Tag Archives: Thursday Thoughts

Thurday Thoughts: Universal Big Dreams

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Silver James

My heart hurts when I watch the news. And I get angry when I see the BS being spouted on social media about whose “fault” the flood was and/or how those people deserved what happened because of where they lived … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Drive

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Silver James

It’s Thursday. Tomorrow is the 4th of July. I wish we could load up Jake and head out somewhere where there were no fireworks. Poor doggo doesn’t do well with the big bangs. Ah well. Anyway, it’s Thursday and the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Sailing

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Silver James

What’s that song we used to sing in rounds? Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. As I think about it, especially in conjunction with today’s message from the Universe, I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Make-Believe

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Silver James

Today’s message from the Universe caught my attention as soon as I opened it. I have a meme that starts out “I am a writer…” and mentions “I live in my own strange fantasy world.” It says some other stuff … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Showing Up

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Silver James

Today’s message hits the nail on the head. I see questions from folks wanting to write a book all the time. “How do you get started?” “What do you do?” “What’s your actual process?” (That one is rather like a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: I’m Up

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Silver James

I’m still occasionally hacking up a lung, along with strings of sneezes, and piles of tissues but I actually got out yesterday–bird seed and a quick vet visit with Jake for a pedicure. Today, I’m headed to Wallyworld because…well…food. Amazing … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Big

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Silver James

When this dropped into my inbox, the first line struck a chord. Through the night comes the light that brings the day. See, I could pretty much use this as a 1-line description for my current WIP. There are shadows. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Meet Cute

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Silver James

Every romance has a “meet cute” between the MMC and the FMC. That would be Male Main Character and Female Main Character. There are those now objecting to the terms hero and heroine because that’s previous been “abbreviated” as H/h … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Latin

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Silver James

Latin is one of those languages that we all should study. Yes, it’s mostly a “dead” language, unless you’re Catholic. I mean, normal folks don’t go around speaking Latin like they do Spanish, French, Italian, English… Heck, any language in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Realism

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Silver James

You long-timers will have “seen” me talk about this before but a quick recap for any newcomers or the casual drop-in who happens to find their way here. No matter what genre you write, you have do some worldbuilding. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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