Tag Archives: inspiration

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Just Sayin’

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Silver James

How many times have we heard the phrase”Writing is a journey.”? (And yes, this is when an editor would come in handy because I’m too lazy to go look up the rule about phrases and punctuation at the end of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: What’s Left?

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Silver James

Guess what?!? It’s Wednesday! And that means Words! I’m amazed that I can come up with new words and string them together not only in sentences, but create paragraphs and thereby a complete snippet. I am fully in edit mode … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Journey

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Silver James

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get. Anybody else resemble this old saw? And why do we call phrases like this “old saws”? Nope. Not going down that rabbit hole today because…yeah…I’ll just get further behind. Except I’m not … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: First Times

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Silver James

Let’s start with this week’s prompt from last week’s Thursday Threads flash fiction challenge: *”Were you, your first time?”* I’mma just gonna let that sit for a minute while y’all ponder the question. Then I’m going to ask, where did … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Casting

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Silver James

Once again, the Universe hits the nail on the head when it comes to both real life and the imaginary lives that writers create to people the worlds they create. I have to admit, there’s a reason I enjoy–mostly–shopping at … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Natural Forces

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Silver James

Iffy grabbed her scissors last week asnd started dancing. She decided it was time to revisit our Russian Wolves in New York City when she saw the Thursday Threads prompt of *”He’d been a force of nature.”* Gosh, I had … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: But Soft, What Light

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Silver James

We are starting off 2025 with totally new words. These words are so new they are completely random. I have no clue who the characters are. I have no idea what the situation is. With luck, maybe I’ll figure it … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tidbits: Nuttin’ Honey

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Silver James

I got nuttin’, honey. At least when it comes to recipes. I’m also wondering how interested people who read the blog are when I’m doing the recipes and attaching them to characters. Maybe that’s a “trend” that’s run it’s course. … Continue reading →

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First Monday & A Quarter of a Century

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Silver James

There’s just something about the first Monday of a brand-new year. To me, it really is like starting a new book. Not that I am. Starting a new book. Nope. Working on an old book but more about that in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Spark

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Silver James

January 2, 2025. Wow. Weren’t we supposed to have flying cars by now? And we’ve managed to avoid a repeat of Orwell’s “1984” so that’s all good. It’s a new year and I’m sensing a change in the emotional weather … Continue reading →

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