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First Monday 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Silver James

Happy New Year! Today should be a time for reflection and a time to look ahead. But where’s the fun in that? LOLOL Okay, seriously. Last year is a done deal. I can’t go back and change anything. Upon reflection, … Continue reading →

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Post-Holiday Hangover or Why I Need More Coffee

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Silver James

I have a bad case of the Lazies. I turned off my computer Christmas afternoon and didn’t turn it back on until yesterday. And it was a struggle to make myself get on-line then. Weird, huh? Between the wild weather … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Silver James

It’s Christmas Eve Eve and what better theme for #1LineWed than CHRISTMAS! I only have one WIP with Christmas in it–next year’s Moonstruck Christmas Novella–MIDNIGHT MOON. Subscribers to my newsletter got a blurb from the Light Wars chapter. 😉 So … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Memory

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Silver James

Today’s #1lineWed theme is Memory. Since I don’t really have a WIP going at the moment, but I did have the Nightriders file open, I did a quick search for the word. And these two bits showed up. The first … Continue reading →

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Monday Countdown

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Silver James

There are 11 shopping days left before Christmas. You know, in case you didn’t remember. I have the tree up. Still no ornaments. LOL I’ll get on that today. Maybe. I still have presents to buy though Amazon is my … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Pretend

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Silver James

What do writers do first and foremost? We pretend. We pretend to be our heroines, our heroes. We pretend to be here or there, wherever our stories are set. We pretend to talk to try out conversations, make sure they … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Sounds (and the S’mores)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Silver James

Today’s #1lineWed theme is SOUNDS. And as always, I’m cheating by posting a snippet. Since I’m not really working on a project currently–I’m still deciding what comes next–I went back and pulled this snippet from my files. It will appear … Continue reading →

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Monday Rewind

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Silver James

Not. Enough. Coffee. In. The. World. My brain is still suffering Deadline Meltdown. The thought of sitting at the keyboard and writing more than a few hundred words makes me run away in full *FLAIL* mode. Ah well. This too … Continue reading →

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Monday Deadline

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Silver James

Yeah. That would be today. Last day of the month. Last day of NaNoWriMo. Day my completed manuscript is due in my editor’s inbox. Thank goodness Harlequin uses digital now instead of the old snail mail method. I would be … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday. I need coffee…

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Silver James

I don’t think this cup is big enough. I’m not sure the pot on my coffee maker is big enough. Why yes, I AM in deadline hell. Why do you ask? 🙄 I’m at 31,859 words. I should already be … Continue reading →

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