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On being a writer

Thursday Thoughts: Inventing Imgination

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Silver James

No Universal message today, though this quote has a universal message To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ~Thomas Edison Boy, does this apply to writing–especailly when you sit down to begin a new project. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Best Revenge

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Silver James

Okay, so revenge isn’t actually part of either of our prompts for today but that’s the direction my snippet went. From #1lineWed, we have **FOR ME Through the door. What do you see? Something is happening… is it…** (mo9st of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Pot Luck

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Silver James

So…I’ve broken my brain over the fixing of geo-political goofs in CROSSFIRE. Breaking my brain is not something new but it does sort of leave me stumped on a post for today. So, instead of me struggling to come up … Continue reading →

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A Fifth of Monday

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Silver James

As I mentioned in a FB post yesterday, four weeks from yesterday is Christmas. I suppose I need to speed up preparations, huh? I’ll get right on that. Actually, as most of you are reading this first thing, I’m at … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinem: Peace & Goodwill

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Silver James

I had so many titles for today’s video. Cats and Dogs. Goodwill to Cats. Oh Come All Ye Playful… Around here, it’s sort of the opposite. It’s Loki who wants to play with Boone and Jake, and Pete, now that … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Advice

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Silver James

I know “The Universe” (aka the fine folks at tut.com) are giving us inspiration and positivity to live our lives but dang it, so very often the messages just fall right into line with what writers deal with in our … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: It Is…

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Silver James

It’s Wednesday and December officially starts tomorrow. *muppet flail* I did “win” NaNoWriMo back on Monday. I went just over 50K words. With this book remain that long or longer? Probably not. There is a lot of filler and side … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Under the Cubano Moon

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Silver James

I’m still celebrating the release of UNDER THE ASSASSIN’S MOON. So…when it came time to pick a recipe for today, I considered something Brazilian, since the bulk of the story is set in Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon jungle. … Continue reading →

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The Monday After

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Silver James

So, this is the Monday after Thanksgiving–at least here in the USA. Other places, it’s pretty much a regular Monday. I wonder if other places have Black Friday, Small Business Saturday (which usually stretched into Sunday, as does Black Friday, … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: BUC-EE’S!

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Silver James

Okay. I admit to be jealous of Texas for one reason. They have Buc-ee’s travel stores. All along the highways. I ❤ Buc-ees. And kolaches. And yeah, I’m still in a “I find this hilarious” mode with these videos. Raise … Continue reading →

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