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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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Wednesday Words – Going Dark

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Silver James

As some of you know, I got sucked into rereading the Carpathian novels (at least the first few) by Christine Feehan. I discovered the series at a time when I was NOT reading romance and paranormal romance was an unknown … Continue reading →

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Friday the First Free-for-all

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Silver James

I’d actually thought about starting the new schedule on Monday because…first day of the week, right? But since today is Friday, and with New Year’s falling in the middle of the week–which makes Thursday and Friday sort of a non-week… … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – 2014!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Silver James

Happy New Year from me, Iffy, and all the characters living in our imagination! May 2014 find you healthy, wealthy and wise. And surrounded by family and friends, your life full of merriment and joy! But most of all, I … Continue reading →

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