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Monday Mayhem

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Silver James

I’m typing this in the middle of a thunderstorm so it’ll be short so I can shut down the computer for the duration. My ‘pokes went down in defeat in the NCAA College World Series. They at least made it … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Crossing Lines

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Silver James

Today’s #1lineWed prompt is…LINE. Have your characters crossed a line? Drawn a line? Did they say a line, write a line, do a line dance? Well, Dominic “Dom” Karras, the bad-boy pilot on my Hard Target team knows all about … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Monday

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Silver James

Today is the longest day of the year. Technically, there are more hours of daylight than any other day. It’s “midsummer day” even though it is the first day of summer. It should be mid-year day but…whatever. Yes, my brain … Continue reading →

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Monday? Yes, Yes It Is

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Silver James

So…I’m running late. This should surprise no one. 😆 I finished the first draft of Red Dirt #5 (WINNING HIS COWGIRL, working title). Rough draft came in at 50,196 words. I need to get it around 49K so I have … Continue reading →

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Friday Free For All

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Silver James

Stand by for gritching and a few high spots gathered from around the webz of the last few weeks while I’ve been in deadline hell. Gritch–well-known author disses categories on a writers’ loop. Pissed me off. Discourse. Do I engage … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – Universal Bounce

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Silver James

So, y’all know my life is beyond crazy. I’ve had two books and was part of a box set that required a rewrite of a novella all released in the last two weeks. And Mercury was in retrograde. *nods* Plus … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: By the Numbers

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Silver James

Hello. I’m the chicken with it’s head cut off. 😀 I’ve had three books come out in the last couple of weeks. Well, two books, plus a new novella and a book in a box set. And that pesky deadline … Continue reading →

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A May Day Monday

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Silver James

I have a manuscript due in a week. Well…a week and a day. Normally, I’m done and working on hard edits by this time in the process. Granted this deadline had a short trigger but add that in with real … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – Late Again

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Silver James

Not in my world. Just sayin’… So, no wisdom from the Universe today. See, yesterday’s #1lineWed theme–LATE–really hits home. I feel like I’m running perpetually behind–a day late and a dollar short. I was never one who was early to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – Late

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Silver James

If there was ever a more appropriate theme for today’s #1lineWed, I don’t know what it would be. The White Rabbit is my new BFF and I’m going to steal his pocket watch one of these days soon. That said, … Continue reading →

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