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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Law 123

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Silver James

Conflict. It’s what often drives the plot engine. Oh, and character development. There’s a famous quote in writing circles: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” It’s been attributed to Willaim Faulkner but you can’t prove that by me. There’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Imagine It

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Silver James

I did some actual work on the book yesterday. It’s over 62K words and I can actually see the ened. Yes, the end is in sight and that light is not a train. Except I really need to write a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Vision

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Silver James

Yes, it’s Thursday. And yes, the Universe has a message but this meme is what I’m talking about. While the Big U sends out messages (and I’m pretty sure it’s a mass email but that’s okay), each recipient recieves and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Thinking

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Silver James

I always find it interesting that when I seem to have a dilemma  when it comes to my writing, the Universe pops up in my inbox with something insightful. Let me back up a bit. I recently read a blog … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Light Bulb

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Silver James

I was really hoping the new glasses would be a cure-all. They are and they aren’t. I have to accept that there’s been serious deterioration in my vision due to the damage to the optic nerve by the glaucoma. While … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Yep

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Silver James

I don’t always keep the messages I receive from the Universe. More often than not, I read them, thing, “Huh!” and delete them. Then there are the ones that click on the light bulb and I’m like, “Oh heck yeah!” … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Happens

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Silver James

To be so hard, writing is pretty simple when boiled down to the basics. All a writer has to do is make it happen. Okay, you can stop laughing now. I laughed, too, when I first played around with this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Quiet

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Silver James

Sometimes, the voices in my head won’t shut up. All the characters (and I mean ALL of them) jabber and argue about whose story is more important. And sometimes, they go completely silent. I’m weird. I can’t sleep if it’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Advice

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Silver James

A writer friend and I had a conversation about writer’s block the other day. Despite everything we do and no matter how much we pretend it doesn’t exist and/or it never affects us, I think every writer has been faced … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – Universal Show and Tell

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Silver James

Bear with me here. It’s a new year and as I want to write more this year, I’m attempting to get in that frame of mind. This means that I want to get back to the messages from the Universe … Continue reading →

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