Tag Archives: WIPs

Tuesday Treats and Titles: Recipe for Success

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Silver James

Getting a book ready for publicaton is like cooking. There’s a formula, aka a recipe. There are steps, procedures, proceesses. These are different for every author and are different if a writer is traditionally published as opposed to a self-published … Continue reading →

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Midway Monday

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Silver James

IT’S DONE! Well, sort of. UNDER THE ASSASSIN’S MOON. I finished the revisions. Mostly. I still need to update the back matter, reread it for continuity and get it formatted. You know those last ten pages I kept trying to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: All Things Considered

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Silver James

Guess what!?! I actually set today’s post up last week, right after I wrote this snippet. Aren’t you proud of me? “All things considered,” I’m impressed. And that’s our #ThursdayThreads prompt from last week. The #lLineWed prompt is **REASSURING**. FYI, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Clutter

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Silver James

I get an email “newsletter” thingy from a site called Simplify. Like the DIY newsletter I get, the curators list blogs that show projects, give advice, etc. I look. I think “Ooh! Cool!” And then I delete the email. My … Continue reading →

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Hot August Monday

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Silver James

When I was a teen–and that includes my college years, I was not a big fan of rock. Or roll. My first LP was the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul.” My brother gave it to my for a birthday, along with his … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: World’s End

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Silver James

Wednesday? It’s already Wednesday? Are you kidding me right now? Just joking. I’ve given up trying to keep track of time, especially this week. Don’t ask. Let’s just say Monday and Tuesday were not stellar days and move long because … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Connections

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Silver James

Another week is rolling off the calendar page. Part of me is protesting–uselessly–because time is passing so swiftly! The other part is cheering on this old sphere spinning itself merrily dizzy because Autumn can’t get here fast enough! School here … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: For Ever Day Time

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Silver James

Happy Humpy Word Day. Midweek means new words based on a theme–or two, brought to us asipiring writers by #1LineWed and #ThursdayThreads. Our two prompts this week, for those playing along, are **EVER** and “One day at a time.” Yes, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Dolphin Games

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Silver James

It’s Hump Day and y’all know what that means… New words! I didn’t actually write today’s snippet for last week’s #ThursdayThreads because I was the judge. However, I did put the two very dispare prompts together after some serious contemplation. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Direct Message

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Silver James

[EDIT] Uhm…yeah. I really need to double-check post times when I set up the blog in advance. I had PM instead of AM clicked. Ah, well. Better late than never, right? So, Wednesday once again. We’re almost half-way through July … Continue reading →

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