Tag Archives: musing

Friday Free-For-All: More Odds than Ends

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Silver James

It’s Friday. It feels like I haven’t done much this week and then I look at my office and realize WHOA! I did a LOT–just not wordy-nerdy stuff. Well, other than posting on this here blog every day. So now … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Busy Work

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Silver James

How many months **koffyearskoff** have I been talking about rearranging my office? And how long did it take me to write, edit, and publishe CROSSFIRE (I was affraied the war might end before that happened)? Yes, I was hanging out … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Manifest

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Silver James

While digging through the draft pile for a message from the Universe for today, I stumbled across this one. Okay. Since my fingers were doing the scrolling and clicking, I didn’t exactly stumble. Maybe fumbled is a better word. Anyway. … Continue reading →

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Laborious Monday

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Silver James

Happy Labor Day to all who labor! Which, technically, is all of us, even thought the day was originally created to celebrate American blue-color workers. And they should be celebrated! Without the mechanics, plumbers, electricians, welders, farmhands, HVAC, painters, roughnecks … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Certainty

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Silver James

As I’m closing in on finalizing the detailse necessary to get CROSSFIRE released into the wild, I’m also thinking about everything that goes into the whole process. There’s a lot of work to do. Preparations to be made. Calculations of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Baby Steps

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Silver James

When this first popped into my inbox this week, I thought I should save it and share it when I’m ready to start a new WIP. That could be awhile though. First come finished edits and proofs of CROSSFIRE and … Continue reading →

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Mondayitis

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Silver James

You know, I really should feel sorry for Monday. It is likely the most maligned day of the week. But, that said, here we go again. At least there’s only one more to go this month after today. In other … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Voices

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Silver James

Writer’s block. It’s a thing. Revisions roadblock. It’s also a thing. And usually, not because the writer thinks they’ve written a masterpiece but because they think it’s so bad there’s no help for it. Ah, we writers have so little … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Dreaded Blurb

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Silver James

There was no #ThursdayThreads prompt last week so I’m doing something a little different for words this Wednesday. Y’all know how much I hate writing blurbs, right? I mean like burn-my-tongue, stab-myself-in-the-eye-with-a-fork, hit-my-funny-bone HATE writing these suckers. I have a … Continue reading →

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Monday Mutterings

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Silver James

Wow. We’re almost halfway through August. This is not a bad thing because by this time of year, I am sooo ready for Autumn to arrive with cooler temps. Fall is my favorite time of year. I feel invigorated and … Continue reading →

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