Tag Archives: WIPs

Spring Monday

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Silver James

Yesterday was the vernal equimox aka the first day of Spring. On that day, light and dark are perfectly balanced. Too bad the humans who inhabit this planet are so out of whack. Anyway, there was a week past and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Bits and Pieces

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Silver James

What does it take to write a book? Bits and pieces. Characters. Plot. Backstories. Tension. Goals, Motivation, and Conflict. These are just some of the building blocks, and I do mean BUILDING. As writers, we BUILD worlds–or a universe. We … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: It’s a Banner Day

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Silver James

New week, new Wednesday, not so new words but that’s okay. At least I have a snippet to share that meets the #1lineWed prompt of **BANNER**. I haven’t had a banner day so far but it’s early so I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Is that a Fact?

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Silver James

New week, new prompt. It’s an interesting this week, for all it semes simple but the message–and the facts–can be very subtle. Today’s THEME: **BUT IN FACT: That moment of intellectual or factual reversal. A twist.” See what I mean? … Continue reading →

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Forever Monday

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Silver James

Well, there was a week. That felt like one Monday after another. The world is still a crazy game of whack-a-mole and I remain frustrated with the so-called leadership in this country. Every time they open their mouths, gobbledeegook spews … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Message

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Silver James

Wow. The last few days have been a whirlwind on the world stage. Speaking of messages, President Zelensky is an inspiration and he’s managing to get his message out. Too bad the psychotic marcissist in the Kremlin isn’t getting the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: What Was

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Silver James

So, time contineus to roll along. This is the last week of February. Daylight Savings Time looms in a month. Ugh. But on the bright side, it IS Wednesday and that means words. The #1lineWed THEME is **WAS** but the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: This Thing

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Silver James

Once again, we’ve arrived at midweek. Around here, that means a snippet based on a theme gleaned from #1lineWed. The controllers over there seem to still be on the lazy side giving us **THIS** as a prompt. That said, this … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: So…

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Silver James

With today’s #1lineWed theme, it would have been easy to find a snippet to plug in here. Instead, I made myself write new words. So, ignore the typos and first draft stuffs because this totally is a first draft. So, … Continue reading →

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A Blue Monday

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Silver James

We’re supposed to have blue skies today. I’ve enjoyed them the past two days. And it’s Monday. Perhaps the sunshine will make up for the stuff. And there’s been stuff. So, here’s what up in my life. Saturday turned out … Continue reading →

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