James

How was everyone’s weekend? My OSU Cowboys won. Crossing fingers they can keep it up but they’ve got a hard schedule coming up. It’ll be a fight. I started reading DEADTOWN by Nancy Holzner, based on B.E.’s recommendation. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Happy Book Birthday, Season of the Witch!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Silver James

And Happy Halloween, too! With witches, vampires, fae, gargoyles, and werewolves, what better day for SEASON OF THE WITCH to arrive! Today is set aside for some tricks and a lot of treats! The party will be here and on … Continue reading →

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