Tag Archives: inspiration

Wednesday Words: Captain of the Pirate Sea

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Silver James

Happy 1st of July. Today’s prompt can be gleaned from the title and since MONTANA MOON is on a special Kindle Countdown deal for the next couple of day, I had to look hard to find a snippet to fit … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Read

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Silver James

Books have always been my refuge. Whenever things got tough, I could open a book and get lost in someone else’s world. As a kid, it was the Black Stallion, or Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, even Tom Swift. Then … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Gangland

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Silver James

While I don’t spend much time on Twitter, I do check to see if the #1lineWed theme is one I want to incorporate in my Wednesday snippet. If it’s interesting, I search my WIPs. If it shows up and I … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Gone Fishin’

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Silver James

I was figurin’ up the other day, when I was thinkin’ about my dad, that he’d be 103 on his next birthday. He’s been gone almost 25 years now. Dad tried golf but in his heart, he was a fisherman. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Appearances

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Silver James

Whenever I do a “talk” with readers, one consistent question that comes up is about creating characters. Where do I get my characters? How do I develop their personalities, backstories, arc, etc.? When this message from the Universe hit my … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Doom, Gloom, and a Boom

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Silver James

Today’s #1lineWed theme is rather apropos for the crazy that is 2020 so far. We’re almost halfway through the year and it feels like it should be 2022 already! Anyway, over on Twiter, folks are posting lines about **DOOM, GLOOM … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Rethinking

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Silver James

Writing. It’s what I do. Okay. It’s what I used to do. For almost two years now, pulling words from my imagination and slapping them on a keyboard so that they appear on my computer monitor has pretty much been … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Plausible Deniability

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Silver James

I won’t DENY that writing has been tough for awhile. And I’m probably in DENIAL about getting as many books written this year as I’d like, but hey, I can dream right? In the meantime, Twitter’s #1lineWed prompt has to … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Virtual Vacation

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Silver James

Over on my FB author page the other day, I mentioned an older movie that I really enjoyed–partly for the music but mainly for the story. “Which movie?” you ask. “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Never Forget

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Silver James

Given current events, today’s #1lineWed theme of **REMEMBRANCE, MEMORIAL, HONOR** seems a bit ironic because the dead I choose to honor and remember? Well…anyway. I’m still angry so I’m redirecting it. The idea came to me Monday night as I … Continue reading →

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