Tag Archives: WIPs

Wednesday Words: Goodbyes Are Hard

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Silver James

Today is always a hard day, even so many years removed. Today’s #1lineWed is particularly apropo. This is an odd little snippet that I pulled out of the files. Originally written for a flash fiction challenge, it will find a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Alone Again, Naturally

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Silver James

It’s Wednesday, which naturally means that it is time for #1lineWed on Twitter and a snippet here based upon a theme. Today, I’m doing something different. I have three–yes, count them! One, two, THREE snippets. They’re short. They were flash … Continue reading →

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Long Monday

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Silver James

This has been a looooong month. I’m glad to see August hit the road, Labor Day looming on the horizon and at least the tease of cooler weather. In the meantime, it’s Monday, which means talking about what went down … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dream

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Silver James

When I was a kid, I told stories to my stuffed animals. Even though I had an original Barbie, Ken, Midge, and Skipper, I wasn’t much for dolls. Stuffed critters, though? I had them tucked everywhere. And I had so … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Country Mouse

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Silver James

Another Wednesday, another #1lineWed challenge. No COUNTRY for old men? A man without a COUNTRY? COUNTRY house where folks sing COUNTRY music? In my snippet for today, I’m going “cross COUNTRY.” Well…I’m not, my heroine is. Don’t ask me what … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Games We Play

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Silver James

It’s Wednesday again. How can that be? I’m soooo confused. My brain feels like a Scrabble board with all the tiles spilled out across it and none of them making words. Good thing that I’m on my A game and … Continue reading →

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Monday at a Time

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Silver James

Monday. Again. And at the time y’all are reading this, I will have had only one cup of coffee, right before hitting the road. Family funeral. Not the kind of road trip to enjoy. ‘Nuff said. Moving on. Last week … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Falling in Love with a Devil

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Silver James

Interesting what pops up when I plug in a search term on YouTube. “Being Bad” got me this video (newly released) by Avril Lavigne. I have no idea why but I’m glad it did. There’s just something abuot her voice … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: All Powerful

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Silver James

I finished Cooper’s book and it’s in my editor’s hands. And now it’s time for different words, all-powerful like the Wizard of Oz. 😉 Are there power hungry characters in your books? How about Girl POWER? POWER source? Flower POWER? … Continue reading →

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A Week of Mondays

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Silver James

So…a new month. Another Monday. And life goes on. So does work. And critters. Reading. Etc. Lots of etc. So, I’ve been back from NYC for a week. Stuff happened. Other stuff didn’t happen. Did I mention life goes on? … Continue reading →

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