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Wednesday’s Words – Concealed

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Silver James

OMGWTFBBQ! Yesterday was release day for CONCEALED IN DEATH, the latest addition to the Eve Dallas/In Death series. I opened it up on my Kindle while waiting in line at the post office. And seriously considered letting people go in … Continue reading →

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Spectacular Monday

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Silver James

For those of you who didn’t hear me screaming on Valentine’s Day (or see my news on Facebook or Twitter), I am now a Harlequin author. An editor I’ve wanted to work with forever called Friday and offered me a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Words – I’m Reading

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Silver James

I finished off my RITA and Golden Heart judging/reading and now I’m back to reading for pleasure. Here’s a few odds and ends that caught my eye or that Iffy made me write down so I wouldn’t forget. 😉 From … Continue reading →

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Introducing Cathy Tully – And Training Travis

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Silver James

It’s Monday. We’ll talk about the weekend tomorrow. Today, I’m happy to share the blog with author Cathy Tully. Please give her a big welcome! It’s all yours, Cathy. 🙂 A few years ago I listened to a woman speak … 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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Super Bowl Monday

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Silver James

Normally, I’m full of commercial talk on the Monday after the Super Bowl. I was rather…underwhelmed. A couple made me laugh. I was definitely sniffly over the Budweiser commercials–#bestbuds and #SaluteAHero. But by in large? Uhm…the ads flat-lined. Reading–I finished … 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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Monday Catch-up

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Silver James

I’m late posting today. I normally set up a post the day/night before. Sunday was mostly internet free but better late than never, right? Right! So here, have a little coffee fae to make your morning better. Weekend…OKRWA went well. … 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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Something Monday This Way Comes

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Silver James

We could run and hide from it, but why would we want to avoid it? If Monday wasn’t Monday, then Tuesday would get the bad rap. And we’re used to Monday being…well…Monday. So how was your weekend? Our weather did … Continue reading →

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