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On being a writer

Friday Sinema: Name Game

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Silver James

Yes, it is still a Southern thing. Y’all have no idea how taxing the whole name game is when it comes to grandparents. My mother decided she was Granny Gooch. Don’t ask. I have no idea. Of course, my own … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Inspiration

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Silver James

Inspiration. It comes in many forms and at odd times. Usually when it is most distracting. This is a bad thing because most authors are easily distracted. I know this is very true whenever I look in the mirror. Squirrel! … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Long Time Coming

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Silver James

My how time flies. Here it is Wednesday again and it’s time for new words. I have some. They are random. Mostly. I mean, they fit into the Russiona Wolves setting of Brighton Beach but the RFL? No real clue … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Wishing and Hoping

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Silver James

Today’s treat is a free book. For the first time ever, my “sister from a different mister” B.E. Sanderson is featuring the final book in the Once Upon a Djinn series – WISH HITS THE FAN – absolutely FREE. (The … Continue reading →

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Monday Moods

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Silver James

Once again, Monday has reared it’s head. That’s okay. While I’m not taking the whole day off, I do plan on spending some time doing other thing. What those things are, I’m not sure. I plan to play it by … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: All Night

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Silver James

Oh, baby! We are goin’ Old Skool today! I got this song stuck in my head on Wednesday while watching the Detroit/Cleveland game. TNT used the song as background for a segment that I paid no attention to but found … Continue reading →

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No Thoughts for Thursday

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Silver James

This is short and I may or may not be back to check for comments–here on the blog or on FB. Every time I thought I’d settled in this week to get lots of chapters edited, Real Life pulled fire … Continue reading →

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Wedneday Words: Live Long

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Silver James

For the third Wednesday in a row, today’s new words are brought to you by the Russian Wolves of New York because the Thursday Threads prompts just keep the original scene going. Which is fine because I really don’t have … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tidbits – October Edition

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Silver James

This is a crunchy brown bits kinda day. Our AC went out yesterday. It was a little warm so the ceiling fans were/are on high–and luckily, we have them in every room. Well, except the loos. Anyway, repair guys are … Continue reading →

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Remembering Monday

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Silver James

Today is one of those days. You know the ones–the ones we wish we didn’t remember. One year ago, a massive attack against civilians occurred. Since then, this old world has become even more divided with h@te speech and actions … Continue reading →

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