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Wednesday Words: The Courage to See it Through

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Silver James

Welcome to Hump Day and another installment of #1lineWed. A few Wednesdays ago, the theme was MEMORY/REMEMBER. In that scene, Sinjen was remembering Sade. Today’s theme is **COURAGE** and in today’s first draft snippet, which occurs a short time after … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Happy Days

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Silver James

There’s so much anger and distrust whirling around these days. Oh, and stupidity. Which makes me angry. Which is unhealthy because there’s not enough duct tape in the world to fix all the stupid. I’m working to put all the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Dare Ya!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Silver James

Can you resist a double-dog dare? Are you daring? Today’s #1lineWed theme is **DARE**. The past few weeks, I’ve had to quickly write something to meet the project. Given my process, none of those snippets will go to waste. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Life

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Silver James

As I look around at all the crazy going on in the world–the finger-pointing, the hypocracy, the down-right hate that one group heaps on another, it makes me want to pull into my shell, to hibernate in my writing cave … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Dirty Laundry

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Silver James

Wednesday. It comes around every week, just like dirty laundry, of which I have some that I should be stuffing in the washing machine. I’ll get around to it. Eventually. First, I want to share this week’s #1lineWed theme with … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Love

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Silver James

When I was a teen, I was always falling in love. Rock stars. Movie and TV stars. Teen idols. I made up stories about them in my head–with me always playing the heroine, of course. And we always lived happily … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Memories are Made of This

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Silver James

Time just keeps slip-slip-slipping away. Here it is Wednesday again. Today’s #1lineWed theme of **MEMORY/REMEMBER**is rather apropos given yesterday’s anniversary. I have a few memories and some remembers, though most in published works or in snippets I seem to remember … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Start

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Silver James

So…one down, a whole bunch more to go. All it takes is typing “Chapter 1.” Or “Prologue.” Depending on the story. Even if I feel like I can’t. Even if there doesn’t seem to be a story. But whenever I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Working It

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Silver James

A new month and another Wednesday. That means it’s time for #1lineWed. Since Monday was Labor Day here in the States, the good folks at RWA Kiss of Death decided an approprite theme for #1lineWed would be **WORK**. That works … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Psst

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Silver James

Can you keep a secret? #1lineWed is all about SECRET babies, SECRET agents, SECRET weapons, and SECRET hiding places. Especially that first one and the last. Here’s a revised snippet (not sure this will be final but maybe) from BILLIONAIRE … Continue reading →

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