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Tuesday Treats and Titles: Recipe for Success

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Silver James

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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Midway Monday

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Silver James

IT’S DONE! Well, sort of. UNDER THE ASSASSIN’S MOON. I finished the revisions. Mostly. I still need to update the back matter, reread it for continuity and get it formatted. You know those last ten pages I kept trying to … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Beautiful Life

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Silver James

I have a few favorite authors and one of them is Kristen Ashley. In her books, her characters talk a lot about finding “beauty” in their lives and in love. When I read today’s message, I wondered if the Big … Continue reading →

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Hot August Monday

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Silver James

When I was a teen–and that includes my college years, I was not a big fan of rock. Or roll. My first LP was the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul.” My brother gave it to my for a birthday, along with his … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats and Titles: Dog Chow

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Silver James

So, I was walking through Wallyworld today and while Jake and I were in the pet section–for munchy bones and food–I kept bobbing my head along to the song on the speaker system. One of the advantages of going there … Continue reading →

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Monday the First

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Silver James

How can it be August already?!?! I’m not truly complaining. The procrastination is all on me! And now, when I’m up at the buttcrack of dawn, it’s still dark out. And stays dark for a bit. Shorter days, longer nights … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Monday Heat

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Silver James

I know. I’m a broken recoard. And temps in the 100s is not necessarily a new thing for us Okies. Still, it’s miserable and misery loves company, am I right?Every time my AC stutters a little, I have a mild … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Dolphin Games

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Silver James

It’s Hump Day and y’all know what that means… New words! I didn’t actually write today’s snippet for last week’s #ThursdayThreads because I was the judge. However, I did put the two very dispare prompts together after some serious contemplation. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: The Librarians

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Silver James

I so totally need to get the Moonstruck Wolf novels ready to publish so I don’t have to keep coming up with something to talk about on Tuesday. Let’s get to today’s treat because we can’t take it with us … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: What’s in a Name?

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Silver James

I’m not sure how coherent this will be because Boone has been doing his weird wanderings and both LG and I are still walking the edge of sleep deprivation. I’d just dropped off to sleep yesterday afternoon for a nap … Continue reading →

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