Tag Archives: musing

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Can Do

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Silver James

There are times, as a writer–and probably as a “normal” person too–when your get up and go got up and went. The words don’t want to come. The deadline don’t mean nuthin’. And you really can’t conjure up a plot, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Lead

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Silver James

When I first read today’s message from the Universe, my first thought was that I’m easily distracted. This is a thing in my family. Only comes by it honestly as she was diagnosed with ADD. LG and I probably have … Continue reading →

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Friday Free-For-All: What Caught My Eye

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Silver James

Just a collection of links, videos and stuffs that caught my eye as I scrolled around the internet. AI was asked to “draw” dogs as people. Holy St. Bernard! For my artistic friends, THIS popped up in a Hometalk newletter … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts Universal Paradox

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Silver James

Somedtimes we writers get too set in our ways. We get comfortable. We write the same stories, in varying variations of plot and character. This is true of all of us except those who write only one book. It’s quite … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Triple Crown

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Silver James

This is what if feels like to get an idea for a new book: Shaping, shifting, molding, making: What people do when they discover their imagination. Spinning, curling, dipping, twirling: What people do when they discover their wings. Beaming, glowing, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Silver James

Did everyone here in the States have a safe and sane 4th of July? We always have idiots who pop off illegal fireworks. Jake, having been shot at before he was rescued, freaks out. I don’t freak out but it … Continue reading →

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Mandatory Monday

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Silver James

So, back in the day when I actually had to get up, put on real clothes, and commute to a job, I learned that, when it comes to messing up the work week, the only thing worse than a 3-day … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal You

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Silver James

When I first recieved this message from the Universe, I read it and deleted it. But it stuck with me due to something a sister writer said about channeling real-life personal events into current fictional WIPs. What she said and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Law 123

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Silver James

Conflict. It’s what often drives the plot engine. Oh, and character development. There’s a famous quote in writing circles: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” It’s been attributed to Willaim Faulkner but you can’t prove that by me. There’s … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Monday

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Silver James

Technically, Midsummer doesn’t happen until this coming Saturday but Wednesday is the “start” of summer, ie. the summer solstice. It’s all very confusing and has to do the the poles, meteorological summer and other such stuffs. It also has to … Continue reading →

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