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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Ticket

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Silver James

Writing has been elusive this week, though I am making progress on a pet project–a “free read” for my friends. It feels weird calling them fans. I like to think that we’ve become friends as I share my stories with … Continue reading →

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Monday Snow Day

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Silver James

It snowed yesterday. For my FB readers, you are aware of this but I thought I’d share a picture of my Nessie. She inhabits the driveway island and she doesn’t get to swim in snow very often. I took this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Thinking of Everything

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Silver James

A few days ago, a friend said something that made me think of a song–“The Rainbow Connection.” There’s a version sung by Willie Nelson that’s used as the soundtrack for a commercial currently playing. I forget the product being advertised … Continue reading →

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Friday Free-for-All: Up All Night

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Silver James

Things that keep me up at night: If quitters never win, and winners never quit, who the heck came up with “Quit while you’re ahead? I’m a fan of the “lolcat” website, cheezburger.com. Some make me laugh, some me awwww. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Editing

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Silver James

This messge from the Universe dropped into my inbox and I was like…See!?! This!!! I KNEW The Universe was in publishing. LOL This is what every writer I know goes thorugh. Doesn’t matter if we are plotters or pantsers, plantsers … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Gratitude

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Silver James

This has been a weird year. So many of us feel isolated and alone. I hope you can share this holiday with loved ones. If not, know that I care about you! Today, I’m reversing roles with the Universe because…well, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Relevance

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Silver James

Back in the dark ages, when I went to college, one of my classes studied “The Peter Principle,” “Parkinson’s Law,” and “Murphy’s Law.” There were books. And discussions. And the class was actually a study of government bureacracy, case you … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Page 1

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Silver James

As y’all know, I’m just over half-way to my 50K minimum word count on my current WIP, FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. We’re also 12 days into NaNoWriMo. I’d set myself a goal of 3K words a day. I actually hit that … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Word

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Silver James

When I was in high school, back in the dark ages, I was very active in speech and drama. No, I was NOT a drama queen, thank you very much! Though I wanted to be. Wait… Do two negatives in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal First Steps

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Silver James

So, I have a new book out in the wild. Psst. It’s NIGHT WISH, in case y’all missed it. And I have another book due to Aces Press no later than November 30. In all the crazy weather over the … Continue reading →

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